Sharon Riley

Sharon Riley Rexach (born November 7, 1946) is a Puerto Rican actress and singer, who has been featured in several telenovelas on Puerto Rican television.

Early life Riley was born on Santurce in 1946, the daughter of American United States Army officer William Riley and of the legendary Puerto Rican singer, poet and composer Sylvia Rexach.

She gained initial fame as a child star, when as a seven-year-old in 1954, she was hired to play an orphan in one of the first major Puerto Rican television sitcom hits, "La Taverna India", where Riley acted alongside Ramón Rivero, "Diplo". She played "Diplo"s unofficially adopted daughter, whom he had to hide from an orphanage official every time the official came to the tavern to look for the little girl.

Soon, Riley was hired by Tommy Muniz to act in his telenovela production, "Las Almas no Tienen Color" ("Souls Have no Color") and "Los Hijos no Condenan" ("Kids Don't Condemn")

Personal life Sharon Riley has a daughter named Sylvia Peréz, who is named after Riley's mom, Sylvia Rexach. Her daughter suffered from birth complications, in her case, a form of Anoxia, which lead to a large settlement awarded to Riley and her daughter in 1983. The settlement amount issue took long to resolve, and it wasn't until the 1990s that the parties involved reached an agreement as far as to how much Riley and her daughter were going to receive from what took place during Sylvia's birth.

Riley had to have a periodical retirement from television work in order to better care for her daughter, who in time grew to become an independent adult.

As of 2013, her daughter Sylvia had reunited to live with her mom again, and the pair made Orlando, Florida, their hometown.

She lists fellow Puerto Rican actress Luz María Rondón as one of her early acting influences.