Raquel Olmedo
Raquel Olmedo | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Siomara Anicia Orama Leal |
Born |
Caibarién, Las Villas, Cuba | 30 December 1937
Genres | Pop, folk, Mariachi, world |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
Years active | 1956–present |
Labels | CBS (1977–1983) |
Website | RaquelOlmedo.com |
Raquel Olmedo (pronounced: [raˈkel olˈmeðo]) (born Siomara Anicia Orama Leal on 30 December 1937 in Caibarién, Las Villas, Cuba) is a Mexican actress and at one time singer. She started her career in her native Cuba before moving to Mexico in 1959 at the start of Fidel Castro's regime's rule of Cuba.
Biography
Raquel began her career in theatre singing opera in her native Cuba. In the wake of the 1959 Cuban revolution, when millions of people fled Cuba, Raquel came to Mexico in 1959 as an unknown artist. She did a little work in the movie business before finally landing a small role in the telenovela La sombra del otro in 1963.
Whilst she was relatively new to the acting world, Raquel excelled in this genre further revealing yet another talent that she would master. She built a body of acting experience before finally being able to indulge her first field, singing. After the popularity of her starring role on the 1975 telenovela Lo Imperdonable, Raquel got a record deal with CBS Records and released her first album Mitad Mujer, Mitad Gaviota. Her career as a singer proved initially successful, with the title track from this record (written by Lolita De La Colina) becoming a radio hit. She would tour throughout all Latin America in the coming years while continuing her television and film work. In the coming years, she released a total of 5 albums, her last being the ranchera album Mañana Ya Ni Vengas in 1983, produced by popular ranchera arranger song Pedro Ramirez, who was famous for his work with Javier Solís and Vicente Fernández.
Today she is celebrated as one of the most important figures in the Mexican entertainment industry. Her most recent role on the television series Barrera de amor proved to be one of her most successful acting jobs, exposing Raquel's talent to a new generation. This was also one of the first times she played a villain which offered a new perspective on Raquel's talent.
For her work in television, Olmedo was inducted into the Paseo de las Luminarias in 1984.
Albums
- Mitad Mujer, Mitad Gaviota (1977)
- Tu, Siempre Tu (1979)
- No Señora (1980)
- La Fuerza De Una Voz Que Impone El Cambio (1982)
- Mañana Ya Ni Vengas (1983)
- Con el Alma en Cueros (2009)
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1967 | Don Juan 67 | ||
1971 | Siempre hay una primera vez | Susana | Uncredited Segment: "Isabel" |
1972 | Pepito y la lámpara maravillosa | Señorita Ramírez | |
1974 | Presagio | Isabel | |
1974 | Conserje para todo | Clodomira | |
1974 | Tráiganlos vivos o muertos | ||
1976 | Coronación | Dora | |
1978 | El arracadas | ||
1978 | La plaza de Puerto Santo | Florinda | |
1979 | Cuando tejen las arañas | Julia | |
1979 | Los indolentes | Josefa | |
1979 | La pistolera | ||
1986 | Al filo de la ley: Misión rescate | Eloisa Araiza | |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1963 | La sombra del otro | Supporting Role | |
1967 | La casa de las fieras | Supporting Role | |
1970 | La cruz de Marisa Cruces | Carola | Main Antagonist |
1972 | Las gemelas | Laura | Supporting Role |
1972 | Las fieras | Edith Brisson | Protagonist |
1973 | Cartas sin destino | Supporting Role | |
1974 | La tierra | Raymunda | Supporting Role |
1975 | Lo imperdonable | Bertha Duval | Main Antagonist |
1978 | Doménica Montero | Norma | Main Antagonist |
1978-1979 | Viviana | Sonia | Supporting Role |
1979 | Elisa | Elisa | Protagonist |
1983-1984 | El maleficio | Yuliana Pietri | Supporting Role |
1986 | Martín Garatuza | Princesa de Eboli | Main Antagonist |
1989 | Lo blanco y lo negro | Soledad | Supporting Role |
1991-1992 | Atrapada | Marcia Montero | Antagonist |
1995 | Bajo un mismo rostro | Cassandra Teodorakis | Supporting Role |
1997 | Esmeralda | Dominga | Co-Protagonist |
1999 | Amor gitano | Manina | Supporting Role |
2001 | Atrévete a Olvidarme | La Coronela | Supporting Role |
2002-2003 | ¡Vivan los niños! | Alarica Caradura | Supporting Role |
2004 | Mujer, casos de la vida real | "La fuerza de un sueño II" (Season 21, Episode 23) | |
2005 | Piel de otoño | Triana Gallastegui | Co-Protagonist |
2005-2006 | Barrera de amor | Jacinta López de Valladolid | Main Antagonist |
2008 | La rosa de Guadalupe | Conchita | Episode: "Un camino difícil de andar" |
2009-2010 | Mar de amor | Luz Garabán | Supporting Role |
2010-2011 | Teresa | Oriana Guijarro Moreno | Antagonist |
2012 | Abismo de pasión | Ramona González | Supporting Role |
2014 | Como dice el dicho | Laura | "Nada es verdad, nada es mentira" (Season 4, Episode 7) |
2014 | La malquerida | Rosa Molina | Supporting Role |
2015 | Pasión y poder | Gisela Fuentes | Antagonist |
Awards and nominations
TVyNovelas Awards
Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
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1998 | Best First Actress | Esmeralda | Nominated |
2006 | Piel de otoño | ||
2013 | Abismo de pasión | Won | |
Best Co-star Actress | Nominated |
References
External links
- Raquel Olmedo at the Internet Movie Database
- Allmusic.com entry on Raquel Olmedo's "Mañana Ya Ni Vengas" album