Gabriela Rivero Abaroa (born September 15, 1964 in Mexico City, Mexico), better known as Gaby Rivero, is an actress and singer. Best remembered for portraying Maestra Jimena (character played in telenovelas
Carrusel and
Carrusel de las Américas).
Biography
Gabriela Rivero Abaroa was born on September 15, 1964 in
Mexico City
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. She is the daughter of Maria de Lourdes Abaroa and Mario Rivero. She began her career as a model and dancer. In 1984 she hosted the children's show Xe-Tu with
René Casados
René Casados Morales is a Mexican actor best known for his roles in telenovelas.
Biography
Casados began working as an actor in the 1970s, appearing in films, television, and theatre, as well as working as a co-host of the program '' XE-TU'' ...
, also guest-starring in the La Hora del Gane show. Afterwards she was cast in several telenovelas such as
El camino secreto (costarring
Daniela Romo
Daniela Romo (born Teresa Presmanes Corona; 27 August 1959) is a Mexican singer, actress and TV hostess. During her career, she has sold 17 million records, making her one of the best-selling Latin music artists.
Biography
Born Teresa Presman ...
),
Carrusel (with
Augusto Benedico
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), Al filo de la muerte (with
Humberto Zurita
Humberto Zurita (, born September 2, 1954) is a Mexican actor, director and producer.
Zurita, one of 10 siblings from Torreón, Coahuila, is best known as actor, director and producer of telenovelas.
Acting career
He made his first stage appea ...
), among others. She was the host of the Gaby's Club (El Club de Gaby) show in 1993, after recording a children's album which achieved great success. In 1994 she starred in the movie Una Maestra con Angel in 1994 and worked in several plays such as The Magic Carousel, The Wizard of Oz, Don Juan Tenorio (a play that
Gonzalo Vega
Gonzalo Agustín Vega González (November 29, 1946 – October 10, 2016) was a Mexican film, theatre and television actor.
Personal life
He was also father of the actresses Zuria Vega, Marimar Vega
Marimar Vega (born María del Mar Vega S ...
stages every year) between others. She has released three albums: El club de Gaby, Imaginación, El club de Gaby. Al rescate and Ellas cantan a Cricri.
Rivero took part in the
Despierta América
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variety show based in
Miami
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, where she lived for several years after marrying photographer Luis Francisco Ricote on June 12, 1993. The couple has three daughters: Gala,
Lara
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* Lara de los Infa ...
and Maya.
Gabriela Rivero gained international fame in the late 1980s, with the television series
Carrusel, where she played the role of teacher Ms. Jimena. This story was also broadcast in
Brazil
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. After playing the part of Mariela in the telenovela
Al filo de la muerte
''Al filo de la muerte'' (English: ''At the edge of death'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa in 1991.
Humberto Zurita and Gabriela Rivero starred as protagonists, while Antonio Escobar and Blanca Guerra starred ...
, she reprised her role as Ms. Jimena in the television series
Carrusel de las Américas (1992), a program created for the Quincentennial of the Discovery of America 1992. In 1997, she stars in the telenovela
Sin Ti (telenovela) where she shares credits with
René Strickler
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Telenovelas
Show hosting
* ''TVyNovelas Award
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and seven years afterwards she returned to Mexican telenovelas starring in
Corazones al límite
''Corazones al límite'' (English: ''Hearts to the Limit'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Roberto Hernández Vázquez for Televisa in 2004.
On Monday, March 15, 2004, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting ''Corazones al límite'' wee ...
where she plays Sonia. In 2005 she played Lucrecia in
Piel de Otoño
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On Monday, May 9, 2005, Canal de las Estrellas st ...
and in 2007 she plays Fortunata in
Pasión, a spinster devoted to gossiping among the neighbors. She shares credits with
Fernando Colunga
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Colunga gained international fame for playing Luis Fernando de la Vega in the Mexican soap opera ''Maria la del Barrio''. He is ...
and
Susana Gonzalez in addition to her daughter Maya, all the telenovelas were originally broadcast by
El Canal de las Estrellas
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of
Televisa
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In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...
.
Currently hosts the show ''Necesito una amiga'', with co-host
Mimi Lazo, in which they address letters from people who request the help of a friend. the show is remembered for the catchphrase: if you need a friend, here you have two. The show is broadcast by
Univision
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.
Filmography
Theater
*''El carrusel mágico'' ... Maestra Jimena (1989)
*''
Don Juan Tenorio
''Don Juan Tenorio: Drama religioso-fantástico en dos partes'' (Don Juan Tenorio: Religious-Fantasy Drama in Two Parts) is a play written in 1844 by José Zorrilla. It is the more romantic of the two principal Spanish-language literary interpr ...
'' ... Dona Ines (Next to
Gonzalo Vega
Gonzalo Agustín Vega González (November 29, 1946 – October 10, 2016) was a Mexican film, theatre and television actor.
Personal life
He was also father of the actresses Zuria Vega, Marimar Vega
Marimar Vega (born María del Mar Vega S ...
)
*'' The Wizard of Oz'' ... Dorothy
Movies
*''Una maestra con Ángel'' (1994) .... Andrea Miranda (with
Gonzalo Vega
Gonzalo Agustín Vega González (November 29, 1946 – October 10, 2016) was a Mexican film, theatre and television actor.
Personal life
He was also father of the actresses Zuria Vega, Marimar Vega
Marimar Vega (born María del Mar Vega S ...
and
Alma Delfina
Alma Delfina (née Alma Delfina Martínez Ortega) is a Mexican actress.
Acting career
Sister of the director Gonzalo Martinez Ortega, writer Mario Iván Martínez and the actresses Socorro Bonilla and Evangelina Martínez. She is also the aunt ...
)
Awards and nominations
Awards TVyNovelas
Music albums
*'' 'Club Gaby, Imagination
# Imagination
# The Club Gaby
# I am a Taco
# Word Search
# Hello
# Story: "Jimmy and Ivory Cormillo"
# Don Paco Wheels
# Read a Book
# My Friend the Dinosaur
# Story: "Estrellina"
# I Taste So
# In the Middle of Dreams
# Imagination
*'' 'Club Gaby, To the Rescue
# Overture
edley Album "Imagination"# Jazz Traffic Jam
# A Beautiful Place
# Fly
# Tale Monarch: "The Butterfly"
# Hip Hop In The Colors
# Story: "Abelina, The Bee Dancer"
# The giggle
# Zoo (City Zoo)
# The Rescue
# The Planets
# For Always (Song Gala)
# The Club Gaby
*'' 'They sing Cricri
# The Raton Vaquero ... Vaselines (They)
# It rains ... Mariana Garza
# Say Why ... Bibi Gaytan
# Caminito School ... Kabah (They)
# The junkman ... Alejandra Guzman
# The Hunt ... Alix
# The Maquinita ... Aracely Arambula
# Dance of the Puppets ... Anahi
# The Phone ... Lissette
#'' 'The Dog ... Gaby Rivero'' '
# The Patita ... Angelica Vale
# Mice Walkers ... Yvette and Yvonne
# Song of The Witches ... Calo (They)
References
External links
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1964 births
Actresses from Mexico City
Mexican television actresses
Mexican female dancers
Mexican female models
Living people