Raquel Olmedo

Raquel Olmedo
Background information
Birth nameSiomara Anicia Orama Leal
Born (1937-12-30) 30 December 1937 (age 86)
Caibarién, Las Villas, Cuba
GenresPop, folk, Mariachi, world
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1956–present
LabelsCBS (1977–1983)
WebsiteRaquelOlmedo.com

Raquel Olmedo (pronounced [raˈkel olˈmeðo]; born Siomara Anicia Orama Leal on 30 December 1937) is a Cuban-born Mexican actress and singer. She started her career in her native Cuba before moving to Mexico in 1959. She performed in the last years of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.