Biography

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). 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. 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, in which she and her sister – played by Lucy Salgado – 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. In addition, she acted in Purasangre, Destinos cruzados, and Versus. In 2005 she starred in the sitcom Los Galindo, with Patricia López.In 2006, Riego was called on by the executive producer of Canal 13's fiction area, Verónica Saquel, and performed in Descarado (2006), Don Amor (2008), and Cuenta conmigo (2009).

In 2011 she reappeared on television with a small role in the TVN series Los archivos del cardenal, and Solita camino 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, Medusa by Ximena Carrera, directed by Sebastián Vila, and El taller by Nona Fernández, directed by Marcelo Leonart.