Maricruz Olivier
Encyclopedia
Maricruz Olivier was a Mexican actress of film
, television
, and theater. She is best remembered for starring in the telenovela
Teresa
(1959), which was a success as it established her on-screen persona of playing villains.
, Puebla
. Olivier studied philosophy, literature, and acting for two years in the Academia Andrés Soler. Her film debut was in Esos de Penjamo in 1951, and her theatrical debut was in the play, Que no es cordero. Because of her particiaption in the 1955 play Santa Juana, Olivier became one of the most important young actresses of the decade.
(popular comic actors at the time) in the comedy film, Angelitos del trapecio.
In 1962, she starred with Antonio Aguilar
in the revolutionary-drama Sol en llamas, where she portrayed an hacendado's daughter in the midst of an hacienda
during pre-revolutionary Mexico in 1910.
Aside from all these genres, her astounding sinister-beauty and acting captivated the audience to believe in her work. As she once quoted in 1983:
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, and theater. She is best remembered for starring 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"...
Teresa
Teresa
Teresa, Theresa, and Therese are feminine given names. The name is thought to be derived from the Greek verb θήρίζεἰν therizein, meaning to harvest....
(1959), which was a success as it established her on-screen persona of playing villains.
Early life
Olivier was born María de la Cruz Olivier Obergh to Mercedes Shirley Obergh in the city of TehuacánTehuacán
Tehuacán is the second largest city in the Mexican state of Puebla, nestled in the Southeast Valley of Tehuacán, bordering the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz. The 2010 census reported a population of 248,716 in the city and 274,906 in its surrounding municipality of the same name, of which it serves...
, Puebla
Puebla
Puebla officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla....
. Olivier studied philosophy, literature, and acting for two years in the Academia Andrés Soler. Her film debut was in Esos de Penjamo in 1951, and her theatrical debut was in the play, Que no es cordero. Because of her particiaption in the 1955 play Santa Juana, Olivier became one of the most important young actresses of the decade.
Film career
Although Olivier was popularly known for playing villainous-type roles, she had also appeared in many other different film genres. In 1959, she co-starred with Anabel Gutiérrez as one of the love interests of Viruta y CapulinaViruta y Capulina
Marco Antonio Campos and Gaspar Henaine performed together as Viruta y Capulina, a Mexican comedy duo in film that first appeared in the movie Se los Chupó la bruja, in 1958....
(popular comic actors at the time) in the comedy film, Angelitos del trapecio.
In 1962, she starred with Antonio Aguilar
Antonio Aguilar
José Pascual Antonio Aguilar Barraza most commonly known as Antonio Aguilar, nicknamed "El Charro de México", was a Mexican film actor, singer, producer and screenwriter. During his career, he made over 150 albums, which sold 25 million copies, and made 167 movies...
in the revolutionary-drama Sol en llamas, where she portrayed an hacendado's daughter in the midst of an hacienda
Hacienda
Hacienda is a Spanish word for an estate. Some haciendas were plantations, mines, or even business factories. Many haciendas combined these productive activities...
during pre-revolutionary Mexico in 1910.
Aside from all these genres, her astounding sinister-beauty and acting captivated the audience to believe in her work. As she once quoted in 1983:
"The villains gave me fame. The people have hated my roles of cursed women, only four in my career. I know that they don't hate me. In the minds of people I did not stay a villain, but an actress. When I did Teresa, there were those who stopped me on the street to give me advice: do not be a bad daughter missy! Behave better with your parents! Other people told me: what a horrible behavior! Behind all this I was still interpreting her."
Filmography (Selected)
- QuinceañeraQuinceañeraQuinceañera , sometimes called "Fiesta de quince años", "Fiesta de Quinceañera", "Quince años" or simply "quince", is the celebration of a girl's fifteenth birthday in parts of Latin America and elsewhere in communities of immigrants from Latin America...
(1960) - TeresaTeresaTeresa, Theresa, and Therese are feminine given names. The name is thought to be derived from the Greek verb θήρίζεἰν therizein, meaning to harvest....
(1961) - El Derecho de NacerEl derecho de nacerEl derecho de nacer is the name of three Mexican productions as well as the Cuban novel that inspired them all about a young and unmarried high society woman seeking to abort her baby and the doctor who in counseling her tells his own story as an out-of-wedlock child.*El derecho de nacer is the...
(1966) - El caballo bayoEl caballo bayoEl caballo bayo is a 1966 western film from Mexico starring Antonio Aguilar and Maricruz Olivier....
(1966) - Un dorado de Pancho Villa (1967)
- Como pescar marído (1968)
- El Ofício mas antiguo del mundoEl oficio más antiguo del mundoEl oficio más antiguo del mundo is a 1970 Mexican film. It was directed by Luis Alcoriza....
(1970) - Tres Mujeres en la HogueraTres Mujeres en la HogueraTres Mujeres en la Hoguera is a Mexican motion picture categorized as drama and thriller. It was filmed in 1976.- Synopsis :...
(1979)
TV
- TeresaTeresaTeresa, Theresa, and Therese are feminine given names. The name is thought to be derived from the Greek verb θήρίζεἰν therizein, meaning to harvest....
(1959) - Estafa de Amor (1967)
- Barata de Primavera (1975)
- VivianaVivianaViviana is a 1916 short drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason....
(1979)