ɹiˈɛɹə wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə sˈiːt ˈɛn ʌvðə ɹˈiːəl ˌækədˈiːmiə ɛspɐnjˈoʊlə ˌɔn nˈaɪntiːn ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv, ʃiː tˈʊk ˌʌp hɜː sˈiːt ˌɔn sˈɛvən noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn.
Riera was elected to Seat n of the Real Academia Española on 19 April 2012, she took up her seat on 7 November 2013.