Paula Rivera

Acting

Paula Rivera

Mexico City, Mexico

Paula Rivera is a television, film and theatre actress and playwright. She originally moved to Canada to pursue a dancing career.

Acting credits

Lie Exposed poster
3.6

Melanie (Leslie Hope) has a good, solid life, but when she’s diagnosed with cancer, her world spirals out of control. Instead of confronting her disease, she leaves her husband (Bruce Greenwood) and heads out for a bender while searching for the meaning of life. During her trip she meets a mysterious, erotic photographer (Jeff Kober) and agrees to throw caution to the wind and pose for him. This opens up dangerous choices revealed in a surprising show that ignites passionate, provocative emotions and incendiary repercussions through not only her life, but her friends and family.

Lie Exposed

2020

Love's Complicated poster
6.2

Leah thinks all is fine coasting along in a relationship with the ever-predictable Edward until he surprises her and enrolls her in a conflict-management class. In the class, Leah finds herself locking horns with a handsome, radio talk-show host who thrives on making waves. Through the course, Leah develops new friendships, an inner strength she never knew she had and discovers real love should never mean settling for the easy and predictable.

Love's Complicated

2016

Wisegal poster
5.6

A drama centered around Patty Montanari, the widowed mother of two who went to work for her lover Frank Russo, a captain in a Brooklyn crime family.

Wisegal

2008

An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars poster
6.9

A young girl struggles to maintain her school grades while competing as a gymnast.

An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars

2012

10 Truths About Love poster
4.9

Hannah, a thriving romance columnist, thinks she’s got life and love figured out… until her longtime boyfriend unexpectedly breaks up with her. At the same time, Hannah’s editor hires a new writer, Liam, to work with her and give the column a male perspective. The two clash over their approach and sparks fly. To prove himself, Liam offers to help Hannah get her ex-boyfriend back. But, in the process of proving each other wrong, they begin to realize they may be right for each other.

10 Truths About Love

2023

Taken Too Far poster
5.7

A jealous dance mom takes extreme measures to ensure her daughter wins a scholarship to an exclusive dance academy. But the victim's mother will do whatever necessary to protect her own daughter from the rival mom's evil scheme.

Taken Too Far

2017

Victor poster
NR

VICTOR is the inspiring, true-life, story of a great Canadian hero - a working class kid who through sheer guts and determination overcomes both physical and psychological challenges to reach the pinnacle of his sport, becoming an Olympic gold medal champion and World Record holder.

Victor

2008

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NR

What do Frida Kahlo and a “chilanga” living in Vancouver have in common? Nothing really, except that both were born in Mexico City. But for Honoria Delgado, Frida Kahlo represents everything that keeps her from finding happiness.

Every Girl Wants a Skirt Like Frida's

2009

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NR

A cross-section of Toronto's Italian population comes together at a party in Little Italy.

The Resurrection of Tony Gitone

2013

Behind the camera