title: Sofia Niño de Rivera
text: # Sofia Niño de Rivera
  
  Sofia Niño de Rivera (born November 23, 1981) is a Mexican stand-up comedian and actress. She was Mexico City's 2016 woman of the year, as named by Chilango, and has been called a "a leading exponent of stand-up comedy in Mexico and Latin America as a whole."
  
  ## Career
  
  Niño De Rivera is a cast member on Club de Cuervos, a Spanish-language comedy-drama series on Netflix. She starred in a comedy special on the same platform titled Sofía Niño de Rivera: Expuesta ("Exposed"), released on June 24, 2016. She was the first woman to be given a Spanish-language Netflix comedy special. Her second Netflix stand-up special, Sofía Niño de Rivera: Selección Natural was released on March 30, 2018.
  
  In March 2017, Niño De Rivera appeared on a special episode of the US talk show Conan titled Conan Without Borders: Made in Mexico.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Niño De Rivera studied in Colegio Vista Hermosa in Mexico City. Niño De Rivera worked in advertising until she was 28, when she decided to start a new career in stand-up comedy. She was influenced by what she saw as heavy bureaucracy and her dislike of how the advertising industry does business.
  
  ## Works
  
  ### Comedy specials
  
  | Year | Title | Distributor |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2016 | Sofía Niño de Rivera: Expuesta | Netflix |
  | 2018 | Sofía Niño de Rivera: Selección Natural | Netflix |
  | 2018 | Sobreviví | YouTube Premium |
  