Maricruz Olivier

Maricruz Olivier
Maricruz Olivier in Angelitos del trapecio (1959)
Born	María de la Cruz Olivier Obergh September 19, 1935(1935-09-19) Tehuacán, Puebla
Died	October 10, 1984(1984-10-10) (aged 49) Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation	Film and television actress
Years active	1953–1984

Maricruz Olivier (September 19, 1935 – October 10, 1984) was a Mexican actress of film, television, and theater.^[1][2] She is best remembered for starring in the telenovela Teresa (1959),^[2] which was a success as it established her on-screen persona of playing villains.^[2]

Early life

Olivier was born María de la Cruz Olivier Obergh to Mercedes Shirley Obergh in the city of Tehuacán, Puebla.^[1][2] Olivier studied philosophy, literature, and acting for two years in the Academia Andrés Soler.^[2] Her film debut was in Esos de Penjamo in 1951, and her theatrical debut was in the play, Que no es cordero.^[2] Because of her particiaption in the 1955 play Santa Juana, Olivier became one of the most important young actresses of the decade.^[2]

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.

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:

"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 (1961)
• El Derecho de Nacer (1966)
• El caballo bayo (1966)
• Un dorado de Pancho Villa (1967)
• Como pescar marído (1968)
• El Ofício mas antiguo del mundo (1970)
• Tres Mujeres en la Hoguera (1979)

TV

• Teresa (1959)
• Estafa de Amor (1967)
• Barata de Primavera (1975)
• Viviana (1979)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Olivier, Maricruz. Biographical Dictionary of Mexican Film Performers "N" and "O"". http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~dwilt/nbiog.htm. Retrieved 9 September 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "Biografía de Maricruz Olivier". http://www.network54.com/Forum/223031/message/1041873910/Biograf%EDa+de+Maricruz+Olivier. Retrieved 9 September 2011. 

External links

• Maricruz Olivier at the Internet Movie Database

Bibliography

• Agrasánchez Jr., Rogelio (2001). Bellezas del cine mexicano/Beauties of Mexican Cinema. Archivo Fílmico Agrasánchez. ISBN 968-5077-11-8. 

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Name	Olivier, Maricruz
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Date of birth	September 19, 1935
Place of birth	Tehuacán, Puebla, México
Date of death	October 10, 1984
Place of death	Mexico City, Mexico