Sofia Niño de Rivera (born November 23, 1981) is a Mexican stand-up comedian and actress. She was Mexico City's 2016 woman of the year, as named by Chilango,[1][2] and has been called a "a leading exponent of stand-up comedy in Mexico and Latin America as a whole."[1]

Career

Niño De Rivera is a cast member on Club de Cuervos, a Spanish-language comedy-drama series on Netflix.[1] She starred in a comedy special on the same platform titled Sofía Niño de Rivera: Expuesta ("Exposed"), released on June 24, 2016.[3] She was the first woman to be given a Spanish-language Netflix comedy special.[1] Her second Netflix stand-up special, Sofía Niño de Rivera: Selección Natural was released on March 30, 2018.[4]

In March 2017, Niño De Rivera appeared on a special episode of the US talk show Conan titled Conan Without Borders: Made in Mexico.[5][6][7][8]

Personal life

Niño De Rivera studied in Colegio Vista Hermosa in Mexico City. Niño De Rivera worked in advertising until she was 28, when she decided to start a new career in stand-up comedy.[9] She was influenced by what she saw as heavy bureaucracy and her dislike of how the advertising industry does business.[10]

Works

Comedy specials

Year Title Distributor
2016 Sofía Niño de Rivera: Expuesta Netflix
2018 Sofía Niño de Rivera: Selección Natural Netflix
2018 Sobreviví YouTube Premium

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sofía Niño De Rivera Is Mexico City's Woman Of The Year – Here's Why". Theculturetrip.com. 2016-12-29. Archived from the original on 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  2. ↑ Redacción. "Sofía Niño de Rivera" (in Spanish). Chilango. Archived from the original on 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  3. ↑ "Sofía Niño de Rivera: Expuesta". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  4. ↑ Suter, Jan; Campos, Raúl (2018-03-30), Sofía Niño de Rivera: Selección natural, Sofia Niño de Rivera, retrieved 2018-06-21
  5. ↑ 24 de Febrero, 2017. "Sofía Niño de Rivera, en show de Conan O' Brien. Con Maxine Woodside" (in Spanish). Radioformula.com.mx. Retrieved 2017-03-19.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ 09 de Marzo, 2017. "Televisa no ha entendido cómo evolucionar: Sofía Niño de Rivera. La Taquilla, con René Franco" (in Spanish). Radioformula.com.mx. Retrieved 2017-03-19.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ Nidia Martínez de León (2017-02-27). "Conan O'Brien ¿Se muda a Televisa?" (in Spanish). Vanguardia. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  8. ↑ "VIDEO: Lo que sucedió en el programa de Conan O'Brien" (in Spanish). Huffingtonpost.com.mx. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  9. ↑ Andrea García Cavazos (2016-02-29). "A Sofía Niño de Rivera le c*#?n los emprendedores" (in Spanish). Entrepreneur.com. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  10. ↑ Nidia Martínez de León (2016-10-06). "Sofía Niño de Rivera: Pondrá a reír a los saltillenses" (in Spanish). Vanguardia. Retrieved 2017-03-19.


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