Birth name Eriberto Lopez nicknamed Bert by his 3rd grade teacher Born in Laredo TX but raised all his life in San Antonio TX middle child of a family of 2 sisters and 5 brothers Started acting in High School and acted in short films directed and produced by him while in High school At the of 18 while working in a furniture store he met Ruben Rodriguez which shared the same dream as him and it was not till they were both in their 30s that they made their first film and entered it in the 48 hour Film Festival Bert Filmed several more films with Ruben Rodriguez as the protagonist in each film He has been assistant producerdirector in large theatre dramas at his church in San Antonio and has also acted in them Dramas consisting of 30 to 60 actors Movie Credits include 1 From Charlie in 2010 2 The Best Gift in 2012 3 The adventures of Jack Andrews in 2012 short appearance 4 My Westside in 2013 5 Undercover Santa 1st Feature film to be released in 2015 2016 6 AVER film with Director Felicia Villareal 2017 7 UCLA Film Festival 2018 as producer