Mexico’s former first lady Angélica Rivera stars in Vix’s ‘Con Esa Misma Mirada’ in acting return

On November 28, 2024By Littum

Angélica Rivera, the former First Lady of México, returns to acting and stars in Vix’s new series With Esa Misma Mirada.

After 17 years since her last acting role, Rivera returns to TelevisaUnivision to star in a new adaptation of the Colombian soap Señora Isabel.

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“With all my heart,” Rivera wrote on Instagram alongside a new series teaser.

With Esa Misma Mirada is based on Bernardo Romero Pereiro’s story about a woman in her fifties who is left by her husband after having an affair with a younger woman. While dealing with the loss of her marriage, she meets a younger man who gives her hope to feel loved again.

The story became a phenomenon in México when TV Azteca and Argos adapted it in 1997 with the title Mirada de Mujer (“A Woman’s Gaze”). It has since been adapted numerous times. Telemundo made its remake in 2007 as Victoria starring Victoria Ruffo and TelevisaUnivision adapted it in 2021 as Si Nos Dejan (“If They Leave Us”). The most recent adaptation was by Colombia’s RCN in 2023 with the telenovela Ana de Nadie.

See a preview of With Esa Misma Mirada in the video below.

Rivera is a well-known actress in México who has starred in titles such as Dulce Desafío (1988), Simple Maria (1989), Mi Pequeña Soledad (1990), and La Pícara Soñadora (1991). In 1991 she participated in Alcanzar Una Estrella II, where she starred alongside Ricky Martin.

Her biggest hit came in 1995 when she starred in La Dueña as Regina Villareal. The telenovela was a huge hit in México, and she named one of her daughters after her fictional character.

Rivera’s last acting role was in 2007’s Destilando Amor, where she played Gaviota. The character was so popular that Mexican media refer to Rivera as Gaviota.

In 2010, she married the governor of México, Enrique Peña Nieto, and the same year she retired from acting. Nieto became President of México in 2012, and Rivera assumed the responsibilities of First Lady of México. Rivera and Nieto divorced in 2019, shortly after his presidency ended.

Rivera had been courted to return to television, but she did not agree until this project with Vix.

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