Armando Rivera is an American actor. Born and raised in the Coachella Valley, California, USA. His parents, Armando and Lisa Rivera are his biggest inspirations. His father, raised in Mexico, and his mother, raised throughout Europe, both worked tirelessly to create a better life for themselves and their family. Today, they both have Master’s Degrees and have worked in education for over twenty-five years. Armando attributes his work-ethic and his success to the example his parents have provided all his life. Armando began acting in his senior year of college and has now starred in a wide variety of festival-bound films, commercials and PSAs, and ArtU’s World Premier One-Act Play Festivals. Armando has also been a student-athlete throughout his college career and is currently the captain of the University’s NCAA Division 2 Men’s Soccer Team.