Emilio Rivera
Acting
Biography
Emilio Rivera (born February 24, 1961) is a distinguished Native-Latino American businessman, entrepreneur, film and television actor, and producer, best known for his powerful portrayal of Marcus Álvarez, the president of the Mayans Motorcycle Club, in the acclaimed FX series Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014) and its spin-off Mayans M.C. (2018–2023). With a career spanning over three decades, the San Antonio-born actor has become one of Hollywood's most recognizable "tough guys," often cast in high-stakes crime dramas and action films such as Con Air (1997), Traffic (2000), and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). Beyond his signature biker roles, Rivera has displayed significant range in series like Z Nation, where he played Hector "Escorpion" Alvarez, and the Netflix coming-of-age dramedy On My Block.
Born: February 24, 1961
Place of Birth: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Known For
Hot Ones Versus
Welcome to Hot Ones Versus! On this brand new, Hot Ones spinoff series, guests have two choices: Tell the truth, or suffer the wrath of the Last Dab. Whoever eats the most wings, loses!
Carl Weber's The Family Business
Meet the Duncans, a prominent family from Jamaica, Queens. By day, they’re an upstanding family; by night, they live a dangerous secret life.
Sons of Anarchy
The Sons of Anarchy (SOA) are an outlaw motorcycle club with many charters in the United States and overseas. The show focused on the original and founding charter, Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original, often referred to by the acronym SAMCRO, Sam Crow, or simply Redwood Charter. The charter operates both legal and illegal businesses in the small town of Charming, California. They combine gun-running and a garage, and involvement in porn film industry. Clay, the charter president, likes it old school and violent; while Jax, his stepson and the club's VP, has thoughts about changing the way things are done. Their conflict has effects on both the club and their personal relationship, especially when Jax goes on a personal quest to cleanse the SAMCRO name and image.
The X-Files
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.
The Mentalist
Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.
Bones
Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.
The Shield
The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.
Landman
Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West-Texas and a modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of oil rigs, the series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires that are fueling a boom so big it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.
Flamin' Hot
The inspiring true story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn the iconic Flamin' Hot Cheetos into a snack that disrupted the food industry and became a global pop culture phenomenon.
Mayans M.C.
Set in the aftermath of Jax Teller’s death, Ezekiel "EZ" Reyes is fresh out of prison and a prospect in the Mayans M.C. charter on the Cali/Mexi border. Now, EZ must carve out his new identity in a town where he was once the golden boy with the American Dream in his grasp.
Filmography
as Valentino
as Murray
as Luis Medina
as Actor
as Self
as Trabajador 3 / José
as Captain Pasado
as Vacho Montañez
as Barkavious
as Miguel 'El Diablo' Olivas
as Gauge
as Aquarius
as Shadow
as Alejandro Zuniga
as Lobby Guard Richard
as Marcus Álvarez
as Marcus Alvarez
as Jesus Alvarado
as Vicente Cruz
as Carlos Santiago
as Poco Efe
as Lucky Lou
as Gunner
as Pete
as Big boss
as Fabian
as Machetto
as Hector Alvarez/Escorpion
as Escorpion
as Hector Alvarez
as Hector
as Melville
as Tio Gordo
as Norte
as Speedy
as Paisa
as Mani
as Bill Duffy
as Hector Santiago
as Steven
as Sanchez
as Big Happy
as Ramon
as Boss Hogg
as Nightwatchman
as Big Boss
as Bodega
as Tony Calvo
as Martin
as Marcus Alvarez
as OG Vato
as Mexican Police Chief
as Chemma Tejada
as Jorge
as Policeman at Sand Truck
as The Sponsor
as Detective #1
as Jesse
as Day Laborer
as Victor
as Ramon Ortez
as Eddy
as El Coyote
as Deputy
as Camacho
as Officer David Teal
as Little Stevie
as Detective Zepada
as Paco
as Fidel
as Hood
as Garza
as Benitez
as Salvadoran Man
as Big Joe
as Rico
as Navaro Quintero
as Sampson (uncredited)
as Salazar Soldier #2
as Pvt. Alberto Ramirerz
as Bank Robber #1
as Nick
as Castro
as Benito Escobar
as Con 1
as Carlos
as Jail Inmate
as Javier
as Drug Runner
as Reporter #2
as Emilio Cardazco
as Brigham
as Juan 'Loco' Morales
as Rafe
as Felipe
as Honeydew Driver
as Felix