Carmina Riego

Carmina Riego Ramírez (born 24 March 1964) is a Chilean actress and cultural manager.

Carmina Riego
2017
Born
Carmina Ibelda Riego Ramírez

(1964-03-24) 24 March 1964
Santiago, Chile
Alma materUniversity of Chile
OccupationActress, cultural manager
Years active1993–present

She has played diverse charismatic and popular characters in telenovelas, occasionally in the comedy genre, and is best known for the role of Esmeralda Peralta in Amores de Mercado (2001).

Biography

Carmina Riego is a graduate of the University of Chile's School of Acting and Theater Design, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with mention in theater in 1993.[1]

In 1995 she collaborated with the dramatist Ramón Griffero, starring in the plays La Gorda in 1995, Río abajo in 1996, and Almuerzo de mediodía in 1999, premiered at the Chilean National Theater. These productions have been recognized by critics and the public, both in Chile and abroad.[2][3]

Her television debut was in the Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) telenovela Aquelarre (1999).[4] Due to her positive reception in this, she was hired to be part of the staff of director María Eugenia Rencoret, in the dramatic area of public television, where she began to stand out for her versatility when playing charismatic and popular roles in comedic telenovelas.

In 2000 she acted in Santo ladrón, in which she and her sister – played by Lucy Salgado – become the owners of a picturesque café con piernas.[5] In 2001 she took part in Amores de Mercado (2001), where her character managed to maintain popularity throughout the telenovela's broadcast. In this show she shared credits with Malucha Pinto and Mariana Loyola, playing the Peralta sisters.[6] In 2003, she played the sassy prostitute from El Edén in Pecadores.[7] In addition, she acted in Purasangre, Destinos cruzados, and Versus. In 2005 she starred in the sitcom Los Galindo, with Patricia López.[8]

In 2006, Riego was called on by the executive producer of Canal 13's fiction area, Verónica Saquel, and performed in Descarado (2006), Don Amor (2008), and Cuenta conmigo (2009).

In 2011 she reappeared on television with a small role in the TVN series Los archivos del cardenal, and Solita camino on Mega. Later she was summoned for La chúcara, where she played the mother of the protagonist (Antonia Santa María), a role that brought her back to telenovelas after five years working in other genres.[9]

In recent years she has participated in Acassuso by Rafael Spregelburd, directed by Francisco Albornoz, Medusa by Ximena Carrera, directed by Sebastián Vila, and El taller by Nona Fernández, directed by Marcelo Leonart.[10]

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Director
1995 La rubia de Kennedy Arnaldo Valsecchi
2001 La Fiebre del Loco Rita Andrés Wood
2005 Las mujeres no van al cielo Sandra José Valdebenito
2011 Lección de pintura Dama de llaves Pablo Perelman
2015 La paradoja de Zenón Prima Donna Diego Escobar
2018 Cola de mono Irene Ovando de Olivos Alberto Fuguet

Telenovelas
Year Title Role Channel
1991 Volver a empezar Fresia TVN
1999 Aquelarre Lourdes Villanueva TVN
2000 Santo ladrón Roxana "Roxi" Huaiquil TVN
2001 Amores de Mercado Esmeralda Peralta TVN
2002 Purasangre Mireya Sánchez TVN
2003 Pecadores Lucrecia Álvarez TVN
2004 Destinos cruzados Irma González TVN
2005 Versus Gladys Miranda TVN
2006 Descarado Antonieta Durán Canal 13
2008 Don Amor Beatriz "Betty" Salas Canal 13
2009 Cuenta conmigo Norita Solé Canal 13
2015 La chúcara Carmen Cubillos TVN
2017 La colombiana Edna Barroso TVN
2018 La reina de Franklin Canal 13

Other TV series and miniseries
YearSeriesRoleChannelNotes
2005 Los Galindo Rosa Escarlet Galindo TVN Protagonist
2006 Tiempo final: en tiempo real María Eugenia "Quena" TVN Episode: "Cita online"
2011–2014 Los archivos del cardenal Norma Allende TVN Supporting role

Theater
  • La Gorda by Ramón Griffero
  • Río abajo by Ramón Griffero, debuted at Chilean National Theater, 1995
  • Almuerzo de mediodía by Ramón Griffero, 1999
  • Bukowski, 2000
  • Petrópolis, 2002
  • Santiago High Tech by Cristián Soto, 2002
  • La Habana – Madrid by Julio Cid, dir.: Maritza Rodríguez, debuted at Teatro San Ginés, 2002
  • Las horas previas, 2004
  • Acassuso by Rafael Spregelburd, dir.: Francisco Albornoz
  • Medusa by Ximena Carrera, dir.: Sebastián Vila
  • El Taller by Nona Fernández, dir.: Marcelo Leonart[10]
  • La mujer que estafó al Viejo Pascuero by Carla Zúñiga, dir.: Daniela Aguayo, debuted at Centro GAM, 2013
  • Lucía, Centro GAM, 2015
  • 99 La Morgue by Ramón Griffero, 2016
  • Liceo de niñas, Centro GAM, 2016
  • Parecido a la felicidad, 2016
  • Piel de oveja, 2018
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References
  1. Análisis: Revista patrocinada por la Academia de Humanismo Cristiano, Números 414–419 (in Spanish). Sociedad Periodística Emisión Limitada. 1992. p. 94. Retrieved 29 October 2018 – via Google Books.
  2. Molina B., Melvin (4 October 2007). "Doble estreno universitario" [Double University Premiere]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  3. "La+Gorda"+"Carmina+Riego" Cultura, Issues 16-26 (in Spanish). Chile, Secretaría de Comunicación y Cultura. 1996. Retrieved 29 October 2018 – via Google Books.
  4. "Aquelarre". El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  5. "La seducción en 'Santoladrón'". El Mercurio de Valparaíso (in Spanish). 9 August 2000. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  6. "'Amores de Mercado': uno de los protagonistas muere" ['Amores de Mercado': One of the Protagonists Dies]. El Mercurio de Valparaíso (in Spanish). 20 December 2001. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  7. "Prostitución en teleseries" [Prostitution in Television Series]. Teleseries Chilenas (in Spanish). 5 February 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  8. "Luis Dubó protagoniza nueva sitcom" [Luis Dubó Stars in New Sitcom]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). 25 September 2004. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  9. "'La Chúcara' se llamará la nueva teleserie de TVN" [TVN's New Series Will Be Called 'La Chúcara'] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  10. "Mariana Callejas y su taller literario en un cuartel de la DINA, tema para obra de teatro en el GAM" [Mariana Callejas and Her Literary Workshop in a DINA Barracks, Theme for a Play at the GAM] (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
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