- Born
- Died
- Birth nameArturo Ramón Máximo Ortiz del Rivero
- Nickname
- Diplo
- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- The best loved actor/comedian in the history of Puerto Rico, was also a supreme skilled musician. Rivero has become part of the consciousness of the country because he made the people laugh during a time when Puerto Rico was undergoing its most difficult cultural, political, economic and social transformation. His career was cut short with his death in 1956 at the age of 47, as he was about to cross over to Hollywood.
- IMDb mini biography by: Peter Bond - In Puerto Rico, Ramón Rivero is known mostly for his radio shows and his theater work. It is said that the whole of Puerto Rico stopped at midday to listen to "El Tremendo Hotel", a 15 minute radio sketch that ran from 1948 to 1956. His funeral was the largest ever seen in Puerto Rico, with half the capital city of San Juan flooded with people, there to say goodbye to their favorite entertainer.
- IMDb mini biography by: Peter Bond
- SpouseAlicia Bibiloni(June 6, 1949 - August 24, 1956) (his death, 2 children)
- His epitaph reads (On his gravestone): "Perdonen que no me levante." (Forgive me for not standing.)
- Father of author Joseph Orbi
- Rivero has an enormous 15 foot bronze statue erected in his honor, in Puerto Rico. One of very few actor/comedians in the world who have been immortalized that way.
- Cousin of Chita Rivera.
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
