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Elena Rivera (actress)
Spanish actress
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Elena Rivera Villajos (born 29 August 1992) is a Spanish actress. She became popular for her long-lasting role as Karina in Cuéntame cómo pasó.[1][2]
Biography
Elena Rivera Villajos was born in Zaragoza on 29 August 1992.[3][4] She took part in the singing talent television show Menudas Estrellas when she was 6 years old, impersonating Paloma San Basilio and reaching the finals.[5] She began to play Karina in Cuéntame cómo pasó in 2005, when she was 13 years old.[6] She appeared in the TV series Los Quién (2011), Toledo, cruce de destinos (2012) and Servir y proteger (2017)[7][8] and in the film Off Course (2015).[9] After more than a decade in Cuéntame, Rivera left the series in 2018.[6] She then finished her degree in child education and starred as Inés Suárez in the historical drama series Inés of My Soul (2020).[6] She also featured as the lead in the Atresmedia limited series Alba and appeared in Heirs to the Land.[6]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–18 | Cuéntame cómo pasó | Karina Saavedra | [10] | |
| 2011 | Los Quién | Chesca Gallego | [11] | |
| 2012 | Toledo, cruce de destinos | Beatriz de Suma Carrera | [8] | |
| 2017 | Servir y proteger | Elena Ruiz | [12] | |
| 2017 | El Ministerio del Tiempo | Margarita de Austria | [13] | |
| 2018 | La verdad | Paula García / Sara López | [14] | |
| 2020 | Inés del alma mía (Inés Of My Soul) | Inés Suárez | [15] | |
| 2021 | Alba | Alba | [16] | |
| 2022 | Sequía | Daniela Yanes | [17] | |
| 2022 | Los herederos de la tierra (Heirs to the Land) | Caterina Llor | [18] | |
2025 |
Perdiendo el juicio | Amanda Torres |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Perdiendo el norte (Off Course) | Nuria | [8] | |
| 2017 | El dulce sabor del limón | Ilena | [20] |