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Angélica Rivera Hurtado (; born 2 August 1969) is a Mexican singer, model and
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actress who, as the wife of Former President
Enrique Peña Nieto Enrique Peña Nieto (; born 20 July 1966), commonly referred to by his initials EPN, is a Mexican former politician and lawyer who was the 64th president of Mexico from 2012 to 2018. A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), he p ...
, was the
First Lady of Mexico The first lady of Mexico () or first gentleman of Mexico () is the informal title held by the spouse of the president of Mexico, concurrent with the president's term of office. The position has no legal foundation and was originally started as a ...
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 ( DIF, for its acronym in Spanish). 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 ''Destilando amor'' (English: ''Distilling Love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nicandro Díaz González for Televisa in 2007. It is the remake of the 1994 Colombian telenovela '' Café con aroma de mujer''. On Monday, January 22, 2007, Ca ...
'' (2007), responsible for her current nickname "''La Gaviota''" (English: The Seagull). As a singer she was a member of the short-lived fictional teen group Muñecos de Papel.


Early life

Rivera was born in the neighborhood of
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, Mexico City and she is the daughter of Manuel Rivera Ruiz, a doctor, and María Eugenia Hurtado Escalante. She has five sisters and a brother. When actress
Verónica Castro Verónica Judith Sáinz Castro (; born 19 October 1952) is a Mexican actress, singer, producer, former model and presenter. She started her career as a television actress, where she met comedian Manuel Valdés, father of her son Cristian Cast ...
was filming near where Rivera lived as a young woman, they met and Castro suggested her to compete in "The Face of the
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", a contest Rivera won in 1987.


Career


Early acting and modeling

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
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. 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 ''
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''. 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
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. In 2003 she played a villain Marcia in the
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'' Mariana de la Noche'', produced by Salvador Mejía. In 2007, Rivera had the lead role in the successful and popular novela ''
Destilando amor ''Destilando amor'' (English: ''Distilling Love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nicandro Díaz González for Televisa in 2007. It is the remake of the 1994 Colombian telenovela '' Café con aroma de mujer''. On Monday, January 22, 2007, Ca ...
'' 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''".


First Lady of Mexico

As the wife of
Enrique Peña Nieto Enrique Peña Nieto (; born 20 July 1966), commonly referred to by his initials EPN, is a Mexican former politician and lawyer who was the 64th president of Mexico from 2012 to 2018. A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), he p ...
, who was elected
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from December 2012 through December 2018, Rivera was the
First Lady of Mexico The first lady of Mexico () or first gentleman of Mexico () is the informal title held by the spouse of the president of Mexico, concurrent with the president's term of office. The position has no legal foundation and was originally started as a ...
. She has also, from March 2013, been President of the '' Sistema Nacional para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia'', the National System for Integral Family Development, a public institution for the welfare of families in Mexico. In February 2018, she opened the Comprehensive Care Center for Hearing Impairment, EnSeas, which would offer care to 70,000 people annually.


House scandal

On 9 November 2014, Aristegui Noticias published an article which revealed that a $7 million house in
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owned by Rivera was registered under the name of a company affiliated with a business group that had received government contracts. The revelation about the potential conflict of interest in the acquisition of the house aggravated discontent during the Peña Nieto administration. Days later, Rivera released a video where she detailed her income as a former soap opera actress, stating that she was selling the house and that the property was not under her name because she had not made the full payment yet. The apology was poorly received and became widely criticized across social media. After the incident, Rivera reduced her public media exposure.


Personal life

On 11 December 1994, Rivera was married to producer
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, brother of
Verónica Castro Verónica Judith Sáinz Castro (; born 19 October 1952) is a Mexican actress, singer, producer, former model and presenter. She started her career as a television actress, where she met comedian Manuel Valdés, father of her son Cristian Cast ...
, with whom she had three daughters, including Angélica Sofía. The couple divorced in 2008, and their marriage was annulled by the Catholic Church. Rivera married
Enrique Peña Nieto Enrique Peña Nieto (; born 20 July 1966), commonly referred to by his initials EPN, is a Mexican former politician and lawyer who was the 64th president of Mexico from 2012 to 2018. A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), he p ...
, then
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of the
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, on 27 November 2010. Days later, she announced her retirement as an actress to focus on "this great responsibility by his side, dedicated to my home, to my children". From this marriage, she has three stepchildren. On 30 March 2012, Peña Nieto began his campaign for the presidency, and Rivera accompanied him to the events across the country. She also published a series of videos which she called "What my eyes see, what my heart feels", where she documented the campaign from her point of view. On 8 February 2019, she announced on social media that she was divorcing Peña Nieto.


Filmography


Films


Television


Honours

* : ** Dame Grand Cross of the
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* : ** Grand Cross of the
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* : ** Grand Cross of the
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** Dame Grand Cross of the
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See also

* List of first ladies of Mexico *
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*
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