{{Short description|Argentine actress (born 1974)}} {{Expand Spanish|topic=bio|date=August 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox person | image = Erica Rivas in 2017 (37635309635) (cropped).jpg | alt = | caption = Rivas in 2017 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|12|1|df=yes}} | birth_place = Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, Argentina | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1992–present | partner = Rodrigo de la Serna (1999–2010) | children = 1 }}
'''Érica Rivas''' ({{IPA|es|ˈriβas|lang}}; born 1 December 1974) is an Argentine actress. She gained recognition for playing María Elena Fuseneco in the sitcom ''Casados con hijos'' (2005–2006) and for her role in the film ''Wild Tales'' (2014).<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |title=La tristeza de Érica Rivas por la obra de Casados con hijos y su respuesta cuando le preguntaron si irá a verla |url=https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/2022/09/14/la-tristeza-de-erica-rivas-por-la-obra-de-casados-con-hijos-y-su-respuesta-cuando-le-preguntaron-si-ira-a-verla/ |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=infobae |date=14 September 2022 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-15 |title=La "tristeza" que siente Érica Rivas por la obra de Casados con hijos y qué dijo cuando le preguntaron si irá a verla |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/la-tristeza-que-siente-erica-rivas-por-la-obra-de-casados-con-hijos-y-que-dijo-cuando-le-preguntaron-nid15092022/ |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=LA NACION |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kay |first=Jeremy |title=In conversation: the directors of Oscar contenders from Costa Rica, Mexico and Argentina |url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/in-conversation-the-directors-of-oscar-contenders-from-costa-rica-mexico-and-argentina/5166088.article |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=Screen}}</ref>
==Early life== Rivas was born on 1 December 1974 in Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires Province. Born into a middle-class home, she is one of four siblings. Her father is an actuary and her mother is a literature professor. After graduating from high school, she pursued a degree at psychology at the University of Buenos Aires.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-01 |title=Érica Rivas, la actriz que le dijo no a un éxito y al patriarcado |url=https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/erica-rivas-actriz-dijo-exito-patriarcado_0_nqfJIJtXp.html |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=Clarín |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-07 |title=El terror burgués de El prófugo, basada en novela de C.E. Feiling |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/cultural/el-terror-burgues-de-el-profugo-basada-en-novela-de-c-e-feiling |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=El País |language=es}}</ref> She, however, dropped out in her fourth year to dedicate herself exclusively to acting.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anécdotas de Érica Rivas |url=https://www.eltribuno.com/jujuy/nota/2017-9-11-0-0-0-anecdotasde-erica-rivas |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=El Tribuno |language=es}}</ref>
==Personal life== Rivas lived with actor Rodrigo de la Serna (1999–2010), with whom she has a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-25 |title=Miranda de la Serna, la hija de Erica Rivas y Rodrigo de la Serna, que llegó al San Martín de la mano de Lorca |url=https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/teatro/miranda-serna-hija-erica-rivas-rodrigo-serna-llego-san-martin-mano-lorca_0_2nYMv0pDXf.html |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=Clarín |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Qué estudia la hija de Rodrigo de la Serna y Erica Rivas |url=https://www.mdzol.com/mdz-show/2022/10/29/que-estudia-la-hija-de-rodrigo-de-la-serna-erica-rivas-286534.html |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=MdzOnline |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Así está hoy Miranda de la Serna, la hija de Érica Rivas y Rodrigo de la Serna: tiene 22 años, es muy parecida a su mamá y una apasionada por la actuación como sus padres |url=https://www.parati.com.ar/news/asi-esta-hoy-miranda-de-la-serna-la-hija-de-erica-rivas-y-rodrigo-de-la-serna-tiene-22-anos-es-muy-parecida-a-su-mama-y-una-apasionada-por-la-actuacion-como-sus-padres/ |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=Revista Para Ti |date=18 April 2022 |language=es}}</ref>
==Filmography== {{BLP more citations needed|section|date=February 2023}} ===Film=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row" | 1995 | ''Clorofila negra'' | | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1996 | data-sort-value="Dedo en la llaga, El" | ''El dedo en la llaga'' | Valeria | |- | ''Besos en la frente'' | Laura | |- ! scope="row" | 1998 | ''Eva en cadenas'' | | |- ! scope="row" | 1999 | ''Olympic Garage'' | Hija de Tigre | |- ! scope="row" | 2000 | ''Gallito ciego'' | Fernanda | |- ! scope="row" | 2001 | ''Cabeza de tigre'' | Mujer del Señor Castelli | |- ! scope="row" | 2003 | ''Mujeres en rojo: despedida'' | Laura | |- ! scope="row" | 2005 | data-sort-value="Mitad negada, La" | ''La mitad negada'' | | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2006 | data-sort-value="Novia errante, Una" | ''Una novia errante'' | Andrea | |- | ''Chile 672'' | Silvia Locatti | |- ! scope="row" | 2008 | ''{{ill|My Mother's Tears|de|Die Tränen meiner Mutter}}'' | Lizzie | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3" |2009 | ''Toda la gente sola'' | Alicia | |- | ''Tetro'' | Ana | |- | data-sort-value="Corridor nocturno, El" | ''El corridor nocturno'' | Clara | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" |2010 | ''Antes del estreno'' | Juana Garner | |- | ''Por tu culpa'' | Julieta | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="4" |2014 | ''Wild Tales'' | Romina | |- | ''Pistas para volver a casa'' | Dina | |- | ''Lock Charmer'' | Monica | |- | ''Aire libre'' | Julieta | |- ! scope="row" | 2015 | ''Incident Light'' | Luisa | |- ! scope="row" | 2017 | data-sort-value="Summit, The" | ''The Summit'' | Luisa Cordero | |- ! scope="row" | 2019 | data-sort-value="Sleepwalkers, The" | ''The Sleepwalkers'' | | |- ! scope="row" | 2020 | data-sort-value="Intruder, The" | ''The Intruder'' | Inés | |- ! scope="row" |2023 | ''{{ill|Elena sabe|es|Elena sabe (película)}}'' | Rita | <ref>{{cite news |last1=Vázquez Prieto |first1=Paula |title=Elena sabe: Anahí Berneri filma una batalla íntima bajo el velo de un policial convencional |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/elena-sabe-anahi-berneri-filma-una-batalla-intima-bajo-el-velo-de-un-policial-convencional-nid16112023/ |access-date=29 January 2025 |work=La Nación |date=16 November 2023 |language=es}}</ref> |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row" | 1994 | data-sort-value="Machos, Los" | ''Los machos'' | | |- ! scope="row" | 1995–1996 | ''Nueve lunas'' | | |- ! scope="row" | 1996 | ''De poeta y de loco'' | | |- ! scope="row" | 1997 | ''De corazón'' | | |- ! scope="row" | 1998 | ''Archivo negro'' | | |- ! scope="row" | 1998 | ''Gasoleros'' | | |- ! scope="row" | 1999 | ''Campeones de la vida'' | | |- ! scope="row" | 2000 | ''Por ese palpitar'' | | |- ! scope="row" | 2000 | ''Calientes'' | | |- ! scope="row" | 2001 | data-sort-value="Sodero de mi vida, El" | ''El sodero de mi vida'' | | |- ! scope="row" | 2002 | data-sort-value="Simuladores, Los" | ''Los simuladores'' | | |- ! scope="row" | 2002 | ''Mil millones'' | | |- ! scope="row" | 2003 | ''Sol negro'' | | |- ! scope="row" | 2004 | data-sort-value="Deseo, El" | ''El deseo'' | | |- ! scope="row" | 2005–2006 | ''Casados con hijos'' | María Elena Fuseneco | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2007 | ''Reparaciones'' | | |- | ''Televisión por la identidad'' | | |- ! scope="row" | 2012 | ''23 pares'' | Carmen Iturrioz | |- ! scope="row" | 2013 | data-sort-value="Vecinos en guerra, Los" | ''Los vecinos en guerra'' | | |}
===Theatre=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Venue ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row" | 1992 | ''Acuerdo para cambiar de casa'' | | | |- ! scope="row" | 1993 | data-sort-value="Improvisacion del alma, La" | ''La improvisación del alma'' | | | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1994 | ''Cosa de locos'' | | | |- | data-sort-value="Tio loco, El" | ''El tío loco'' | | | |- ! scope="row" | 1995 | ''Gris de ausencia'' | | | |- ! scope="row" | 1996 | data-sort-value="Relampago, El" | ''El relámpago'' | | | |- ! scope="row" | 1997 | ''Bienvenida a casa'' | | | |- ! scope="row" | 1998 | ''Misterios de la corte'' | | | |- ! scope="row" | 2001–2002 | ''Estoy maldita'' | | | |- ! scope="row" | 2003 | ''Seis al cinco'' | | | |- ! scope="row" | 2005 | ''Divagaciones'' | | | |- ! scope="row" | 2007 | ''Si no fuera por esto'' | | | |- ! scope="row" | 2022 | ''¿Qué pasa hoy acá?'' | | | style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite news |last=Gomes Diez |first=Candela |date=2 July 2022 |title=''¿Qué pasa hoy acá?'': un happening teatral a través de las pantallas |language=es |trans-title=''¿Qué pasa hoy acá?'': A theatrical happening through the screens |work=Página 12 |url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/351982-que-pasa-hoy-aca-un-happening-teatral-a-traves-de-las-pantal |access-date=27 August 2022}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name}} * {{Cinenacional name|id=erica-rivas|old_id=12310|name=Érica Rivas}}
{{Platino Award for Best Actress}} {{Havana Film Festival Award for Best Actress}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rivas, Erica}} Category:1974 births Category:Argentine film actresses Category:Argentine people of Spanish descent Category:Argentine stage actresses Category:Argentine telenovela actresses Category:Argentine television actresses Category:Living people Category:People from Ramos Mejía Category:University of Buenos Aires alumni