Angélica Rivera

Angélica Rivera Hurtado (born 2 August 1969) is a Mexican singer, model and telenovela actress who served as the first lady of Mexico from 2012 to 2018. During her husband's tenure as president, she served in the role of Federal President of the Advisory Council of the National System for the Integral Development of the Family.

Rivera's work as an actress has included Alcanzar una estrella II (1991), La Dueña (1995), Ángela (1998), Sin Pecado Concebido (2001), Mariana de la Noche (2003) and Tequila De Maguey (2007), as well as the soap opera Destilando Amor (2007). As a singer she was a member of the short-lived fictional teen group Muñecos de Papel.

Rivera’s career began at the age of 17, when she won The Face of the Herald contest. She was a model in the video Ahora Te Puedes Marchar with Luis Miguel. She then filmed two TV and radio commercials, one for the United States and one for Japan, followed by the TNT video program hosted by Martha Aguayo.

In 1989, Rivera received the opportunity to play a small part in the soap opera Dulce Desafío. This part was followed by many others on shows such as Simplemente Maria, Mi Pequeña Soledad and La Picara Soñadora. In 1991 Rivera was selected to play the scheming and opportunistic Silvana in Alcanzar una estrella II. In 1995, Rivera was chosen to give life to Regina Villarreal in La Dueña; alongside Francisco Gattorno. In 2003 she played a villain Marcia in the soap opera Mariana de la Noche, produced by Salvador Mejía.

In 2007, Rivera had the lead role in the successful and popular novela Destilando amor as Gaviota, a young girl from the country who went to the big city to look for a better life. As a result of her work on this soap, Rivera is frequently referred to in popular media as "La Gaviota".^[2][3]

In 1994, Rivera married producer José Alberto Castro, brother of Verónica Castro, with whom she had three daughters, including Angélica Sofía.^[4]

After divorcing Castro in 2008, Rivera married Enrique Peña Nieto, then Governor of the State of Mexico in 2010.^[5] In 2019, she announced on social media that she was divorcing Peña Nieto.^[6]

1. ↑ "Sra. Angélica Rivera de Peña". Presidencia de la República. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
2. ↑ 'La Gaviota' pierde sus alas Archived 23 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine El Mundo, 8 December 2014
3. ↑ La Gaviota levanta el vuelo Archived 13 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine El País, 5 July 2014
4. ↑ "Mexico Catholic church accused of bending marriage rules for president". the Guardian. 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
5. ↑ Peña Nieto y Angélica Rivera ya están casados Milenio, 27 de noviembre de 2010.
6. ↑ "Angélica Rivera anuncia su divorcio de Peña Nieto". 8 February 2019.