Cynthia Olavarría
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Cynthia Olavarría | |
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 Olavarria interviewed by Dulce Osuna in 2017 | |
| Born | Cynthia Enid Olavarría Rivera January 28, 1982 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss San Juan Universe 2003 Miss Salinas Universe 2005 Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2005 |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2003 (1st Runner-Up) Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2005 (Winner) Miss Universe 2005 (1st Runner-Up) |
| Website | http://www.cynthiaolavarria.com/ |
Cynthia Enid Olavarría Rivera (born January 28, 1982, in Santurce) is a Puerto Rican actress, fashion model, tv host and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2005 and placed 1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe 2005.
Biography
Early years
Born in the Santurce district of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Olavarría was an expressive and eloquent child. Those qualities made her embark in the world of beauty pageants, TV hosting and modeling since she was a teenager. At age 11, she won her first beauty pageant, "Miss Reina Infantil" and became the host of the famous Puerto Rican child game show Contra el Reloj con Pacheco.
Studies
Cynthia Olavarria attended Colegio La Piedad, a private school in
Modeling career
At age 16, she started out as a model by competing in Elite Model Look Competition Puerto Rico, where she placed third. This served as springboard to develop a long modeling career where she has enjoyed success, achieving over 20 magazine covers and publications in Indonesia, Dominican Republic, Miami, New York, and Puerto Rico.
Many awards have been given to her for her trajectory, including two awards for “Best Female Model” and a recognition as a Puerto Rican “Top Model”. She also received the “International Model Ambassador Award” at the Chicago Latino Fashion Week in 2007, and another recognition as “Outstanding Model of the Year” in the Latin Pride National Awards.
Beauty pageants
Olavarria's history with pageants started at age 11 when she won her first beauty pageant, "Miss Reina Infantil". When she became 16, she competed in Elite Model Look Puerto Rico.
After graduating from college, Olavarría was headed towards a master's degree in
She represented Puerto Rico in the
During the course of her reign, she made many appearances on such television programs such as Don Francisco Presenta,
Given her success in beauty pageants she has been invited to be a judge in several international beauty pageants, along with hosting some of them. Most recently she was a judge for the "Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2014" pageant.
Acting career
After finishing her undergraduate studies and returning from Miss Universe, Olavarria began taking acting lessons with actresses Elia Enid Cadilla, Flor Nunez and
In July 2010 she landed the role of Lucy Saldana in Telemundo's telenovela-thriller
In August 2013 Cynthia won a supporting actress award "Premios Tu Mundo" for her role as the good natured Diana Mercader in the telenovela-thriller "El Rostro De La Venganza".
As much as Cynthia enjoyed winning a "Tu Mundo" for interpreting angelic/good natured roles she also feared the award might typecast her indefinitely in such characters. However, early in November 2014 People en Español magazine announced that Telemundo Studios had cast Cynthia in a stellar villainess role in "Tierra De Reyes" a remake of the highly popular Colombian telenovela "Pasion De Gavilanes". This time she would be interpreting the diabolical, Isadora Valverde, a dangerous and obsessive woman who runs a drug cartel and who obsesses in a love triangle between actors Fabian Rios and Aaron Diaz.
Television
Her hosting career started at an early age when she became the host of Contra el Reloj con Pacheco. After this, she made multiple appearances as a guest host for various television networks in Puerto Rico and many international events, mainly beauty pageants.
In the United States, she has been a presenter at
In 2007,
Cynthia also worked for Univision's rival network Telemundo as the host of Decisiones Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rican adaptation of the Telemundo's series Decisiones. In 2008, she also hosted a Miss Universe special titled “Intimamente con Miss Universo” for Telemundo. The one-hour show follows the steps of Miss Universe 2008, Dayana Mendoza, after winning the title.
In 2007 and 2008, she joined Mexican singer and actor
Recently she was also the temporary host of Telemundo's
Early in 2014 it was announced that Cynthia will be starring in Top Chef Estrallas, a Latin American version of the reality cooking television show Top Chef that will air on Telemundo with stars competing for their choice of charity.[2]
Present
Her life flashed before her eyes the summer of 2018 after a snake bit her in the middle of a photo shoot in Miami. “They told me the venom wouldn’t leave my body within 12 months… I thought it will leave sooner but it was worse with the months” said sobbing Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2005. Doctors had told her “you probably won't be the same person, you will have to use a machine in your leg, so you can be able to walk.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
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| 2005 | Miss Universe 2005 | Herself | Competition program; Miss Puerto Rico (1st Runner-Up) |
| 2005 | Don Francisco Presenta | Herself | TV show; guest role |
| 2007–2009 | Nuestra Belleza Latina | Herself | Guest Judge; 22 episodes |
| 2007 | Mi adorada Malena | Malena | TV series; main role, 6 episodes |
| 2010–2011 | Alguien te mira | Lucia "Lucy" Saldaña | TV series; series regular, 88 episodes |
| 2011 | Mi corazón insiste en Lola Volcán | Sofía Palacios | TV series; series regular, 111 episodes |
| 2012–2013 | El rostro de la venganza | Diana Mercader | TV series; series regular |
| 2014 | Secreteando | Silvia | TV series; episode: "Hace tiempo que debí contártelo" |
| 2014–2015 | Tierra de reyes | Isadora Valverde | TV series; series regular, 114 episodes |
| 2016 | Loki 7
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Candy | Film |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated works | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2013
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Premios Tu Mundo
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Best Supporting Actress | El Rostro de la Venganza
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Won[4] |
2015
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The Best Bad Girl - Novela | Tierra de reyes | Won[4] |
See also
References
- ^ "El triunfo emociona a Cynthia OlavarrÃa -VÃ?DEO". Primerahora.com. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ^ "Telemundo Sets Spanish-Language Version of 'Top Chef'". Variety. 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ^ ( Metro Puerto Rico, 2019)
- ^ a b c "Conoce a los ganadores de "Premios Tu Mundo 2015" de Telemundo". tvboricuausa.com (in Spanish). 20 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Kimberly Dos Ramos y Gonzalo García Vivanco máximos nominados a Premios Tu Mundo 2015" (in Spanish). 22 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ Telemundo Network (23 July 2015). "Lista completa de los nominados a Premios Tu Mundo 2015". Telemundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2015.
External links
- (in Spanish) Official website
- An Interview with Cynthia Olavarría
- Cynthia Olavarría in the Internet Movie Database
- Cynthia's Love Archived 2014-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
