Sonia Viveros (2 September 1949 – 22 September 2003) was one of the most important actresses on

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an television. She was born in

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and died in La Serena. She distinguished herself with roles in the telenovelas '' La Madrastra'', ''La Torre 10'' and ''Marta a las Ocho''.

Education and career

Viveros debuted in soap opera at age 17, becoming the youngest, most popular and talented actress of the time. At 9 she began working in radio and three years later on television. Although she received no formal education in drama school, her innate talent and professionalism led her to acting on television. Her first TV series was ''El Litre 4916'' (1967), in which she played the role of Carmencha. She played a variety of roles in which her beauty, versatility and interpretive strength were her most noted highlights on Chilean screens, becoming well known and loved by the audience. Fame and recognition came in 1981 with the TV series '' La Madrastra'' (telenovela, 1981). She also participated in other television series like ''La represa'' and the comedy ''Juani en Sociedad''. Her role as villain in the TV series ''La Torre 10'' as Telma Bernard is one of her most memorable performances. Her role as the beautiful and proud Leonor Encina in the series ''Martín Rivas'' with Alejandro Cohen is perhaps one of her best performances for the cameras. Sonia Viveros along with this actor formed a highly ranked television couple.

Personal life and death

Sonia married three times and they were of a short duration. One of her spouses was the producer Óscar Rodríguez. None of her marriages produced children (she was pregnant fourteen times) as she suffered from

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. She decided to adopt two children: Camilo José Tomás and Javiera Esperanza on whom she poured all the attention she could give. Her last marriage was to Professor Leopoldo Segovia, from La Serena whom she met while filming the TV series called '' Borrón y Cuenta Nueva'' (Clean Slate) and she settled in La Serena. In 1985 she was diagnosed with

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, a

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of the

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which in her case seriously affected her cerebral vessels. Her older sister had died of a

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, so it was not as a result of family history.

Filmography

Series

*''Más que amigos'' (Canal 13 - 2002) as Gabriela.

Television appearances

*''De Pe a Pa'' (2003) *Sonia Viveros with Alejandro Cohen in ''La Represa'' (1984).

External links

Sonia Viveros on TVN
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