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Ximena Rivas

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Ximena Rivas
Ximena Rivas in 2011
Born
Ximena Luisa Rivas Hanson

(1963-08-12) August 12, 1963 (age 61)
Alma materUniversity of Chile
OccupationActress
Years active1985–present

Ximena Luisa Rivas Hanson (born Santiago, August 12, 1963) is a Chilean actress of theater, film and television.

Acting career

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Her career began with one of the most important works of the Chilean theater La negra Ester (1988), where she played several roles, Zulema, the prostitute with long legs, Lily, Esther's sister; and Violeta Parra (his brother Roberto Parra Sandoval being the composer of Las décimas de La negra Ester) where she also performed the song La Jardinera. This work and participation was in the company Gran Circo Teatro (1988–1994) directed by the great Chilean theater teacher Andrés Pérez Araya. In 1995 she was summoned by the television director Vicente Sabatini —who went to watch her at the Teatro de la Universidad Católica in Molière's Tartufo play, where she played the funny Dorina— and integrates her into the cast of the romantic comedy Estúpido Cupido, by Televisión Nacional de Chile, where she played the employee Felicita Bonita, sharing credits with José Soza.

Rivas joined the Golden Age of National Television telenovelas, collaborating with Sabatini and María Eugenia Rencoret between 1995 and 2006. In 1997 she played Eva Félix in Tic Tac, directed by Rencoret. The role of her was received by the audience with rave reviews along with Bastián Bodenhöfer, and she received by the Association of Show Journalists, the Apes Award for the best leading actress on television. Due to her popularity, the following year, she starred in Borrón y cuenta nueva (1998) alongside Patricia Rivadeneira and Sigrid Alegría. In 1999 he got the leading role in The Sentimental Teaser, directed by Roberto Artiagoitía, one of the most watched films in the history of Chilean cinema. In the same year, she played La Poncia in Aquelarre, with great reception, in which she received the Apes Award for Best Supporting Actress and earned a Best Actress nomination at the TV Grama Award. Recently she has gained further praise for her role in Amor a la Catalán (2019).[1][2][3]

Filmography

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Films

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Films
Year Film Character Director
1997 Historias de fútbol Romina Andrés Wood
1998 Aventureros del fin del mundo Miguel Littín
1999 El duelo Balvina Miguel Littín
1999 La chica del crillón Mabel Cepeda Alberto Daiber
1999 The Sentimental Teaser Carmen Cristián Galaz
2002 Paraíso B Hermana de Leo Nicolás Acuña
2006 Kiltro Sara Ernesto Díaz
2009 La Gabriela Gabriela Mistral Rodrigo Moreno
2012 Bombal: Fuego en la niebla Marta Brunet Marcelo Ferrari
2013 El árbol magnético Paty Isabel de Ayguavives
2016 Neruda Nana Gutiérrez Bonelli Pablo Larraín
2018 Green Grass Rosa Ignacio Ruiz

Telenovelas

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Telenovelas
Year Telenovela Character Channel
1986 La villa Mabel TVN
1988 Las dos caras del amor Marcia Vega
1995 Estúpido Cupido Felicia Manzano
1996 Sucupira Susana Portela
1997 Eclipse de luna Magaly Yáñez Canal 13
Tic Tac Eva Felix TVN
1998 Borrón y cuenta nueva Ignacia Izquierdo
1999 Aquelarre María González "La Poncia"
2001 Pampa Ilusión Julia Méndez "La Suspiro"
2002 El circo de las Montini Elena Lorenzo Montini
2003 Puertas adentro Rosita Bernales
2004 Los Pincheira Fatme Hassan
2005 Los Capo Giustina Bandoni
2006 Entre medias Mercedes del Solar
Floribella Teresa "Titina" Ramos
2007 Papi Ricky Trinidad Azócar Canal 13
2009 Cuenta conmigo Teresa Alcántara
2011 Témpano Isabel Grau TVN
2012 Reserva de familia Jacqueline Ortega
2013 Dos por uno Silvia Villanueva
2014 Las 2 Carolinas Rebeca Ibarra Chilevisión
2015 Matriarcas Letizia Nazer TVN
2017 Perdona nuestros pecados Guillermina Márquez Mega
2019 Amar a morir Gladys Letelier TVN
2019 Amor a la Catalán Betsy Mardones Canal 13

References

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  1. ^ "Ximena Rivas- Biografia de Ximena Rivas – biografias y filmografias biografía de Ximena Rivas la biografia de Ximena Rivas". www.labiografia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Biografia y filmografia de Ximena Rivas - Biografia de Ximena Rivas - filmografia de Adictosalcine.com". www.adictosalcine.com. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Los cinco personajes más recordados de Ximena Rivas en TVN". www.tvn.cl. Retrieved January 19, 2021.