Raquel Olmedo

Raquel Olmedo (; 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.

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.

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.

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 Film

Year Title Role Notes 1967 Don Juan 67 1971 Siempre hay una primera vez Susana UncreditedSegment: "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 1963 La sombra del otro Television debut 1967 La casa de las fieras 1970 La cruz de Marisa Cruces Raquel 1972 Las gemelas Laura 1972 Las fieras Edith Brisson 1973 Cartas sin destino 1974 La tierra Raymunda 1975 Lo imperdonable Bertha Duval 1978 Viviana Sonia 1978 Doménica Montero Norma 1979 Elisa Elisa 1983 El maleficio Yuliana Pietri 1986 Martín Garatuza Princesa de Eboli 1989 Lo blanco y lo negro Soledad 1989 Atrapada Marcia 1995 Bajo un mismo rostro Cassandra Teodorakis 1997 Esmeralda Dominga 1999 Amor Gitano Manina 2001 Atrévete a Olvidarme La Coronela 2002 ¡Vivan los niños! Alarica Caradura 2004 Mujer, casos de la vida real "La fuerza de un sueño II" (Season 21, Episode 23) 2005 Piel de otoño Triana Gallastegui 2005–2006 Barrera de amor Jacinta López de Valladolid 2008 La rosa de Guadalupe Conchita Episode: "Un camino difícil de andar" 2009–2010 Mar de amor Luz Garabán 150 episodes 2010–2011 Teresa Oriana Guijarro Moreno 2012 Abismo de pasión Ramona 2014 La malquerida Rosa 2014 Como dice el dicho Laura "Nada es verdad, nada es mentira" (Season 4, Episode 7) 2015 Pasión y poder Gisela Fuentes 2018 Amar Sin Ley

Awards and nominations

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