Viral photo of Angélica Rivera before becoming first lady of Mexico

In the statement released today by Angélica Rivera on her Instagram account, through which she confirmed her divorce from the former President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, the actress revealed her intention to return to television studios as a soap opera.

"Today, all my energy, strength and love are centered on staying a good mother, to find my life and my professional career " He said the text that he shared in his social network.

Her words have awakened the hope of some nostalgic who want "La Gaviota", as she is known in the entertainment world, to return to the theater, and They remembered how she was before becoming the first lady of Mexico.

The first to go back in the past of Angelica Rivera was Erik Rubín, former member of the "Timbiriches" group, who shared a photo on Instagram Thursday this has aroused the enthusiasm of many followers.

Using the hashtag #tbt, or "throwback thursday", which in Spanish translates as "recalls Thursday", the actor and singer of Ukrainian origin put on line an image in which appear the artists of the musical group "The Paper Dolls", who played in the telenovela "Reach a Star".

In the picture, taken in the early 90's, appears on the right Angelica Rivera, wearing a green short top. I would then be around 22 years old.

Next to her, appear the five other young stars who made up the group: Ricky Martin, the former timbiriches Bibi Gaitán, Erik Rubín and Sasha Sokol and the famous children's actor Pedrito Fernández.

They all formed the group, which was born following the soap opera, in which the former first lady interpreted the character of Silvana Vélez.

The fiction told the adventures of six young people who wanted to become famous in the music industry., for which they had to face multiple obstacles.

Although the project did not last more than three months, the telenovela stopped broadcasting and the group disbanded, their artists followed their paths and devoted themselves to the world of entertainment.

The image shared by the singer to remind these days, carried out in a few hours to more than 15,000 I like and hundreds of comments from people who miss these telenovelas.

Angélica Rivera's fame came some time before she became part of the "Reach a Star" cast. In 1989, at the age of 20, the girl who will become "La Gaviota" and the first lady of Mexico will get her first role in the telenovela "Dulce Challenge"., with Eduardo Yáñez and Adela Noriega.

This was the beginning of a successful career that ensued with soap operas such as "Simplemente María" (1989); "Reaching a Star II" (1991) or "Dream of Love" (1993). Last year, she made the leap to the big screen, debuting as a movie actress with the movie "Aquí Espantan".

Angelica Rivera in "La Dueña" (Video: Youtube @ + telenovelas)

From these first jobs, her career was catapulted. At 26, his role in "La Dueña" devotes his career. Recorded in 1995, telenovela achieved the best audience figures for this year.

"Hurricane" (1997); "Ángela" (1998); "Sin Sin Conceido" (2001) or Mariana de la Noche (2003) are among his following works. But the affection of the public reaches him with his last role in which he gave life to "La Gaviota" in the telenovela "Destilando Amor"., a character who earned him his current nickname, and in which he played in an affair with Eduardo Yáñez, in 2007.

One year after the beginning of the filming of this hit series, Peña Nieto would ask Televisa to provide you with a document with the best-positioned stars of the moment, according to the book "Las Mujeres de Peña Nieto" published by the writer and journalist Alberto Tavira.

With a long acting acting career, Angelica Rivera figured among the names on the list. The artist was chosen by the former president, then governor of the State of Mexico, to promote the achievements he had achieved as president. in a series of ads published between May and June 2008.

Thus begins a relationship which, today, confirmed by the actress, puts an end to it.

After maintaining a low profile since the end of Peña Nieto's six-year term – without being seen at events, with virtually no publication and avoiding the paparazzi's reflectors – one of the big questions was: What are the future plans of the first lady?

The scandals in which she was involved during her ex-husband's term and which, in some cases, aroused public rejection, questioned the extent to which "La Gaviota" still has the public's affection .

The publication published today on Instagram has elicited all sorts of reactions and memes in the networks, but also the comments of some of the users who expressed their enthusiasm because Angélica Rivera could resume her career.