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 <small>(1977–1983)</small> | 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 === {{BLP unsourced section|date= October 2022}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1967 || ''Don Juan 67'' || || |- | 1971 || ''Siempre hay una primera vez'' || Susana || Uncredited<br />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 === {{BLP unsourced section|date= October 2022}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! 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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/1183342.1937-llega-al-mundo-raquel-olmedo-famosa-actriz-de-cine-y-television.html|title=1937: Llega al mundo Raquel Olmedo, famosa actriz de cine y televisión|website=El Siglo de Torreón|date=30 December 2015 }}</ref> || |- | 2018 || Amar Sin Ley || || |}

==Awards and nominations== {{BLP unsourced section|date= October 2022}}

=== 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 == {{Reflist}}

== 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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