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Elena Rivera

1992, Zaragoza. España

Elena is one of the most recognized and talented actresses of her generation, having worked alongside some of the most distinguished professionals in the industry, starring in different projects and receiving some of the most prestigious awards of the Spanish audiovisual industry in recent years.

She began her artistic career at a very young age. When she was only 6 years old, she stood out in several editions of the successful musical talents Menudas estrellas and Se busca una estrella, where she began to show her qualities as a singer.

Her self-confidence and her early talent led her to Cuéntame cómo pasó (2005) where she played for 13 years the iconic character of Karina Saavedra in the acclaimed TVE series. Her work and the audience’s appreciation led Elena to play a leading role in this fiction. In 2010, she plays the character of the girl from The Exorcist, Regan, for RNE in the Sound Fiction section.In 2018, Telecinco trusted Elena to star in La Verdad, its big fiction bet for that year. For her work in both series, Elena received critical and public applause and different awards and distinctions.

In 2019, Elena stars in Inés del Alma Mía, an international production for Amazon Prime Video, TVE and Chilevisión, which adapts the best seller by Isabel Allende, who praised the series and Elena’s work in the role of Inés Suárez. Likewise, specialized critics unanimously acclaimed Elena’s work.

Known by the general public and with the support of the industry, Elena has since undertaken a great professional growth, leading projects for different networks and platforms and showing her versatility as an actress playing very different characters.

She has starred in Sequia (TVE, Netflix), Los herederos de la Tierra (Netflix) and the successful Alba (Antena 3, Netflix), one of the most watched Spanish series both in Spain and the rest of the world in 2022. In the same year, she played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, the Christmas story of Cadena Ser.

Her work in these projects has garnered her nominations and prestigious awards such as the Ondas Award for Best Actress (2022) or the Iris Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (2022).

In theater, Elena has starred in El Arte de la Entrevista, by Juan Maryorga; and, in 2019, La vuelta de Nora, alongside Aitana Sánchez Gijón and directed by renowned director Andrés Lima. Elena’s performance was, once again, awarded.

Throughout more than two decades of career, Elena has also worked in other fictions in the world of film and television such as Perdiendo el norte, El Ministerio del Tiempo, Rewind, Servir y Proteger, Los Quien… playing several genres, including radio fiction.

In 2023, she films the final season of Cuéntame, already available on RTVE. She has also participated in the musical miniseries Camilo Superstar, portraying Paloma San Basilio. This biographical series about Camilo Sexto set in the 1970s, in which Óscar de la Fuente also appears, has been released on Atresplayer. His most recent television project is the horror series Dime tu nombre, which will premiere on Prime Video.

Her brilliant career and her well-groomed public image have made Elena one of the most popular artists of her generation, receiving the affection and recognition of audiences of all ages. Attributes that have been appreciated by major brands, public institutions and NGOs, with which Elena has been collaborating for years.

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Inés del alma mía, 2020. Courtesy TVE.
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Alba, 2021. Courtesy Antena 3.

MOVIES
PERDIENDO EL NORTE · Dir. Nacho G. Velilla
EL DULCE SABOR DEL LIMÓN · Dir. David Aymerich

TELEVISION
DIME TU NOMBRE · Prime Video
CAMILO SUPERSTAR · ATRESplayer
LOS HEREDEROS DE LA TIERRA · Netflix
SEQUÍA  · TVE
ALBA · ATRESplayer / Netflix
INÉS DEL ALMA MÍA · TVE / Prime Video
LA VERDAD · Telecinco
SERVIR Y PROTEGER · TVE
EL MINISTERIO DEL TIEMPO · TVE
TOLEDO, CRUCE DE DESTINOS · ATRESplayer
LOS QUIÉN · ATRESplayer
CUÉNTAME COMO PASÓ · TVE

SHORT FILMS
REWIND · Dir. Rubén Pérez Barrena

THEATER
EL ARTE DE LA ENTREVISTA · Dir. Juan Maryorga
LA VUELTA DE NORA. CASA DE MUÑECAS 2 · Dir. Andrés Lima

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Premios Ondas: Mejor intérprete femenina de ficción · ALBA, SEQUÍA y LOS HEREDEROS DE LA TIERRA
Premios Iris: Mejor Actriz · SEQUÍA
Premios MIM Series: Mejor Actriz de drama · LA VERDAD.
Premios FICAL: Mejor interpretación femenina en serie dramática· ALBA
Premios FICAL: Mejor interpretación femenina en miniserie, Nominada · LOS HEREDEROS DE LA TIERRA
Premios FICAL: Mejor interpretación femenina en miniserie, Nominada · SEQUÍA
Premios FICAL: Mejor interpretación femenina en miniserie, Nominada · INÉS DEL ALMA MÍA
Premio Estruch de Teatro: Mejor interpretación de reparto · LA VUELTA DE NORA
Premios AUGUSTO. Festival de cine Zaragoza: Talento en proyección
Premios CIBRA: Talento Joven
Premios AISGE: Interpretación Destacada.
Premio Talento Aragonés. XII Festival de Cine Tarazona

LANGUAGES
Spanish

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