Gilo Rivera

Movies

Bienvenido Don Goyito
Director
Satirical comedy about a jíbaro that moves from the country to the city and resists to change his rural customs. The film depicts family and emotional conflicts that Puerto Rico suffered due to Americanization.
Rosaura
Director
Based on the life of actress Rosaura Andreu.
Oso Blanco
Cinematography
This gritty documentary takes you inside the legendary Oso Blanco, the most feared prison of Puerto Rico and one of the most notorious in the Caribbean. It is the birthplace of two of the most dangerous Latino gangs: "Ñeta" and "Los 27" (aka "Los Insectos") and the scene of hundreds of murders.
Marta y Cristóbal
Director
A widowed man meets a younger woman at a bus stop.
Revolución en el infierno
Editor
Illustrates the events of the Ponce Massacre through the life of one of the victims, Ulpiano Perea.
Revolución en el infierno
Director
Illustrates the events of the Ponce Massacre through the life of one of the victims, Ulpiano Perea.
Desandando la vida
Director
The story of a man who after the death of his wife begins to show signs of Alzheimer's disease. The film illustrates how each family member reacts to this event and how this man feels that his life is going back to a road already traveled.
Que candela de pueblito
Director
En el día menos pensado
Director of Photography
Two couples see their lives transformed after the tragedy of losing a child. Both families face the loss in their own way, allowing feelings of guilt, deny, and jealousy to surface, until family disintegration is almost inevitable.
Amores como todos los demás
Director
Deals with themes such as bulimia and anorexia, suicide in adolescents, male prostitution, alcoholism, single parents raising children, among others.
Flores de la noche
Director
Rafael Hernández, jibarito del mundo
Second Unit
Through interviews with friends, family, and colleagues, the documentary relates the life and career of Rafael Hernández, one of Puerto Rico’s most renowned and beloved composers of popular songs.
Rafael Hernández, jibarito del mundo
Editor
Through interviews with friends, family, and colleagues, the documentary relates the life and career of Rafael Hernández, one of Puerto Rico’s most renowned and beloved composers of popular songs.