María Teresa Rivas (born María Teresa Orozco Moreno; May 6, 1918 – July 23, 2010) was a Mexican actress. Along with

Silvia Derbez Lucille Silvia Derbez Amézquita, better known as Silvia Derbez (March 8, 1932 – April 6, 2002) was a Mexican film and television actress. She competed in Miss Mexico 1952 where she came in 4th place. Life and career Derbez was born in San L ...

, she is considered one of the pioneers of

telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...

s in Mexico, appearing in more than 50 in her career, beginning with an iconic villain role in ''

Gutierritos ''Gutierritos'' is the second telenovela produced in Mexico by Valentín Pimstein in 1958 for Telesistema Mexicano. With an original script by Estella Calderón and directed and starred by Rafael Banquells besides Maria Teresa Rivas and Mauricio ...

'' (1958).

Biography

María Teresa Rivas was born in

Unión de San Antonio Unión de San Antonio is a town and municipality located in the Mexican state of Jalisco. It is named after Saint Anthony of Padua since the first church built there was in his honor. As of 2005, the municipality had a population of 15,484. It ...

, Jalisco, on May 6, 1918. She was baptized with the name María Teresa Orozco Moreno. She began her career as an actress in the 1950s, debuting in the film '' Tierra de hombres''. She gained widespread notice in the 1958 telenovela ''

'', playing Rosa Hernández, the villainous wife of the protagonist. She went on to have a prolific career that included film, theater, and television. She appeared in films such as ''

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'', '' Qué noche aquella'', '' Simitrio'', and ' Cuando los hijos se pierden''. Her television roles included a variety of telenovelas, such as '' Una noche sin mañana'', ''

Las abuelas ''Las abuelas'' (English title:''The grandmothers'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and transmitted by Telesistema Mexicano. Cast * Prudencia Grifell *María Teresa Rivas *Irma Lozano *Jorge del Campo *Raúl Meraz *Ofelia Guilm� ...

'', ' Cruz de amor'', ''

Los ricos también lloran ''Los ricos también lloran'' ("The Rich Also Cry") is a popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme ''Aprendí a Llorar'' ("I learned to cry"), a song w ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Bianca Vidal ''Bianca Vidal'' is a Mexican telenovela produced by Valentín Pimstein for Televisa in 1982. Bianca Vidal was based on the soap opera ''María Salomé'', original of Inés Rodena which was then elongated by ''Sacrificio de mujer'' from the same ...

'', ''

Agujetas de color de rosa ''Agujetas de color de rosa'' (English title: ''Pink shoe laces'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Luis de Llano Macedo for Televisa in 1994. Natalia Esperón and Flavio César starred as protagonists, Angélica María, Alberto Vázquez a ...

'', and ''

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''. She also excelled as a poet and composer, recording albums, and some of her songs were performed by singers such as

Amparo Montes Amparo Meza Cruz (24 April 1920 – 12 January 2002), known by her stage name Amparo Montes, was a Mexican singer, famous for her renditions of popular boleros by Agustín Lara Ángel Agustín María Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado ...

and Daniela Romo. She married Federico López Rivas, and they remained together until his death in 1989. They had three children, and she eventually became a grandmother of nine and a great-grandmother of fifteen. Her last major role was on the telenovela ''

Carita de ángel ''Carita de ángel'' (English title: ''Little Angel Face'') is a Mexican children's telenovela produced by Nicandro Díaz González for Televisa in 2000. It is a remake of the telenovela ''Papa Corazon'', which also was adapted for ''Mundo de jug ...

'', after which she retired from acting. She only made one further appearance, in a 2001 chapter of '' Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real''. María Teresa Rivas died at Santa Elena Hospital in Mexico City on July 23, 2010. The next day, she was cremated and her ashes were deposited at the Rancho "La Pitaya" in her hometown of Unión de San Antonio. Actors and friends such as

Héctor Bonilla Héctor Hermilo Bonilla Rebentun (14 March 1939 – 25 November 2022) was a Mexican actor and director known for his movies Meridiano 100 and Rojo Amanecer. Bonilla died on 25 November 2022, at the age of 83. Filmography Film Television ...

Julieta Egurrola Julieta Egurrola (born 13 June 1953, Mexico City) is a Mexican actress. She studied acting at ''Centro Universitario de Teatro'' and has participated in more than 41 theater plays. Trajectory Telenovelas TV Azteca * Los Rey (2012) ... ...

, and Leticia Perdigón came to express their condolences.

Filmography

Telenovelas

Awards and nominations

* Nominated for Best Leading Actress for '' Capricho'' at the

12th TVyNovelas Awards The 12th TVyNovelas Awards, is an Academy of special awards to the best of soap operas and TV shows. The awards ceremony took place on April 29, 1994 in the México D.F. The ceremony was televised in the Mexico by Canal de las estrellas. Raúl V ...

(1994) * Nominated for Best Leading Actress for ''

'' at the

13th TVyNovelas Awards The 13th TVyNovelas Awards, is an Academy of special awards to the best of soap operas and TV shows. The awards ceremony took place on April 29, 1995 in the México D.F. The ceremony was televised in the Mexico by Canal de las estrellas. Edith G ...

(1995)

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rivas, Maria Teresa 1918 births 2010 deaths Actresses from Jalisco Mexican film actresses Mexican stage actresses Mexican telenovela actresses