Graduated from the Faculty of Arts at Universidad Veracruzana (Mexico). 

Living in different countries have helped him to have a broad perspective and open mind for his work as an artist.

In 2018 he did an artist residency at Rajamangala University in Chiang Mai as a teacher and artist. On the same trip his work was selected to be part of the Chiang Mai Art Museum.

The characters and scenes that he captures are the result of observing his surroundings and experimenting with the material. His work has been exhibited in different countries such as Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, United States, Germany, Spain, Lithuania and Mexico. His work is part of different private collections.

Rivera had 14 solo exhibitions inside and outside of Mexico and 24 group exhibitions in different countries. His work is part of different private collections.

In 2019 he founded Munive Arte Contemporáneo Gallery in Tlaxcala (Mexico) where different exhibitions, talks and artistic residencies related to contemporary art have been held.