# Raquel Olmedo

Raquel Olmedo (pronounced; born Siomara Anicia Orama Leal on 30 December 1937) is a Cuban 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 | 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 | Best First Actress | Piel de otoño | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best First Actress | Abismo de pasión | Won |
| 2013 | Best Co-star Actress | Abismo de pasión | Nominated |