Daily Archives: July 20, 2009

Jose Rivera a star?

Former World Champion Jose Antonio Rivera has long had his sights set on Hollywood, auditioning for multiple roles and once eying a slot on ESPN’s The Contender.

His latest role will be playing boxer Gilberto Brown in the Mark Wahlberg/Christian Bale biopic The Fighter, currently filming in Lowell.  The movie focuses on Lowell’s “Irish” Mickey Ward and half-brother Dicky Eklund.

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