Ilse
Encyclopedia
Ilse is a Mexican
singer and telenovela
actress.
, Venezuela
, but became a Mexican citizen at the age of 18. She was born to a well-known publicist in Mexico Oscar Olivo and to his Honduran born wife Ilse Schweinfurth. She studied Communications at Universidad Anáhuac. and at the age of 20 she became one of the three members of the vocal group Flans
. Ilse performed the first single Bazar that made the group an instant success. In 1990 the group broke up and Ilse became the host of the show Galardón a los grandes and launched a solo career in 1992 recording two albums. Ilse also obtained an important yet brief role in the telenovela
María Isabel
on Televisa
in 1997. This soap opera starring ADELA NORIEGA will re air starting first week of January 2007 on TELE FUTURA network.
In 1989 she performed a duet with Pedro Maras on his debut self-titled album. The song, titled 'Sed' was published by BMG Music Publishing Company and is extremely rare.
In 1999 she re-united with the other members of Flans to tour the country.
In 2003 she hosted the talk show 100% Mujer on Televisa. In 2005, Ilse became one of the judges of the TV Azteca
singing competition La Academia
.
She re toured with Flans again in late 2005 for 2 months. With happiness comes sorrow. She lost her sister Erika due to pneumonia on December 3, 2006. She is currently a single mother raising two young boys. Ilse is now currently living in Mexico City.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
singer and telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
actress.
Biography
Ilse was born in CaracasCaracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, but became a Mexican citizen at the age of 18. She was born to a well-known publicist in Mexico Oscar Olivo and to his Honduran born wife Ilse Schweinfurth. She studied Communications at Universidad Anáhuac. and at the age of 20 she became one of the three members of the vocal group Flans
Flans
Flans was an all female Mexican pop music group, which enjoyed popularity from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. Its members were the singers Ivonne Margarita Guevara García, Ilse María Olivo Schweinfurth and Irma Angélica Hernández Ochoa...
. Ilse performed the first single Bazar that made the group an instant success. In 1990 the group broke up and Ilse became the host of the show Galardón a los grandes and launched a solo career in 1992 recording two albums. Ilse also obtained an important yet brief role in the telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
María Isabel
María Isabel (telenovela)
María Isabel is a 1997 Mexican telenovela starring Adela Noriega, Fernando Carrillo and Lorena Herrera.-Plot:María Isabel is a beautiful, kind-hearted young woman of indigenous descent, faced with the responsibility of raising Rosa Isela, the orphaned daughter of her only true friend who has...
on Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
in 1997. This soap opera starring ADELA NORIEGA will re air starting first week of January 2007 on TELE FUTURA network.
In 1989 she performed a duet with Pedro Maras on his debut self-titled album. The song, titled 'Sed' was published by BMG Music Publishing Company and is extremely rare.
In 1999 she re-united with the other members of Flans to tour the country.
In 2003 she hosted the talk show 100% Mujer on Televisa. In 2005, Ilse became one of the judges of the TV Azteca
TV Azteca
Azteca, is the second largest Mexican television entertainment. It was established in 1983 as the state-owned Instituto Mexicano de la Televisión , a holding of the national TV networks channel 13 and 7 and was privatized under its current name in 1993 and now is part of Grupo Salinas...
singing competition La Academia
La Academia
La Academia is a Mexican reality musical talent show shown on TV Azteca, premiering in June 2002 and currently in its ninth installment...
.
She re toured with Flans again in late 2005 for 2 months. With happiness comes sorrow. She lost her sister Erika due to pneumonia on December 3, 2006. She is currently a single mother raising two young boys. Ilse is now currently living in Mexico City.
Television shows
- La AcademiaLa AcademiaLa Academia is a Mexican reality musical talent show shown on TV Azteca, premiering in June 2002 and currently in its ninth installment...
(2005) as judge - 100% mujer (2003) as host
- Plaza SésamoPlaza SésamoPlaza Sésamo is an educational children's television series for preschoolers, which is the Spanish-language adaptation for Latin America of Sesame Street. Both programs are pioneers of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment.The program was first...
(1996) as cast member - Galardón a los grandes (1989) as host