# Carmina Riego

Carmina Riego Ramírez (born 24 March 1964) is a Chilean actress and cultural manager.
She has played diverse charismatic and popular characters in telenovelas, occasionally in the comedy genre, and is best known for the role of Esmeralda Peralta in Amores de Mercado (2001).

## Biography

Carmina Riego is a graduate of the University of Chile's School of Acting and Theater Design, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with mention in theater in 1993.
In 1995 she collaborated with the dramatist Ramón Griffero, starring in the plays La Gorda in 1995, Río abajo in 1996, and Almuerzo de mediodía in 1999, premiered at the Chilean National Theater [es]. These productions have been recognized by critics and the public, both in Chile and abroad.
Her television debut was in the Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) telenovela Aquelarre (1999). Due to her positive reception in this, she was hired to be part of the staff of director María Eugenia Rencoret, in the dramatic area of public television, where she began to stand out for her versatility when playing charismatic and popular roles in comedic telenovelas.
In 2000 she acted in Santo ladrón [es], in which she and her sister – played by Lucy Salgado [es] – become the owners of a picturesque café con piernas. In 2001 she took part in Amores de Mercado (2001), where her character managed to maintain popularity throughout the telenovela's broadcast. In this show she shared credits with Malucha Pinto and Mariana Loyola, playing the Peralta sisters. In 2003, she played the sassy prostitute from El Edén in Pecadores [es]. In addition, she acted in Purasangre [es], Destinos cruzados [es], and Versus [es]. In 2005 she starred in the sitcom Los Galindo [es], with Patricia López.
In 2006, Riego was called on by the executive producer of Canal 13's fiction area, Verónica Saquel [es], and performed in Descarado [es] (2006), Don Amor (2008), and Cuenta conmigo [es] (2009).
In 2011 she reappeared on television with a small role in the TVN series Los archivos del cardenal, and Solita camino [es] on Mega. Later she was summoned for La chúcara, where she played the mother of the protagonist (Antonia Santa María), a role that brought her back to telenovelas after five years working in other genres.
In recent years she has participated in Acassuso by Rafael Spregelburd, directed by Francisco Albornoz [es], Medusa by Ximena Carrera, directed by Sebastián Vila, and El taller by Nona Fernández, directed by Marcelo Leonart.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Director |
| 1995 | La rubia de Kennedy [es] | | Arnaldo Valsecchi |
| 2001 | La Fiebre del Loco | Rita | Andrés Wood |
| 2005 | Las mujeres no van al cielo | Sandra | José Valdebenito |
| 2011 | Lección de pintura | Dama de llaves | Pablo Perelman |
| 2015 | La paradoja de Zenón | Prima Donna | Diego Escobar |
| 2018 | Cola de mono | Irene Ovando de Olivos | Alberto Fuguet |

### Telenovelas

| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
| 1991 | Volver a empezar [es] | Fresia | TVN |
| 1999 | Aquelarre | Lourdes Villanueva | TVN |
| 2000 | Santo ladrón [es] | Roxana "Roxi" Huaiquil | TVN |
| 2001 | Amores de Mercado | Esmeralda Peralta | TVN |
| 2002 | Purasangre [es] | Mireya Sánchez | TVN |
| 2003 | Pecadores [es] | Lucrecia Álvarez | TVN |
| 2004 | Destinos cruzados [es] | Irma González | TVN |
| 2005 | Versus [es] | Gladys Miranda | TVN |
| 2006 | Descarado [es] | Antonieta Durán | Canal 13 |
| 2008 | Don Amor | Beatriz "Betty" Salas | Canal 13 |
| 2009 | Cuenta conmigo [es] | Norita Solé | Canal 13 |
| 2015 | La chúcara | Carmen Cubillos | TVN |
| 2017 | La colombiana [es] | Edna Barroso | TVN |
| 2018 | La reina de Franklin | | Canal 13 |

### Other TV series and miniseries

| Year | Series | Role | Channel | Notes |
| 2005 | Los Galindo [es] | Rosa Escarlet Galindo | TVN | Protagonist |
| 2006 | Tiempo final: en tiempo real [es] | María Eugenia "Quena" | TVN | Episode: "Cita online" |
| 2011–2014 | Los archivos del cardenal | Norma Allende | TVN | Supporting role |

## Theater

* La Gorda by Ramón Griffero
* Río abajo by Ramón Griffero, debuted at Chilean National Theater, 1995
* Almuerzo de mediodía by Ramón Griffero, 1999
* Bukowski, 2000
* Petrópolis, 2002
* Santiago High Tech by Cristián Soto, 2002
* La Habana – Madrid by Julio Cid, dir.: Maritza Rodríguez, debuted at Teatro San Ginés, 2002
* Las horas previas, 2004
* Acassuso by Rafael Spregelburd, dir.: Francisco Albornoz [es]
* Medusa by Ximena Carrera, dir.: Sebastián Vila
* El Taller by Nona Fernández, dir.: Marcelo Leonart
* La mujer que estafó al Viejo Pascuero by Carla Zúñiga, dir.: Daniela Aguayo, debuted at Centro GAM, 2013
* Lucía, Centro GAM, 2015
* 99 La Morgue by Ramón Griffero, 2016
* Liceo de niñas, Centro GAM, 2016
* Parecido a la felicidad, 2016
* Piel de oveja, 2018