Critics consider him to be a quick rising star, Christian Rivera transforms himself when diving into a character. Christian was born Christian Rivera Gonzalez in 1983 in Cidra, Puerto Rico, to Hilda R ...Show More
Critics consider him to be a quick rising star, Christian Rivera transforms himself when diving into a character. Christian was born Christian Rivera Gonzalez in 1983 in Cidra, Puerto Rico, to Hilda Rivera and Gil Alberto Rivera both of Puerto Rican descent.Christian's early performing ambitions began in film; He became interested in acting while creating characters and mini scripts for local youth groups. After graduating medical school and having worked in the prestigious Harvard Medical's Boston Children's Hospital, he realized his passion lied in the Entertainment Industry. He enrolled in Truthful Acting, took several workshops and one-on-one coaching which he still actively continues to work on. He began working on few short films which lead him to nail a role on the TV series Hit Women as Ray (2014), there we were able to see how truly professional he is as an actor. He began to book several commercials that have been aired nationwide and internationally as well as several short and full feature films which critics will anticipate Rivera to have award winning performances.Christian Rivera's career took a pivotal turn, when he immersed himself into the character Juan Julian Rios (2016), on the theatrical stage play Anna In The Tropics at the prestigious Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center. There in front of critical movers and shakers, he proved that he is truly a formidable actor. It was utter throughout the theatre Tony potential.A perfectionist in his craft and meticulous and painstaking in his preparation for his roles, Christian is eager to expand in his craft taking on multiple avenues such as producing, directing, writing etc. When he talks about his goal in future years in film, he remarked that "...my goal is to live through my work by creating realistic and relatable life that will hold over the hearts of generations to come..." Hide
