Carolina Rivas

Carolina Rivas Suárez (Spanish pronunciation: ['kaɾolina 'ribas suaɾeθ]; born March 4, 1978) is a Dominican singer, actress and theatre producer.

Carolina Rivas
Born
Carolina Rivas Suárez[1]

(1978-03-04) March 4, 1978
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
NationalityDominican
Occupation
  • Actress
  • singer
  • producer
Spouse(s)Luichy Guzman
ChildrenJean Luca (2008)
Luna Irene (2012)
Parent(s)Cristina Suárez (mother) and Fernando Rivas (father)
RelativesAna Cristina, Gina Irene and Fernando David (brothers)
AwardsPremios Casandra
Musical career
Years active1999 - present
Associated acts
  • Cerobit
Websitecarolinarivas.com

She has received several awards and nominations, including her win for Premios Casandra in 2009 as producer of the Santo Domingo adaptation of the musical Les Misérables.

Early life

Carolina was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Her father, Nandy Rivas, is an advertising executive who conceived the famous 1980's Ron Barceló's commercials "Somos Un Pueblo Que Canta" and "Mi Pueblo Natal", considered by many the best ad campaigns ever made in the country; with music by Juan Luis Guerra, among others. Her mother, Cristina Suárez, is of Spanish descent.

She studied ballet and sang in a choir while in school. She graduated magna cum laude in advertising at Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE), but never really exercised her profession for long; she went after her actress and dancing career.

Career

In 2004 Carolina joined Tomás Álvarez (Toque Profundo) in the Cerobit project, in which she also was co-author of most of the songs. Some time later, Carolina left the band to concentrate on her career as an actress.

In 2005 she was invited to sing along with the world-renowned tenor Francisco Casanova in her show Cuando se quiere de veras.[2]

At the end of 2006 she made her first appearance as a solo artist in the show Carolina Todoterreno.[3]

In 2008 she produced the legendary theatrical work Les Misérables at the Teatro Nacional, which earned her the Casandra Award for best work of musical theatre. She returned to produce works as Baño de damas and Rent.[4][5]

Throughout her career she has performed characters such as Liesl Von Trapp (La novicia rebelde), Norma Cassidy (Victor/Victoria), Eponine (Les Misérables), Roxie Hart (Chicago) and Blancanieves.

In 2010 she made her debut in the world of cinema with the animated film 3 al rescate (3 to the rescue).

Personal life

Carolina is a vegan.

Filmography

Theatre
Year Work Character
2011 Rent Mimi Marquez
2011 Blancanieves y los siete enanitos Blancanieves
2010 Chicago Roxie Hart
2010 Baño de damas Aurora
2008 Les Misérables Eponine
2005 Victor/Victoria Norma Cassidy
2004 Evita Amante de Perón
2003 Jesucristo Superstar ??
2002 La tiendita del horror Ronette
2001 Saturday Night Fever Stephanie Mangano
2000 La novicia rebelde Liesl Von Trapp
1999 Grease Frenchie

Film
Year Film Character
2009 3 al rescate Manuela (voice)
2014 De pez en cuando Recepcionista

Awards and nominations
YearCategoryWorkResultRef.
2006Actress of the yearVictor/VictoriaNominated[6]
2009Musical theatreLes MisérablesWinner[7]
2011Actress of the yearChicagoNominated[8]

References
  1. "Carolina Rivas". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  2. Francisco Casanova conquista al público con “Cuando se quiere de veras”
  3. Carolina Rivas: "Todoterreno me consagró como artista"
  4. "Orange Music presenta Les Misérables, una obra maestra de la literatura". Archived from the original on June 7, 2008. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  5. El musical "Rent" cautivó al público en Bellas Artes
  6. Nominados Casandra más allá de la música popular
  7. Lista de ganadores Premios Casandra 2009 Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Acroarte anuncia los nominados a los premios Casandra 2011
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