★ HOW OLD IS MARIALY RIVAS?
Marialy Rivas is 50 years old, born January 1, 1976 in CL · Capricorn.
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About
Marialy Rivas made her name with Young and Wild, a 2012 film that won the World Cinema Screenwriting Award at Sundance. Born in Chile in 1976, she works as a screenwriter and director. Rivas grew up under Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship and is openly lesbian, speaking candidly about LGBTQ+ visibility in her home country. A Capricorn [birth], she channels life-path-7 introspection into provocative storytelling.
★ FEATURE
Biography
Marialy Rivas is a Chilean screenwriter and film director born in 1976. Her breakthrough came with Young and Wild, which she wrote and directed in 2012 — the film won the World Cinema Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival, establishing her as a significant voice in Latin American cinema.
Rivas came of age in Chile during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, an experience that shaped her artistic perspective. As an openly lesbian filmmaker working in a country where public acknowledgment of LGBTQ+ identity remains culturally fraught, she has been vocal about the gap between private reality and public silence in Chilean society. Her work as a screenwriter and director reflects her commitment to telling stories that challenge social conventions.
As a Capricorn born on January 1st, Rivas embodies the sign's association with discipline and boundary-pushing — traits evident in her willingness to center queer narratives and personal politics in her films [birth]. Her life-path number 7 suggests a deep, investigative creative approach [birth]. She continues working in Chilean and international film.
★ ORIGIN
Before Fame
Marialy Rivas grew up in Chile during Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship, a formative period that shaped her artistic vision and political consciousness. She came out as lesbian in a cultural context where such openness was and remains uncommon, an experience she would later translate into her screenwriting.
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Trivia
- Her 2012 film Young and Wild won the World Cinema Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival.
- Rivas has publicly discussed the cultural taboo around acknowledging LGBTQ+ identity in Chile, despite widespread private knowledge of people's sexual orientations.
- She was raised during one of the 20th century's longest military dictatorships and has cited this period as central to her creative perspective.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Seeker
Analytical and private. Marialy Rivas release rarely but deeply, and tend to reward fans with unusual artistic depth rather than constant output.
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Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
- Rae Lil BlackRat · 1996
- Seol In-ahRat · 1996
- IsaacMonkey · 2004
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- Robbie UreMonkey · 2004
CHALLENGING
- Alexander GouldDog · 1994
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★ FAQ
Frequently asked
- How old is Marialy Rivas?
- Marialy Rivas is 50 years old (born January 1, 1976).
- When is Marialy Rivas's birthday?
- Marialy Rivas was born on January 1, 1976.
- What is Marialy Rivas's zodiac sign?
- Marialy Rivas is a Capricorn, born January 1, 1976.
- What is Marialy Rivas's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Marialy Rivas was born in 1976, the year of the Fire Dragon.
- Where is Marialy Rivas from?
- Marialy Rivas is from CL.
- What does Marialy Rivas do?
- Marialy Rivas is a writer.
- Is Marialy Rivas still alive?
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