Raquel Olmedo
{{Short description|Mexican actress and singer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Orama|Leal|lang=Spanish}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| background = person
| name = Raquel Olmedo
| image = Raquelolmedo.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = Siomara Anicia Orama Leal
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1937|12|30}}
| birth_place = Caibarién, Las Villas, Cuba
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|folk|Mariachi|world}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|actress}}
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 1956–present
| label = CBS (1977–1983)
| website = {{Official URL}}
}}
Raquel Olmedo ({{IPA|es|raˈkel olˈmeðo|pron}}; born Siomara Anicia Orama Leal on 30 December 1937) is a Cuban-born Mexican singer and actress. She started her career in her native Cuba before moving to Mexico in 1959. She performed in the last years of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
Biography
Olmedo was born in Caibarién, Las Villas, Cuba, and began her career there in theatre singing opera. In the wake of the 1959 Cuban revolution, Olmedo 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.{{citation needed|date= October 2022}}
Following a starring role in the 1975 telenovela Lo Imperdonable, Olmedo 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 toured throughout all Latin America in the coming years while continuing her television and film work. In the coming years, she released a total of five albums, her last being the ranchera album Mañana Ya Ni Vengas in 1983, produced by ranchera song arranger Pedro Ramirez, best known for his work with Javier Solís and Vicente Fernández.{{citation needed|date= October 2022}}
Her most recent role on the television series Barrera de amor proved to be one of her most successful roles. This was also one of the first times she played a villain.{{citation needed|date= October 2022}}
For her work in television, Olmedo was inducted into the Paseo de las Luminarias in 1984. [https://www.thecubanhistory.com/2019/11/raquel-olmedo-actress-and-singer-of-cinema-theater-and-television-raquel-olmedo-actriz-y-cantante-del-cine-teatro-y-la-television-videos/]
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
= Film =
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 =
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|2018 Amar sin Ley
Awards and nominations
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= TVyNovelas Awards =
| class="wikitable"
! Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
| 1998 | rowspan=3| Best First Actress | Esmeralda | rowspan=2 {{nom}} |
| 2006 | Piel de otoño | ||
| rowspan=2|2013 | rowspan=2|Abismo de pasión | {{won}} | |
| Best Co-star Actress | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0647424|name=Raquel Olmedo}}
- [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r102058|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic.com entry on Raquel Olmedo's "Mañana Ya Ni Vengas" album]
- [https://www.thecubanhistory.com/2019/11/raquel-olmedo-actress-and-singer-of-cinema-theater-and-television-raquel-olmedo-actriz-y-cantante-del-cine-teatro-y-la-television-videos/]
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Category:Cuban emigrants to Mexico
Category:Mexican film actresses
Category:Mexican people of Spanish descent
Category:Mexican stage actresses
Category:Mexican telenovela actresses
Category:Mexican television actresses
Category:Mexican voice actresses
Category:Mexican women singers
Category:People from Caibarién
Category:20th-century Cuban actresses
Category:21st-century Cuban actresses
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