Ricardo Gutierrez | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1955-09-28)September 28, 1955 (age 69) |
| Education | Illinois State University |
Ricardo Gutierrez (born September 28, 1955) is an Americanactor,director, andteacher. He had a recurring role as Alderman Mata on the first season of theStarz Network drama seriesBoss.
Gutierrez studied atIllinois State University.[1]
Gutierrez has acted in performances atThe Goodman Theatre,Steppenwolf Theatre,Victory Gardens Theater,Lookingglass Theatre Company, andDenver Center Theater.[2] He is the formerartistic 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 includeHow Long Will I Cry?: Voices of Youth Violence at Steppenwolf Theater,Quiara Alegría Hudes'sThe Happiest Song Plays Last at the Goodman Theatre, andKenny D'Aquila'sUnorganized Crime at the Teatro Vista.[7]
Gutierrez has appeared in various television shows includingHill Street Blues,Knots Landing,Max Headroom,Hunter, andWiseguy. In 2012 he starred as Alderman Lalo Mata on theStarz Network original drama seriesBoss.
Gutierrez was previously married to actressJudith Ivey.[1]
| 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 |
| 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?" |
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...
He is the artistic director of Glass Onion Theatre and an ensemble member of Teatro Vista.
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