Sonia Viveros

Sonia Viveros (2 September 1949 – 22 September 2003) was one of the most important actresses on Chilean television. She was born in Santiago, Chile and died in La Serena. She distinguished herself with roles in the telenovelas La Madrastra, La Torre 10 and Marta a las Ocho. Education and career Viveros debuted in soap opera at age 17, becoming the youngest, most popular and talented actress of the time. At 9 she began working in radio and three years later on television. Although she received no formal education in drama school, her innate talent and professionalism led her to acting on television. Her first TV series was El Litre 4916 (1967), in which she played the role of Carmencha. She played a variety of roles in which her beauty, versatility and interpretive strength were her most noted highlights on Chilean screens, becoming well known and loved by the audience. Fame and recognition came in 1981 with the TV series La Madrastra (telenovela, 1981). She also participated in other television series like La represa and the comedy Juani en Sociedad.