Ricardo Gutierrez (born September 28, 1955) is an American actor, director, and teacher. He had a recurring role as Alderman Mata on the first season of the Starz Network drama series Boss.
Ricardo Gutierrez | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 28, 1955 |
| Education | Illinois State University |
Education
editGutierrez studied at Illinois State University.[1]
Career
editTheater
editGutierrez has acted in performances at The Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Victory Gardens Theater, Lookingglass Theatre Company, and Denver Center Theater.[2] He is the former artistic director of Glass Onion Theater,[3] Nosotros Theatre Company in Los Angeles and the Canterbury Theatre in Indiana.[4] He was the co-artistic director of Teatro Vista, a Latino theater company in Chicago, from August 2012 (a transition period for retiring founder Edward Torres),[4] then sole artistic director from March 2013[5] to September 2020.[6]
His directorial projects include How Long Will I Cry?: Voices of Youth Violence at Steppenwolf Theater, Quiara Alegría Hudes's The Happiest Song Plays Last at the Goodman Theatre, and Kenny D'Aquila's Unorganized Crime at the Teatro Vista.[7]
Television
editGutierrez has appeared in various television shows including Hill Street Blues, Knots Landing, Max Headroom, Hunter, and Wiseguy. In 2012 he starred as Alderman Lalo Mata on the Starz Network original drama series Boss.
Personal life
editGutierrez was previously married to actress Judith Ivey.[1]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Running Scared | Sergeant Garcia |
| 1988 | The Boost | Valet |
| 1989 | Shocker | Guard Sergeant |
| 2006 | Stranger than Fiction | Bus Company Manager |
| TBA | Anita | Bento |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Lady Blue | Harvey | 4 episodes |
| 1986 | Knots Landing | Police Officer | Episode: "Touch and Go" |
| 1987 | Hunter | Patrolman | Episode: "Bad Company" |
| 1987 | Max Headroom | Martinez | 4 episodes |
| 1987 | Hill Street Blues | Pepe | Episode: "A Pound of Flesh" |
| 1987 | Wiseguy | Joe | Episode: "Last Rites for Lucci" |
| 1988 | Sonny Spoon | Tull | Episode: "Who's Got Tonsillitis?" |
| 1988 | Beverly Hills Buntz | Worker | Episode: "El Norte by Norte West" |
| 1989 | The Famous Teddy Z | Slate Man | Episode: "A Case of Murder" |
| 1991 | The New Adam 12 | Operation Estafadores Officer | Episode: "Operation Estafadores" |
| 1992 | Nightmare in the Daylight | Priest | Television film |
| 1999 | Early Edition | Priest | Episode: "Fate" |
| 2011 | The Chicago Code | Chief Hanley | Episode: "The Gold Coin Kid" |
| 2011 | Boss | Alderman Lalo Mata | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Sirens | Father Julio | Episode: "Shotgun Wedding" |
| 2015, 2018 | Chicago P.D. | Marco Rivera / Bob Kirchen | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Chicago Fire | George Pineda | Episode: "Badlands" |
| 2021 | Chicago Med | Ruben Esquivel | Episode: "Do You Know the Way Home?" |
References
edit- ^ a b Chambers, Andrea (August 13, 1984). "Broadway's Bare Market Is Bullish on Hurlyburly Star Judith Ivey". People. Vol. 22, no. 7. Archived from the original on January 10, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
In 1978 Ivey put her belongings in a U-Haul and headed for Broadway. By that time she had married and divorced an Illinois State graduate student, Ricardo Gutierrez...
- ^ "Members of the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee". Jeff Awards. March 1, 2012. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- ^ "Artist Bios | Ricardo Gutierrez". The Goodman Theatre. March 1, 2012. Archived from the original on April 22, 2012.
He is the artistic director of Glass Onion Theatre and an ensemble member of Teatro Vista.
- ^ a b Bolanos, Sal (August 13, 2012). "Ricardo Gutierrez : Teatro Vista's New Artistic Director". Nosotros Us Magazine. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- ^ Jones, Chris (July 8, 2012). "Teatro Vista announces new artistic director". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- ^ Jones, Chris (September 25, 2020). "Teatro Vista artistic director Ricardo Gutierrez retires: 'I want to move on'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ Weiss, Hedy. "Ricardo Gutierrez new artistic director at Teatro Vista". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
External links
edit- Ricardo Gutierrez at IMDb
- Ricardo Gutierrez at the Turner Classics Movie Database
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