Marjorie de Sousa
{{Short description|Venezuelan actress and model (born 1980)}}
{{Family name hatnote|de Sousa|Rivas|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox model
| name = Marjorie de Sousa
| image = Marjorie de Sousa in 2021.jpg
| caption = de Sousa in 2021
| birth_name = Marjorie Lissette de Sousa Rivas
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|4|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Caracas, Venezuela
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model|singer}}
| years_active = 1999–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Ricardo Álamo|2004|2006|end=div}}
| partner = Julián Gil (2016–2017)
| children = 1
| height = 173 cm
| hair_color = Blonde
| eye_color = Brown
| agency = {{unbulleted list|Palomera Group|Media Concepts PR}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| genre = {{hlist|Latin pop|urban}}
| instrument = Vocals
| label = MDS Music
}}
}}
Marjorie Lissette de Sousa Rivas (born 23 April 1980) is a Venezuelan actress, model and singer.{{cite web|url=https://www.palomeragroup.com.mx/marjorie-de-sousa/|title=Marjorie de Sousa – Palomera Group|author=|date=|website=PalomeraGroup|language=Spanish|access-date=2 May 2024}} She was a candidate in the Miss Venezuela beauty pageant in 1999. She is known worldwide for her villainous roles in telenovelas.
Career
=1999–2009: Beginnings and notable roles=
At age 12, de Sousa began her career doing television commercials and working as a model.{{cite web|url=http://teleprograma.diezminutos.es/telenovela/los-rostros-de-las-telenovelas/marjorie-de-sousa/marjorie-de-sousa3|title=Participó en Miss Venezuela|publisher=Teleprograma.diezminutos.es|language=es|access-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141825/http://teleprograma.diezminutos.es/telenovela/los-rostros-de-las-telenovelas/marjorie-de-sousa/marjorie-de-sousa3|archive-date=12 June 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www2.esmas.com/entretenimiento/biografias/488250/marjorie-sousa/|title=Marjorie de Sousa|website=2.esmas.com|publisher=Esmas.com|language=es|access-date=22 December 2017}} In 1999, she entered the beauty pageant Miss Venezuela in the hands of the famous Venezuelan designer Giovanni Scutaro. A year later, she worked on her first telenovela, Amantes de luna llena, which was produced and broadcast by the television channel Venevisión. In 2001, she co-starred in the hit telenovela Guerra de mujeres, with the character Carolina, one of the most popular in the plot.
In 2002, de Sousa left Venezuela to work on the telenovela Gata salvaje, a co-production of Venevisión and the Spanish-American channel Univision.{{cite web|url=https://ritmoromantica.pe/noticias/espectaculos/instagram-marjorie-de-sousa-embarazo-gata-salvaje-72132|title=¿Recuerdas a Marjorie de Sousa de 'Camelia Valente'? Está embarazada y luce así [FOTOS]|work=Ritmoromantica.pe|language=es|access-date=22 December 2017}} In this internationally acclaimed novel, she plays Camelia Valente, an antagonist in which she has perhaps been one of her best characters, achieving her international projection.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/hoy/ct-hoy-8341574-marjorie-de-sousa-una-villana-muy-querida-story.html|title=Marjorie de Sousa: Una villana muy querida|last=Corpus|first=Lorena|work=Chicago Tribune|language=es|date=22 April 2013|access-date=22 December 2017}} Next, she worked on another successful Univision telenovela called Rebeca, where she had the character of Gisela, another role where she acted as an antagonist. At the end of that production, de Sousa went to work on the Mexican telenovela Mariana de la noche, produced by Televisa; there her character had the name of Carol, also as an antagonist.
In 2005, she starred in the telenovela Ser bonita no basta of the TV network RCTV.{{cite web|url=http://magazine.com.ve/marjorie-de-sousa-se-debate-entre-venezuela-y-el-exterior|title=Marjorie De Sousa se debate entre Venezuela y el exterior|work=Magazine.com.ve|language=es|access-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222162401/http://magazine.com.ve/marjorie-de-sousa-se-debate-entre-venezuela-y-el-exterior|archive-date=22 December 2017|url-status=dead}} A year later she returned to star in another telenovela of RCTV, Y los declaro marido y mujer, a beach production set in Venezuela's Margarita Island. In 2008, de Sousa began to work in the cast of the telenovela Amor comprado, produced by Venevisión; with a character as villain of the plot called Margot. She also participated in the films Soltera y sin compromiso (2006) and Duelos de pasarelas (2008).
=2010–present: Critical success in telenovelas=
In 2010, de Sousa becomes the antagonist of the telenovela Pecadora next to Eduardo Capetillo and Litzy where she began to have skills as a singer interpreting the theme of her character and the protagonist.{{cite web|url=https://informe21.com/arte-espectaculos/marjorie-sousa-bella-villana-sera-samantha-sabater-%E2%80%9Cpecadora%E2%80%9D-artista-cabaret|title=Marjorie de Sousa, bella villana será Samantha Sabater, una "Pecadora" y artista de un cabaret|work=Informe21.com|language=es|date=11 August 2009|access-date=22 December 2017}} In 2011, she appeared in the telenovela Sacrificio de mujer, alongside Luis José Santander and its directed by Adriana Barraza.{{cite web|url=https://informe21.com/arte-espectaculos/sacrificio-mujer-marjorie-sousa-juan-alfonso-baptista-luis-jose-santander|title="Sacrificio de Mujer" con Marjorie De Sousa, Juan Alfonso Baptista y Luis José Santander|work=Informe21.com|language=es|date=20 September 2011|access-date=22 December 2017}} That same year she starred in the video for the song "Poquito a Poquito" by Henry Santos, former member of American bachata group Aventura.{{cite web|url=http://www.notiactual.com/marjorie-de-sousa-protagoniza-el-nuevo-video-del-tema-%E2%80%9Cpoquito-a-poquito%E2%80%9D-de-henry-santos/|title=Marjorie de Sousa protagoniza el nuevo video del tema "Poquito a Poquito" de Henry Santos|work=Notiactual.com|language=es|access-date=22 December 2017}}
In 2012, she played an antagonist in a special participation in Corazón apasionado alongside Guy Ecker and Marlene Favela.{{cite web|url=https://telenovelaseries.wordpress.com/2011/12/01/marjorie-de-sousa-se-integra-a-corazon-apasionado/|title=Marjorie de Sousa se integra a Corazon apasionado|work=Telenovelaseries.wordpress.com|language=es|date=1 December 2011|access-date=12 December 2019}} de Sousa made her theatrical debut at Toc Toc, a world-renowned work, and received the best critics of the industry after her unique and original interpretation of Lili.{{cite web|url=http://www.noticias24.com/gente/noticia/77279/marjorie-de-sousa-debuta-en-la-exitosa-obra-toc-toc/|title=Marjorie De Sousa debuta en la exitosa obra "Toc Toc"|work=Noticias24.com|language=es|access-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222105315/http://www.noticias24.com/gente/noticia/77279/marjorie-de-sousa-debuta-en-la-exitosa-obra-toc-toc/|archive-date=22 December 2017|url-status=dead}} That year she also received the Miami Life Award in Best Female Protagonist category for her extraordinary performance as Clemencia in Sacrificio de mujer. In the same year, de Sousa returned to Televisa as an antagonist in the telenovela Amores verdaderos produced by Nicandro Díaz González.{{cite web|url=http://www1.produ.com/noticias/marjorie-de-sousa-se-suma-al-elenco-de-amores-verdaderos-de-televisa|title=Marjorie de Sousa se suma al elenco de Amores verdaderos de Televisa|work=Produ.com|language=es|access-date=22 December 2017}} Due to the success of her character in the telenovela, she won the prize as Best Antagonist in a telenovela at the Premios TVyNovelas.{{cite web|url=http://www.latintimes.com/premios-tvynovelas-2014-favoritos-del-publico-winners-list-marjorie-de-sousa-erika-buenfil-168971|title=Premios TVyNovelas 2014 Favoritos Del Público Winners List: Marjorie De Sousa, Erika Buenfil And 'Amores Verdaderos' Sweep Telenovela Awards|last=Tinoco|first=Armando|work=Latintimes.com|access-date=22 December 2017}} In 2013, she joined the cast of the play Perfume de Gardenia, produced by Omar Suárez.{{cite web|url=http://www.venevision.com/mundo-show/nota/marjorie-de-sousa-protagonista-de-perfume-de-gardenia|title=Marjorie de Sousa protagonista de Perfume de Gardenia|work=Venevisión|language=es|date=8 May 2013|access-date=22 December 2017}} She also appeared in the fourth season of reality show ¡Mira quién baila!, being in third place.{{cite web|url=https://informe21.com/arte-y-espectaculos/marjorie-de-sousa-habla-de-su-tercer-lugar-en-mira-quien-baila-video?fb_comment_id=629215377141563_5460365|title=Marjorie De Sousa habla de su tercer lugar en 'Mira Quién Baila' (VIDEO)|work=Informe21.com|language=es|access-date=13 October 2019}}
In 2014, de Sousa got her first lead on Televisa, in the telenovela Hasta el fin del mundo,{{cite web|url=https://peru.com/entretenimiento/telenovelas/marjorie-sousa-sufrio-tremenda-caida-durante-rodaje-novela-noticia-330001|title=Hasta el fin del mundo: Marjorie de Sousa sufrió tremenda caída|work=Peru.com|language=es|access-date=22 December 2017}} first paired with Pedro Fernández,{{cite web|url=https://sipse.com/entretenimiento/besos-telenovela-salida-de-pedro-fernandez-marjorie-de-souza-hasta-el-fin-del-mundo-125658.html|title=Falta de besos, contraproducente para Pedro Fernández|website=Sipse.com|language=es|access-date=22 December 2017}} who left the project due to supposed problems with de Sousa, and David Zepeda took the place of Fernández.{{cite web|url=https://www.vix.com/es/imj/famosos/6359/david-zepeda-sera-el-nuevo-protagonista-de-hasta-el-fin-del-mundo|title=David Zepeda será el nuevo protagonista de 'Hasta el fin del mundo'|website=Vix.com|language=es|access-date=22 December 2017}} After Hasta el fin del mundo, she participated in 2016 in Juan Osorio's telenovela, Sueño de amor, in which only as a guest star appeared.{{cite web|url=https://peopleenespanol.com/article/marjorie-de-sousa-habla-de-su-relacion-con-betty-monroe-en-sueno-de-amor/|title=Marjorie de Sousa habla de su relación con Betty Monroe en Sueño de amor|last=González|first=Moisés|work=People en Español|language=es|date=24 June 2016|access-date=1 May 2019}} In 2017, she signed an exclusive contract with the Spanish-language television network Telemundo.{{cite web|url=https://mundohispanico.com/entretenimiento/marjorie-de-sousa-firma-exclusiva-con-telemundo|title=Marjorie de Sousa firma exclusiva con Telemundo (FOTOS Y VIDEO)|last=Juliana|first=Barrera|website=Mundohispanico.com|language=es|access-date=22 December 2017}} The network began filming the telenovela Al otro lado del muro, alongside Litzy that debut on 21 February 2018.{{cite web|url=https://peopleenespanol.com/telenovelas/marjorie-de-sousa-al-otro-lado-del-muro-telemundo/|title=Marjorie de Sousa: "Mi personaje en Al otro lado del muro es una heroína de verdad. Me identifico con ella ya que hace todo por cuidar y mantener a salvo a sus hijos"|last=González|first=Moisés|work=People en Español|language=es|date=17 October 2017|access-date=25 September 2017}} In October 2020, de Sousa Participated on the Reality Show of the Spanish Version of Masked Singer, ¿Quién es la máscara? in the 2nd Season as a Banana, and was eliminated on the 2nd Episode.{{Cite web|last=TIM|first=Televisa|title=¿Quién es la máscara? 2020|url=https://www.televisa.com/sala-de-prensa/especiales/quien-es-la-mascara-2020|access-date=2022-01-25|website=Televisa|language=es}}
Personal life
de Sousa married Venezuelan actor Ricardo Álamo in 2004 and divorced him in 2006.{{cite web|url=https://mundohispanico.com/entretenimiento/tras-conocerse-separacion-de-marjorie-de-sousa-su-exesposo-hace-confesion-video-y-fotos|title=Tras conocerse separación de Marjorie de Sousa, su exesposo hace confesión (VIDEO Y FOTOS)|website=Mundohispanico.com|language=es|access-date=5 October 2017}} In 2016, she had a romantic relationship with Argentine-born Puerto Rican actor Julián Gil, with whom she had her first son Matías Gregorio Gil de Sousa.{{cite web|url=https://peopleenespanol.com/celebridades/marjorie-de-sousa-julian-gil-historia-amor-ruptura/|title=La historia de amor y desamor de Marjorie de Sousa y Julián Gil|last=Mangal|first=Mayra|work=People en Español|language=es|date=19 April 2017|access-date=19 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://globovision.com/article/marjorie-de-sousa-revelo-la-enfermedad-que-padece-su-hijo|title=Marjorie de Sousa reveló la enfermedad que padece su hijo|language=es|website=Globovision.com|access-date=5 October 2017}} The relationship between de Sousa and Gil ended unamicably in 2017 {{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/ve/news/877252/aseguran-que-la-prueba-de-paternidad-de-julian-gil-y-el-hijo-de-marjorie-de-sousa-resulto-negativa|title=¿Julián Gil no es el verdadero padre del hijo de Marjorie de Sousa?|author=Markosmo|work=E!|language=es|date=1 September 2017|access-date=19 November 2019}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Theatre | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Orinoco | {{unknown}} | {{unknown}} |
| 2012 | Toc Toc | Lili | rowspan="5"|Several locations |
| 2013 | Perfume de gardenia | Gardenia Peralta | |
| 2015 | Hasta el fin del mundo... Cantaré | Sofía Ripoll | |
| 2016 | ¿Por qué los hombres aman a las cabronas? | Dulce | |
| 2018 | El matrimonio perjudica seriamente la salud | Julia |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Music videos | |||
| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Poquito a Poquito" | Henry Santos | Introducing Henry Santos |
Discography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Singles | |||
| Year | Title | Peaks | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | "Un Poquito Tuya" | {{n/a}} | rowspan="4"{{Non-album singles}} |
| 2020 | "Morenito de Mi Amor" | {{n/a}} | |
| 2021 | "Ni Diabla Ni Santa" | {{n/a}} | |
| 2022 | "La Alegría de la Navidad" | {{n/a}} |
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{IMDb name|1145146|Marjorie de Sousa}}
{{TVyNovelas Award for Best Antagonist Actress}}
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Category:21st-century Venezuelan actresses
Category:21st-century Venezuelan women singers
Category:Actresses from Caracas
Category:Venezuelan expatriates in Mexico
Category:Venezuelan female models
Category:Venezuelan film actresses
Category:Venezuelan people of Portuguese descent