page_title: Angélica Rivera
section_title: Early acting and modeling
hierarchical_section_title: Angélica Rivera / Career / Early acting and modeling
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context_page_description: Angélica Rivera Hurtado is a Mexican singer, model and telenovela actress, who as the wife of Former President Enrique Peña Nieto was the former First Lady of Mexico.
  Rivera's work as an actress has included Alcanzar una estrella II, La Dueña, Ángela, Sin Pecado Concebido, Mariana de la Noche and Tequila De Maguey, as well as the soap opera Destilando Amor, responsible for her current nickname "La Gaviota". As a singer she was a member of the short-lived fictional teen group Muñecos de Papel.
context_section_description: 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 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".
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