Carlos Rafael Rivera
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Carlos Rafael Rivera is an Emmy-winning Guatemalan-American composer known for his evocative scores for film and television, including the acclaimed Netflix series "The Queen's Gambit."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Carlos Rafael Rivera canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carlos Rafael Rivera Context triple: [The Queen's Gambit, composer, Carlos Rafael Rivera]
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A.
Benjamín Rivera Noriega
Benjamín Rivera Noriega was a notable Puerto Rican figure, likely a local leader or public servant, honored by having an airport in Puerto Rico named after him.
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B.
Jafet Rivera
Jafet Rivera is the child of Clara Rivera.
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C.
Tony Morales
Tony Morales is a film and television composer known for creating suspenseful, atmospheric scores, including the music for the crime thriller "The Bag Man."
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D.
Raúl Cárdenas
Raúl Cárdenas was a prominent Mexican football manager best known for leading Club América to multiple league titles during the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
José Chávez Morado
José Chávez Morado was a prominent Mexican muralist and painter associated with the mid-20th-century Mexican muralism movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carlos Rafael Rivera Target entity description: Carlos Rafael Rivera is an Emmy-winning Guatemalan-American composer known for his evocative scores for film and television, including the acclaimed Netflix series "The Queen's Gambit."
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A.
Benjamín Rivera Noriega
Benjamín Rivera Noriega was a notable Puerto Rican figure, likely a local leader or public servant, honored by having an airport in Puerto Rico named after him.
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B.
Jafet Rivera
Jafet Rivera is the child of Clara Rivera.
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C.
Tony Morales
Tony Morales is a film and television composer known for creating suspenseful, atmospheric scores, including the music for the crime thriller "The Bag Man."
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D.
Raúl Cárdenas
Raúl Cárdenas was a prominent Mexican football manager best known for leading Club América to multiple league titles during the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
José Chávez Morado
José Chávez Morado was a prominent Mexican muralist and painter associated with the mid-20th-century Mexican muralism movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Guatemalan-American person
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composer ⓘ film composer ⓘ human ⓘ television composer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special
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linked to:
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or Special
Primetime Emmy Award ⓘ
linked to:
Primetime Emmy Awards
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| basedIn |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Guatemala
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United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Miami
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University of Southern California Thornton School of Music ⓘ
linked to:
USC Thornton School of Music
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| employer |
University of Miami Frost School of Music
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linked to:
Frost School of Music
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| familyName | Rivera ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film music
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music composition ⓘ television music ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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contemporary classical music ⓘ film score ⓘ television score ⓘ |
| givenName | Carlos ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Latino ⓘ |
| influencedBy | classical guitar tradition ⓘ |
| instrument | guitar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
composing film and television scores
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composing the score for the Netflix miniseries "Godless" ⓘ composing the score for the Netflix miniseries "The Queen's Gambit" ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| name | Carlos Rafael Rivera ⓘ |
| nationality |
American
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Guatemalan ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
composed an Emmy-winning score for "The Queen's Gambit"
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recognized for evocative and character-driven musical scores ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Walk Among the Tombstones
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Godless ⓘ Hacks ⓘ The Queen's Gambit ⓘ score for the film "A Walk Among the Tombstones" ⓘ score for the television series "Hacks" ⓘ |
| occupation |
associate professor of practice
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composer ⓘ guitarist ⓘ music educator ⓘ |
| website | https://www.carlosrafaelrivera.com/ ⓘ |
| workLocation | Miami ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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