Raquel Olmedo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Orama and the second or maternal family name is Leal.

Raquel Olmedo
Background information
Birth name	Siomara Anicia Orama Leal
Born	(1937-12-30) 30 December 1937 Caibarién, Las Villas, Cuba
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) is a Cuban-born Mexican actress and singer. 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	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
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

TVyNovelas Awards

Year	Category	Telenovela	Result
1998	Best First Actress	Esmeralda	Nominated
2006		Piel de otoño
2013		Abismo de pasión	Won
	Best Co-star Actress		Nominated

External links

• Raquel Olmedo at IMDb
• Allmusic.com entry on Raquel Olmedo's "Mañana Ya Ni Vengas" album