Sofía Niño de Rivera

Known for Acting

11/23/1981(Age 44)

Mexico City, Mexico

Biography

Born November 23, 1981, Sofia is a Mexican stand-up comedian and actress. She was Mexico City's 2016 'Woman of the Year', as named by Chilango magazine. Has been called a "a leading exponent of stand-up comedy in Mexico and Latin America".

Known For (15 credits)

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Y llegaron de noche

2024

A workplace comedy about the underdogs who accidentally made the best Dracula movie you've never seen—the Spanish version of the 1931 classic.

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Laughing on the Inside

2023

Inmates in the Mexican prison system enroll in a stand-up comedy workshop, led by comedian Sofía Niño de Rivera, where they’re challenged to turn their personal stories into comedy.

8.7

Laughing on the Inside

2023

This docuseries shows comedian Sofía Niño de Rivera leading comedy workshops for people incarcerated in Mexico City’s prison system. A moving and unique social experiment, this project follows members of three distinct prison populations as they learn to transform their trauma into five-minute stand-up routines.

5.7

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13:14: The Challenge of Helping

2022

On September 19, 2017, at 1:14 p.m., an earthquake devastated Mexico City and its environs. Immediately, citizens mobilized to help, including the actor and youtuber Juanpa Zurita who quickly organized a group of friends that included singers, actors, content creators and other celebrities from the world of entertainment who helped him raise funds for the reconstruction of the city.

Sofía Niño de Rivera: Lo Volvería a Hacer

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Sofía Niño de Rivera: Lo Volvería a Hacer

2022

Stand-up comedy special

7.6

Daughter from Another Mother

2021

After realizing their babies were exchanged at birth, two women develop a plan to adjust to their new lives: creating a single —and peculiar— family.

7.4

LOL: Last One Laughing

2018

An unscripted variety series from Mexico in which ten professional comedians compete for a cash prize by trying to make each other laugh. The one who refrains from laughing the longest, while forcing other contestants to laugh first, is the winner.

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Sobreviví

2018

Sofia is a single young stand up comedian trying to navigate the comedy business as well as the very traditional world in which she was brought up. She is constantly getting into trouble due to her ideas and graceless attitude. But deep down she melts at the sight of a helpless dog and would do anything for her family and friends.

5.0

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Getting My Ex-wife Back

2018

When washed-out, has-been actor Francisco, finds out that his ex-wife is about to remarry and take their daughter to live abroad, he'll manipulate everyone around him to stop the wedding and get his family back.

5.5

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Sofía Niño de Rivera: Natural Selection

2018

If it were up to this Mexican comedian, marriage proposals would occur in the middle of a couple's biggest argument.

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A Woman With No Filter

2018

Paz, a kind woman, has allowed everyone around her to treat her as if she were worth nothing, keeping silent so as not to hurt feelings. Until one day, in her head, a phenomenon forces her to express what she feels.

8.0

Legend Quest

2017

When an evil force threatens his village, a gifted teen who can talk to ghosts puts his skills to good use, one legend at a time.