Patricia Rivadeneira Ruiz-Tagle, born on August 6, 1964, in Santiago, Chile, is a distinguished actress and cultural manager with a career spanning over three decades in theater, film, and television. She began her television career in 1986 with the series "Secreto de familia," portraying Soledad Barca. Throughout the 1990s, Rivadeneira became a prominent figure in Chilean telenovelas, with notable roles in "Trampas y caretas" (1992) as Ana Rosa Astudillo, "Sucupira" (1996) as Regina Lineros, and "Aquelarre" (1999) as Rodolfa Patiño. In cinema, she collaborated with acclaimed Chilean directors, including Raúl Ruiz in "The Wandering Soap Opera" (1993) and Miguel Littín in "Cinco marineros y un ataúd verde" (2000). Beyond acting, Rivadeneira has been active in cultural management. Between 2001 and 2006, she served as Chile's Cultural Attaché in Italy under President Ricardo Lagos Escobar. Subsequently, from 2007 to 2011, she was the Cultural Director at the Italo-Latin American Institute (IILA) in Rome. In recognition of her efforts in promoting cultural ties between Chile and Italy, she was honored with the Order of the Star of Italy. In recent years, Rivadeneira returned to Chilean television, appearing in series such as "Perdona nuestros pecados" (2017–2018) as Estela Undurraga, "Juegos de poder" (2019) as Verónica Egaña, and "Demente" (2021) as Flavia Betancourt. Additionally, she co-founded Escenix, a digital platform dedicated to streaming Chilean theater productions. Rivadeneira's multifaceted career and dedication to the arts have solidified her status as a significant figure in Chilean culture.

Filmography

• 2026Supernatural Stories — Tamara
• 2025El Claro
• 2024A Dark Light — Mother
• 2024We Will Burn — Marce
• 2023El Conde — Hotel Executive
• 2022La Verónica — Andrea
• Los Prisioneros — Associate Producer
• 2022Vicente Ruiz: A tiempo real — Herself, Executive Producer
• Demente — Flavia Betancourt
• Juegos de poder — Verónica Egaña
• Los Espookys — Customer
• 2019Near the River — Rocio
• 2018The Wandering Soap Opera — Waitress / Asdrubal
• Perdona nuestros pecados — Estela Undurraga
• 2016Pinochet Boys — Julia Madrid
• La Poseída — Ernestina Riesco
• 2014Aurora — Berta - Judge's Secretary
• 2014Voice Over — Lucy
• 2013The Future — Hairdresser's Owner
• Aquelarre — Rodolfa Patiño
• 1999Cinco marineros y un ataúd verde — Armenia
• 1999La chica del Crillón — Mrs. Rubilar
• La fiera — Marta Montt
• 1999The Sentimental Teaser — Alicia (segment "Secretos") / Carmen's elder sister
• Borrón y cuenta nueva — Alejandra Valencia
• 1998Este mar sabe demasiado, Takilleitor — Fan 1
• Sucupira, la comedia — Regina Lineros
• Brigada Escorpión — Inspector Isabel Bassi
• La Buhardilla — Pancha
• Loca piel — Estela Behnke
• Sucupira — Regina Lineros
• Estúpido cupido — Gloria Manterola
• Rompecorazón — Haydeé
• Ámame — Macarena
• Trampas y caretas — Roxana Ross
• 1990Caluga o Menta — Manuela
• Corín Tellado: Mis mejores historias de amor — Ángela
• 1988Sussi
• 1988The Lawless Land — Snake Woman
• El Sacrificio de las Luciernagas
• Entre colmillos y frenillos — Jenny Mondongo

Appearances as themselves (7)

• Mierda Mierda, la función debe continuar — Self
• 2017Exote: Filming Of The Wandering Soap Opera — Self
• La divina comida — Self - Contestant
• Algo personal — Self
• Mentiras verdaderas — Self
• Sin dios, ni late — Self
• 200680s: El soundtrack de una generación — Self