Elena Rivera Villajos (born 29 August 1992) is a Spanish actress. She became popular for her long-lasting role as Karina in Cuéntame cómo pasó.[1][2]
Biography
Elena Rivera Villajos was born in Zaragoza on 29 August 1992.[3][4] She took part in the singing talent television show Menudas Estrellas when she was 6 years old, impersonating Paloma San Basilio and reaching the finals.[5] She began to play Karina in Cuéntame cómo pasó in 2005, when she was 13 years old.[6] She appeared in the TV series Los Quién [es] (2011), Toledo, cruce de destinos (2012) and Servir y proteger (2017)[7][8] and in the film Off Course (2015).[9] After more than a decade in Cuéntame, Rivera left the series in 2018.[6] She then finished her degree in child education and starred as Inés Suárez in the historical drama series Inés of My Soul (2020).[6] She also featured as the lead in the Atresmedia limited series Alba and appeared in Heirs to the Land.[6]