Sonia Viveros (2 September 1949 – 22 September 2003) was a Chilean television actress. She was born in Santiago, Chile and died in La Serena. She distinguished herself with roles in the telenovelas La Madrastra, La Torre 10, and Marta a las Ocho.
Education and career Viveros began working in radio at age 9 and three years later on television. Viveros debuted in soap opera at age 17, becoming the youngest actress of the time.
Although she received no formal dramatic education, she began acting on television. Her first TV series was El Litre 4916 (1967), in which she played the role of Carmencha.
She played a variety of roles in which her beauty, versatility and interpretive strength were her most noted highlights on Chilean screens, becoming well known and loved by the audience. Fame and recognition came in 1981 with the TV series La Madrastra (telenovela, 1981). She also participated in other television series like La represa and the comedy Juani en Sociedad.
Her role as Leonor Encina in the series Martín Rivas with Alejandro Cohen was a notable role. Sonia Viveros, along with this actor, formed a highly ranked television couple.
Personal life and death Sonia married three times and they were of a short duration. One of her spouses was the producer Óscar Rodríguez. None of her marriages produced children (she was pregnant fourteen times) as she suffered from spontaneous abortion. She decided to adopt two children: Camilo José Tomás and Javiera Esperanza.
Her last marriage was to Professor Leopoldo Segovia, from La Serena whom she met while filming the TV series called Borrón y Cuenta Nueva (Clean Slate) and she settled in La Serena.
In 1985 she was diagnosed with lupus, a degenerative disease of the immune system which in her case seriously affected her cerebral vessels.
Filmography TV Series Year TV Series Role Channel1967El litre 4916Carmencha Canal 13Juani en sociedadJuani Möller McKayCanal 131972O'HigginsRosario PugaCanal 131975J.J. JuezJavieraCanal 131978The Voyage of Charles DarwinBBC1979Martín RivasLeonor EncinaTVN1981La MadrastraClaudia MolinaCanal 131982La SeñoraNélidaCanal 13Alguien por quien vivirAna FilippiCanal 131983La noche del cobardeSolCanal 131984La RepresaSilvia EspinozaTVNLa Torre 10Thelma BernardTVN1985Marta a las OchoMarta MendezTVN1986La VillaJulia AlcantaraTVN1987Mi nombre es LaraAlicia PadillaTVN1988Las dos caras del amorPaulinaTVNBellas y AudacesMilena Cabral BlancheTVN1991Villa NápoliMatildeCanal 131992Trampas y caretasSofía OrtizTVN1993ÁmameLoreto CastellotTVN1994Top SecretOlga MenaCanal 131995El amor está de modaRuthCanal 13Amor a domicilioAdriana AcevedoCanal 131996Loca pielTrinidad YávarTVN1997Santiago CityBeatriz AldanaMega1998Borrón y cuenta nuevaRosa De GoyenecheTVN
Series Más que amigos (Canal 13 - 2002) as Gabriela.
Television appearances De Pe a Pa (2003) Sonia Viveros with Alejandro Cohen in La Represa (1984).
External links Sonia Viveros on TVN Terminó la agonía de Sonia Viveros (Sonia Viveros agony has ended) Sonia Viveros con muerte cerebral (Sonia Viveros with brain death) Galería El Recuerdo a Sonia Viveros (El Recuerdo Gallery in memory of Sonia Viveros) Sonia Viveros quiere vivir (Sonia Viveros wants to live)
Hechos 2003: Grandes Pérdidas (Great losses)