Carlos Olivier (''Carlos Raúl Fernández Olivier'') (26 January 195222 January 2007), was a

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n actor, famous for his roles in

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, including ''

Leonela ''Leonela'' is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Delia Fiallo and produced by RCTV, Radio Caracas Televisión in 1983. The telenovela was divided into two parts: the first part ''Leonela'' had 55 episodes and the second part titled ''Miedo al amor ...

'', ''

El País de las Mujeres ''El País de las mujeres'' (English title: ''The Country of Women'') is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Leonardo Padrón and produced by Venevisión. This telenovela lasted 188 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión Intern ...

'', ''Viva la Pepa'', '' Las González'', ''Engañada'', and ''Los Querendones''. Olivier was a member of the Factory of Young Actors of

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. During the five years that he lived in the

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, Olivier appeared in two episodes of the police TV series

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, hosted the TV show ''El Gran Evento con Carlos Olivier'' on

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, and recorded two albums with producer

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. Olivier combined his passion for acting with the medicine. Carlos Olivier died of a

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Filmography

*Historia de amor *Prisionero de Zenda *El hombre de la máscara de hierro *La noche de los sapos *El ángel rebelde *Alejandra *Estefanía *Gómez *Me llamo Julián, te quiero *Secreto *Sor campanita *La dama de las camelias *Orgullo *La señora de Cárdenas *Natalia *Rosalinda *Angelito *Martha y Javier *Bienvenida Esperanza *

*Miedo al amor *La muchacha de los ojos café * Enamorada *De mujeres * Pecado de Amor * Contra viento y marea *Carita pintada * Cuando Hay Pasion *Hay amores que matan *Viva la pepa * Las González *

Engañada ''Engañada'' is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Vivel Nouel and Benilde Ávila which was produced by Venevisión in 2003. The telenovela lasted for 129 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International. Verónica Schne ...

*¡Qué buena se puso Lola! *

Los Querendones ''Los Querendones'' (Lit: ''The Irresistible'') is a Venezuelan telenovela created by Carlos Peréz and produced by Venevisión. The telenovela was distributed internationally by Venevisión International under the title ''Sueño Con Tu Amor'' (E ...

Filmography

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