Maritza Olivares is a
Mexican actress
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. She appeared in
telenovela
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s and movies, for example in horror ''
El Retorno de Walpurgis''. Olivares’ best known role is the role of
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*Cayetana blanca, Spanish grape variety
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* Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of ...
in ''
Entre el amor y el odio
''Entre el Amor y el Odio'' (English: ''Between Love and Hatred'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Salvador Mejía Alejandre for Televisa in 2002. It is based on the radionovela ''Cadena de odio'' by Hilda Morales de Allouis. It aired on Can ...
''.
Olivares studied in London and has worked in Mexico, United States and France.
Olivares was nominated for an
Ariel Award for Best Actress for her work in her first movie ''Los Meses y los Días'', for which she also won the Heraldo Award. Olivares lost the Ariel to
Lucha Villa
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Early life
Born in Camargo, Chihuahua, Luz Elena Ruiz Bejarano was given her pseudonym "Lucha Villa" by telev ...
, her co-star in the film ''
National Mechanics
''National Mechanics'' (Spanish:''Mecánica nacional'') is a 1972 Mexican comedy film filmed in May 1971 with locations near the free highway to Cuernavaca, and directed and written by Luis Alcoriza. It was released in Mexico City on December 28, 1 ...
''.
Olivares has a daughter
Valentina Sumavsky
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Entertainment Film
* ''Valentina'' (1950 film), a 1950 Argentine film
* ''Valentina'' (2008 film), a 2008 Argentine film
Television
* ''Valentina'' (1993 telenovela), a 1993 Mexican telenovela
* Valentina (2013 telenov ...
, also an actress.
Filmography
References
External links
*
Maritza Olivares
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Mexican film actresses
Mexican telenovela actresses
1956 births
Living people