Ricardo Gutierrez

Ricardo Gutierrez
Born (1955-09-28) September 28, 1955 (age 69)
EducationIllinois State University

Ricardo Gutierrez (born September 28, 1955) is a Mexican American actor, director, and teacher. He had a recurring role as Alderman Mata on the first season of the Starz Network drama series Boss.

Education

Gutierrez studied at Illinois State University.[1]

Career

Theater

Gutierrez 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

Gutierrez 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

Gutierrez was previously married to actress Judith Ivey.[1]

Filmography

Film

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

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

  1. ^ a b Chambers, Andrea (1984-08-13). "Broadway's Bare Market Is Bullish on Hurlyburly Star Judith Ivey". People. Vol. 22, no. 7. Archived from the original on 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2012-09-17. 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...
  2. ^ "Members of the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee". Jeff Awards. 2012-03-01. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  3. ^ "Artist Bios | Ricardo Gutierrez". The Goodman Theatre. 2012-03-01. Archived from the original on 2012-04-22. He is the artistic director of Glass Onion Theatre and an ensemble member of Teatro Vista.
  4. ^ a b Bolanos, Sal (2012-08-13). "Ricardo Gutierrez : Teatro Vista's New Artistic Director". Nosotros Us Magazine. Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  5. ^ Jones, Chris (2012-07-08). "Teatro Vista announces new artistic director". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  6. ^ Jones, Chris (2020-09-25). "Teatro Vista artistic director Ricardo Gutierrez retires: 'I want to move on'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  7. ^ Weiss, Hedy. "Ricardo Gutierrez new artistic director at Teatro Vista". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-17.


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