[1] Her plays have also been produced internationally at theatre festivals in Moscow, Chile, Puerto Rico, Colombia, and Bolivia.
[1] From a young age, Rivera loved to write and often took classes at the Puerto Rican Travelling Theatre.
[2] Rivera is also a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Theatre Communications Group, NALIP (the National Association of Latino Independent Producers) and Sigma Delta Pi (inducted June 1986).
María Elena Garcia visits Puerto Rico in the hopes of reconnecting with her extended family and her homeland.
In Carmen Rivera's adept biodrama, we watch her rise from amateur contest winner to a six-year partnership with Tito Puente, sold-out performances in Carnegie Hall, and talk show stardom.
Rivera cleverly frames it with a Santería prophecy that the singer would enjoy more success than she ever dreamed before experiencing a terrible fall."
Rivera has written several plays that have received recognition:[6] Finalist in the Eugene O’Neill Playwrights Conference Videotaped for the Archives at the Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts.
In addition, she has authored or co-authored numerous works for her Educational Play Productions:[11] The screen adaptation of La Gringa was a finalist in the International Latino Film Festival/MTV Screenplay Competition in 2001.