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Guillermo Ríos

Guillermo Ríos

Actor and writer, also director and editor · Born August 8, 1956 (70) · Mexico City, Mexico

Guillermo Ríos was born on 8 August 1956 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He is a writer and actor, known for Instructions Not Included (2013), Two Is a Family (2016) and Perras (2011).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 8, 1956 (70)
From
Mexico City, Mexico
Works as
Actor and writer, also director and editor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 37% in 30 days

What are Guillermo Ríos' films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Survival
14%
Self
14%
Power
13%
Morality
12%
Society
9%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
8
Hopeful
4
Bittersweet
3
Contemplative
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Guillermo Ríos' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Guillermo Ríos' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

45 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Ashes(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Unspeakable Sins(2025)

    Show 18 episodes · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • No Instructions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Original Story

  • Se llamaba Pedro Infante(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • No Returns Accepted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Original Film Writer

  • Here on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · as Rufino Cruz

  • The 4th Company(2016)

    as Patino

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Two Is a Family(2016)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Chosen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as 'El Negro'

  • Sen Benim Herseyimsin(2016)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Instructions Not Included(2013)

    Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Colosio(2012)

    as Domiro

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Cloroformo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · Writer

  • Get the Gringo(2012)

    as Lacra 4

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Windows on the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Guía

  • Colombiana(2011)

    as Emilio's Man

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Perras(2011)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Attempt Dossier(2010)

    as Policía 3

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Sleep Dealer(2008)

    as Rudy's Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Che: Part One(2008)

    as Comandante Gómez Calderón

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Under the Same Moon(2007)

    as Güero

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Fuera del cielo(2006)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Innocent Voices(2004)

    as Soldado

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Rito terminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Pilgrim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Sanchez

  • Die Geiseln von Costa Rica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Limon

  • Primal Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Eddie Mendoza

  • The Other Conquest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Alanpoyatzin - hermano

  • Scent of Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Eddy

  • Clear and Present Danger(1994)

    as Gate House Guard

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Cisco Kid(1994)

    as Hernandez

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Harvest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Local

  • The Wrong Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Highway Patrolman(1991)

    as Teniente Perez

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Seeds of Tragedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • One Man's War(1991)

    as Antonio

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Doble venganza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Old Gringo(1989)

    as Monsalvo

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Her Secret Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Lucho Cardona

  • Let's Get Harry(1986)

    as Carlos Ochobar

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Coroner Assistant

  • The Falcon and the Snowman(1985)

    as Drug Dealer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Death Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • The Flying Pony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Margarito

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 44 titles from 1982 to 2026; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

Instructions Not Included (2013)

$101M worldwide

Highest rated

Instructions Not Included (2013)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Unspeakable Sins (2025)

Film career

19822026

Peak 2006 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1986Screen debut· Let's Get Harry

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting34 of 44: 34 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thDirecting2 of 44: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting9 of 44: 7 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stOther crew1 of 44: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s7 · acting1990s11 · acting2000s9 · 7 acting · 2 crew2010s13 · 8 acting · 5 crew2020s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 18th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
8606

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Guillermo Ríos' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 24 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · writer

Se llamaba Pedro Infante (2023)

85th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Innocent Voices (2004)

Midcredits 96th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Guillermo Ríos' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Guillermo Ríos work with?

People who share at least 2 of Guillermo Ríos' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Leticia López Margalli shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers