Maricruz Olivier
Maricruz Olivier | |
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Tehuacán, Puebla | |
Died | 10 October 1984 | (aged 49)
Occupation(s) | Film and television actress |
Years active | 1953–1984 |
María de la Cruz "Maricruz" Olivier Obergh (19 September 1935 - 10 October 1984) was a Mexican actress of
Early life
Olivier was born María de la Cruz Olivier Obergh to Mercedes Shirley Obergh in the city of
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 Capulina (popular comic actors at the time) in the comedy film, Angelitos del trapecio.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
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."[2]
Filmography (selected)
- Quinceañera (1960)
- Teresa(1959)
- El derecho de nacer (1966)
- El caballo bayo (1966)
- Un dorado de Pancho Villa(1967)
- Hasta El Viento Tiene Miedo (1968)
- Como pescar marído (1968)
- El oficio más antiguo del mundo (1970)
- Tres Mujeres en la Hoguera(1979)
- “La Niña de los Hoyitos ” (1984)
TV
- Teresa (1959)
- Estafa de amor(1968)
- Barata de primavera (1975)
- Viviana(1979)
References
- ^ a b "Olivier, Maricruz. Biographical Dictionary of Mexican Film Performers "N" and "O"". Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Biografía de Maricruz Olivier". Retrieved 9 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Maricruz Olivier at IMDb
Bibliography
- Agrasánchez Jr., Rogelio (2001). Bellezas del cine mexicano/Beauties of Mexican Cinema. Archivo Fílmico Agrasánchez. ISBN 968-5077-11-8.