Angélica Rivera
Angélica Rivera Hurtado (pronounced [aŋˈxelika riˈβeɾa]; born 2 August 1969) is a Mexican singer, model and telenovela actress who, as the wife of Former President Enrique Peña Nieto, was the First Lady of Mexico from 2012 to 2018. During her husband's tenure as president, she served in the role of Federal President of the Advisory Council of the National System for the Integral Development of the Family (DIF, for its acronym in Spanish).
Angélica Rivera | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Mexico | |
| In role 1 December 2012 – 30 November 2018 | |
| President | Enrique Peña Nieto |
| Preceded by | Margarita Zavala |
| Succeeded by | Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller |
| First Lady of State of Mexico | |
| In role 27 November 2010 – 15 September 2011 | |
| Governor | Enrique Peña Nieto |
| Preceded by | Mónica Pretelini |
| Succeeded by | María Irene Dipp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Angélica Rivera Hurtado 2 August 1969 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Political party | Institutional Revolutionary Party |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 3, including Sofía Castro |
| Residence(s) | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation | Actress (1988–2007) |
Rivera's work as an actress has included Alcanzar una estrella II (1991), La Dueña (1995), Ángela (1998), Sin Pecado Concebido (2001), Mariana de la Noche (2003) and Tequila De Maguey (2007), as well as the soap opera Destilando Amor (2007), responsible for her current nickname "La Gaviota" (English: The Seagull). As a singer she was a member of the short-lived fictional teen group Muñecos de Papel.