- Originally from Mexico City, Mario Rivas is a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. As a writer, his screenplays have placed in the Nicholl Fellowship (twice), the Austin Film Festival, WeScreenplay, the Filmmatic Awards, Shore Scripts, American Zoetrope, and Stage 32's Happy Writers contests. His short plays have been produced in Los Angeles, CA and Durango, CO.
Mario has also written, produced and edited trailers, promos, and programs, including "CineNews" for Starz-Encore; "The Screenwriters," an hour-long pilot for the AFI; and has covered dozens of film events, including the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards. He works as an editor at NBCUniversal.
- IMDb mini biography by: Gatito Productions
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