Guillermo Ríos
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 8, 1956 (age 70)
- Birthplace
- Mexico City, Mexico
Biography
Guillermo Ríos (born August 8, 1956, Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actor, screenwriter, and director who studied theater at the Universidad Veracruzana and the Escuela de Arte Teatral del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, and trained under Milton Katselas in Los Angeles. He began as a stage actor and playwright, earning a "Mérito Universitario" medal from UNAM for his play El día que México ganó el mundial. He later expanded into television writing, contributing to telenovelas and the HBO series Capadocia, and co-wrote the hit comedy Instructions Not Included (2013). He has been active for over 40 years with credits in more than 35 feature films. His notable film credits include Clear and Present Danger (1994) (Harrison Ford, Andy Garcia), The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) (Brad Davis, Sigourney Weaver), Old Gringo (1989) (Paul Newman, Chazz Palminteri), Let's Get Harry (1986) (James Brolin, Karen Black), Primal Force (1999) (Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jason Patric), Innocent Voices (2004) (Salma Hayek, Luis Guzmán), Under the Same Moon (2007) (Lukas Haas, Selene Unternberg), Che: Part One (2008) (Benicio Del Toro, Rodrigo Santoro), Sleep Dealer (2008) (Scott Speedman, Monica Del Carmen), Colombiana (2011) (Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan), Get the Gringo (2012) (Mel Gibson, John Malkovich), Colosio (2012) (Daniel Giménez Cacho, Regina Orozco), No Returns Accepted (2013) (Eugenio Derbez, Zoe Saldana), and The 4th Company (2016) (Diego Boneta, Christian de la Campa). He also wrote and directed Perras (2011) and the 2025 series Unspeakable Sins.
Known For
Filmography
Ashes
Movie
Hugo Sánchez, the Goal and the Glory
Movie · as Self
Here on Earth
TV · as Rufino Cruz · 8 eps
The 4th Company
Movie · as Patino
The Chosen
Movie · as 'El Negro'
Ladies Buchonas
Movie · as Don Javier
Get the Gringo
Movie · as Lacra 4
Colosio
Movie · as Domiro
Windows on the Sea
Movie · as Guía
Mariachi Gringo
Movie · as Country Father
Colombiana
Movie · as Emilio's Man
File of Attempted Murder
Movie · as Policía 3
Che: Part One
Movie · as Comandante Gómez Calderón
Sleep Dealer
Movie · as Rudy's Supervisor
Under the Same Moon
Movie · as Güero
Never on a Sunday
Movie · as Eleuterio
Innocent Voices
Movie · as Soldado
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Movie · as Federale Officer #1
Die Geiseln von Costa Rica
Movie · as Limon
Pilgrim
Movie · as Sanchez
Rito terminal
Movie
My Best Fiend
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Primal Force
Movie · as Eddie Mendoza
The Other Conquest
Movie · as Alanpoyatzin - hermano
Sánchez no se lo merece
Movie
Scent of Vengeance
Movie · as Eddy
Julio and His Angel
Movie · as Pablo
Two Crimes
Movie · as Majorro
Clear and Present Danger
Movie · as Gate House Guard
The Cisco Kid
Movie · as Hernandez
The Harvest
Movie · as Local
The Wrong Man
Movie
Dama de Noche
Movie
Diplomatic Immunity
Movie · as Filipe
Playa azul
Movie · as Policia violador
Seeds of Tragedy
Movie
One Man’s War
Movie · as Antonio
Doble venganza
Movie
Highway Patrolman
Movie · as Teniente Perez
Old Gringo
Movie · as Monsalvo
Her Secret Life
Movie · as Lucho Cardona
Zapata en Chinameca
Movie · as Emiliano Martínez
Let's Get Harry
Movie · as Carlos Ochobar
Miracles
Movie · as Paco
The Falcon and the Snowman
Movie · as Drug Dealer
Death Squad
Movie
Violent Stories
Movie · as Hombre con bebé (segment: 4 "Última función")
Hawk or Dove
Movie
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Coroner Assistant · 1 ep
The Flying Pony
Movie · as Margarito