Ximena Luisa Rivas Hanson (born Santiago, August 12, 1963) is a Chilean actress of theater, film and television.
Acting career 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).
Filmography Films Films Year Film Character Director 1997 Historias de fútbol Romina Andrés Wood1998Aventureros del fin del mundo Miguel Littín1999El dueloBalvinaMiguel Littín1999La chica del crillónMabel CepedaAlberto Daiber1999The 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 Telenovelas Year Telenovela Character Channel1986La villaMabelTVN1988Las dos caras del amorMarcia Vega1995Estúpido CupidoFelicia Manzano1996SucupiraSusana Portela1997Eclipse de lunaMagaly YáñezCanal 13Tic TacEva FelixTVN1998Borrón y cuenta nuevaIgnacia Izquierdo1999AquelarreMaría González "La Poncia" 2001Pampa IlusiónJulia Méndez "La Suspiro" 2002El circo de las MontiniElena Lorenzo Montini2003Puertas adentroRosita Bernales2004Los PincheiraFatme Hassan2005Los CapoGiustina Bandoni2006Entre mediasMercedes del SolarFloribellaTeresa "Titina" Ramos2007Papi RickyTrinidad AzócarCanal 132009Cuenta conmigoTeresa Alcántara2011TémpanoIsabel GrauTVN2012Reserva de familiaJacqueline Ortega2013Dos por unoSilvia Villanueva2014Las 2 CarolinasRebeca IbarraChilevisión2015MatriarcasLetizia NazerTVN2017Perdona nuestros pecadosGuillermina MárquezMega2019Amar a morirGladys Letelier TVN2019Amor a la CatalánBetsy MardonesCanal 13 References