Mexican actress Angélica Rivera Hurtado was born in Mexico City on August 2, 1970. Her parents are Maria Eugenia Hurtado and Manuel Rivera. She lived her childhood and adolescence in Mexico and completed her studies in her hometown. Full of talent and owner of a cute face and a slender silhouette, she decided to be a participant in the most popular event of her country, the face of El Heraldo de México in 1987. Angélica was the winner at 17 years of age, months before officially becoming an adult. Singer Luis Miguel chose her to be part of his video 'Ahora puedes irte', and becoming known for it, she received several job offers to be the image for ads and afterward was host of a video program with Martha Aguayo called TNT. Her chance to become a soap opera actress came in 1989 when she could debut in the telenovela 'Dulce desafío', sharing credits with Adela Noriega and Eduardo Yáñez. Rivera proved to be an actress of quality and almost immediately continued to receive more proposals to be in the action. She was simply María also in 1989, was one of the paper dolls when she starred in the popular 'Alcanzar una estrella' in 1991, alongside many other known actors such as Celso González, Bibi Gaytán, Erick Rubín, Pedro Fernández, Sasha Sokol and Ricky Martin. In 1993 she was selected to appear in 'Sueño de amor' and two years later in 1995 she would be released internationally in the production titled 'La dueña', where she acted with Francisco Gattorno. This production was consolidated as the largest audience for that year. After some time the producer José Alberto Castro put her as the protagonist of his telenovela 'Ángela' where she had as a partner the actor Juan Soler.

In 2001 she couldn't be seen again, this time with actor and Puerto Rican singer Carlos Ponce, both being protagonists of 'Sin pecado concebida'. Always making good girl, she received her first role as villain for the new novel 'Mariana de la noche' in 2003, her acting was splendid demonstrating that there were no unique roles that could limit her interpretations or types. As for her personal life, Angélica fell in love with the producer José Alberto Castro and they married in 2004. Fruit of their relationship they had three beautiful children: Sophia, Fernanda and Regina. Her face has been used to be the official brand of products dedicated to the care of female skin and in 2007 she made a new leadership for the telenovela 'Destilando amor'. Her character was called Gaviota and the heartthrob was again Eduardo Yáñez. In the same year she was given the opportunity to lead the program 'Siempre en domingo', in tribute to the career of the great Vicente Fernández. In 2008 she was again the official image of the State of Mexico and due to couple problems she decides to divorce from Castro. After the civil divorce judgment, Rivera requested the cancellation of her religious marriage to the Catholic Church and a year after, this was invalidated. In 2010 she is married for the second time with the former Governor of the State of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, with whom she maintains an excellent relationship to date.