Marjorie Lissette de Sousa Rivas (born 23 April 1980)[1] is a Venezuelan actress, model and singer.[2] She was a candidate in the Miss Venezuela beauty pageant in 1999. She is known worldwide for her villainous roles in telenovelas.[1]
Marjorie de Sousa | |
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 de Sousa in 2021 | |
| Born | Marjorie Lissette de Sousa Rivas 23 April 1980 Caracas, Venezuela |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse | |
| Partner | Julián Gil (2016–2017) |
| Children | 1 |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Brown |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Labels | MDS |
Career
edit1999–2009: Beginnings and notable roles
editAt age 12, de Sousa began her career doing television commercials and working as a model.[3][1] In 1999, she entered the beauty pageant Miss Venezuela in the hands of the famous Venezuelan designer Giovanni Scutaro.[1][3] A year later, she worked on her first telenovela, Amantes de luna llena,[1] which was produced and broadcast by the television channel Venevisión.[1] In 2001, she co-starred in the hit telenovela Guerra de mujeres, with the character Carolina, one of the most popular in the plot.[3]
In 2002, de Sousa left Venezuela to work on the telenovela Gata salvaje, a co-production of Venevisión and the Spanish-American channel Univision.[4] In this internationally acclaimed novel, she plays Camelia Valente, an antagonist in which she has perhaps been one of her best characters, achieving her international projection.[4][5] Next, she worked on another successful Univision telenovela called Rebeca, where she had the character of Gisela,[6] another role where she acted as an antagonist. At the end of that production, de Sousa went to work on the Mexican telenovela Mariana de la noche, produced by Televisa; there her character had the name of Carol, also as an antagonist.[5]
In 2005, she starred in the telenovela Ser bonita no basta of the TV network RCTV.[7] A year later she returned to star in another telenovela of RCTV,[7] Y los declaro marido y mujer, a beach production set in Venezuela's Margarita Island.[7] In 2008, de Sousa began to work in the cast of the telenovela Amor comprado,[1] produced by Venevisión; with a character as villain of the plot called Margot.[1] She also participated in the films Soltera y sin compromiso (2006) and Duelo de pasarelas (2008).[1]
2010–present: Critical success in telenovelas
editIn 2010, de Sousa becomes the antagonist of the telenovela Pecadora next to Eduardo Capetillo and Litzy where she began to have skills as a singer interpreting the theme of her character and the protagonist.[6] In 2011, she appeared in the telenovela Sacrificio de mujer, alongside Luis José Santander and its directed by Adriana Barraza.[8] That same year she starred in the video for the song "Poquito a Poquito" by Henry Santos, former member of American bachata group Aventura.[9]
In 2012, she played an antagonist in a special participation in Corazón apasionado alongside Guy Ecker and Marlene Favela.[10] de Sousa made her theatrical debut at Toc Toc, a world-renowned work, and received the best critics of the industry after her unique and original interpretation of Lili.[11] That year she also received the Miami Life Award in Best Female Protagonist category for her extraordinary performance as Clemencia in Sacrificio de mujer.[12] It was that year, when de Sousa returned to Televisa under the hand of producer Nicandro Díaz González in the telenovela Amores verdaderos as an antagonist of the story,[13] due to the success of her character in the telenovela, she won the prize as Best Antagonist in a telenovela at the Premios TVyNovelas.[14] In 2013, she joined the cast of the play Perfume de Gardenia, produced by Omar Suárez.[15] She also appeared in the fourth season of reality show ¡Mira quién baila!, being in third place.[16]
In 2014, de Sousa got her first lead on Televisa, in the telenovela Hasta el fin del mundo,[17] first paired with Pedro Fernández,[18] who left the project due to supposed problems with de Sousa,[18] and David Zepeda took the place of Fernández.[19] After Hasta el fin del mundo, she participated in 2016 in Juan Osorio's telenovela, Sueño de amor, in which only as a guest star appeared.[20] In 2017, she signed an exclusive contract with the Spanish-language television network Telemundo.[21] The network began filming the telenovela Al otro lado del muro, alongside Litzy that debut on 21 February 2018.[22] In October 2020, de Sousa Participated on the Reality Show of the Spanish Version of Masked Singer, ¿Quién es la máscara? in the 2nd Season as a Banana, and was eliminated on the 2nd Episode.[23]
Personal life
editde Sousa married to Venezuelan actor Ricardo Álamo in 2004 and divorced in 2006.[24] In 2016, she had a romantic relationship with Argentine-born Puerto Rican actor Julián Gil with whom she had her first son name Matías Gregorio Gil de Sousa,[25][26] the relationship between de Sousa and Gil ended in 2017 in unfavorable terms.[27]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Soltera y sin compromiso | Julia Maldonado | Television film |
| 2008 | Duelos de pasarelas | Natalia Rios | |
| 2017 | Juan Apóstol, el más amado[28] | María Magdalena[29] [30] | |
| 2018 | Lo más sencillo es complicarlo todo[31] | Susana | |
| 2023 | Novios por Navidad | Valeria Santacruz | Television film; short |
| 2024 | Mi perfecto ex | Cata | Television film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Toda mujer | América | |
| 2000–2001 | Amantes de luna llena | Mayra Robledo | |
| 2001–2002 | Guerra de mujeres | Carolina Bonilla | |
| 2002–2003 | Gata salvaje | Camelia Valente | |
| 2003 | Rebeca | Gisela Gidalva | |
| 2003–2004 | Mariana de la noche | Carol Montero | |
| 2005 | Ser bonita no basta | Coral Torres | |
| 2006–2007 | Y los declaro marido y mujer | Saoia Mujica | |
| 2007 | Isla Paraíso | Maite | Miniseries |
| 2008 | Amor comprado | Margot Salinas | |
| 2008–2009 | ¿Vieja yo? | Estefanía Urrutia | |
| 2010 | Pecadora | Samantha Sabater | |
| 2011 | Sacrificio de mujer | Clemencia Astudillo | |
| 2012 | Corazón apasionado | Leticia Bracamontes | |
| 2012–2013 | Amores verdaderos | Kendra Ferreti | |
| 2014–2015 | Hasta el fin del mundo | Sofía Ripoll | |
| 2016 | Sueño de amor | Cristina Vélez | |
| 2017 | Mi marido tiene familia | Herself[32] | |
| 2018 | Al otro lado del muro | Sofía Villavicencio[33][34] | |
| Descontrol | Ariadna Morelos[35] | ||
| 2019 | Un poquito tuyo | Julieta Vargas | |
| 2021 | La desalmada | Julia Torreblanca | |
| 2022–2023 | Amores que engañan | Several roles[36] | |
| 2023–2024 | Golpe de suerte | Eva Montana[37] | |
| 2024 | El Conde: Amor y honor | Cayetana Carrá[38] | |
| TBA | Cómplices | Stacy | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
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| 2009 | Orinoco | Unknown | Unknown |
| 2012 | Toc Toc | Lili | Several locations |
| 2013 | Perfume de gardenia | Gardenia Peralta | |
| 2015 | Hasta el fin del mundo... Cantaré | Sofía Ripoll Bandy | |
| 2016 | ¿Por qué los hombres aman a las cabronas? | Dulce | |
| 2018 | El matrimonio perjudica seriamente la salud | Julia |
| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Poquito a Poquito" | Henry Santos | Introducing Henry Santos |
Discography
edit| Year | Title | Peaks | Album |
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| 2019 | "Un Poquito Tuya" | — | Non-album singles |
| 2020 | "Morenito De Mi Amor" | — | |
| 2021 | "Ni Diabla Ni Santa" | — | |
| 2022 | "La Alegría de la Navidad" | — |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Result | Category | Work |
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| 2007 | 2 de Oro Awards | Nominated | Actress of the Year | Y los declaro marido y mujer |
| 2012 | Miami Life Awards | Won | Female Protagonist[12] | Sacrificio de mujer |
| 2013 | Juventud Awards | Nominated | Girl That Takes Away My Sleep | Amores verdaderos |
| People en Español Awards | Nominated | Best Female Villain[39] | ||
| 2014 | Bravo Awards | Won | Most Outstanding Female Villain[40] | |
| People en Español Awards | Nominated | Best Actress | Hasta el fin del mundo | |
| Nominated | Better Chemistry on the Screen (with Pedro Fernández) | |||
| TVyNovelas Awards (Mexico) | Won | Best Antagonist Actress | Amores verdaderos | |
| Won | Favorite Female Villain | |||
| Nominated | The Prettiest | |||
| 2015 | Juventud Awards | Nominated | My Favorite Protagonist | Hasta el fin del mundo |
| 2016 | Juventud Awards | Nominated | My Favorite Protagonist |
References
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- ^ a b c "Participó en Miss Venezuela" (in Spanish). Teleprograma.diezminutos.es. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ a b "¿Recuerdas a Marjorie de Sousa de 'Camelia Valente'? Está embarazada y luce así [FOTOS]". Ritmoromantica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ a b Corpus, Lorena (22 April 2013). "Marjorie de Sousa: Una villana muy querida". Chicago Tribune (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Marjorie de Sousa, bella villana será Samantha Sabater, una "Pecadora" y artista de un cabaret". Informe21.com (in Spanish). 11 August 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Marjorie De Sousa se debate entre Venezuela y el exterior". Magazine.com.ve (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ ""Sacrificio de Mujer" con Marjorie De Sousa, Juan Alfonso Baptista y Luis José Santander". Informe21.com (in Spanish). 20 September 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Marjorie de Sousa protagoniza el nuevo video del tema "Poquito a Poquito" de Henry Santos". Notiactual.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Marjorie de Sousa se integra a Corazon apasionado". Telenovelaseries.wordpress.com (in Spanish). 1 December 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Marjorie De Sousa debuta en la exitosa obra "Toc Toc"". Noticias24.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Miami Life Awards: Ganadores 2012". Miami Life Awards (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 September 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Marjorie de Sousa se suma al elenco de Amores verdaderos de Televisa". Produ.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ Tinoco, Armando. "Premios TVyNovelas 2014 Favoritos Del Público Winners List: Marjorie De Sousa, Erika Buenfil And 'Amores Verdaderos' Sweep Telenovela Awards". Latintimes.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Marjorie de Sousa protagonista de Perfume de Gardenia". Venevisión (in Spanish). 8 May 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Marjorie De Sousa habla de su tercer lugar en 'Mira Quién Baila' (VIDEO)". Informe21.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Hasta el fin del mundo: Marjorie de Sousa sufrió tremenda caída". Peru.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Falta de besos, contraproducente para Pedro Fernández". Sipse.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "David Zepeda será el nuevo protagonista de 'Hasta el fin del mundo'". Vix.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ González, Moisés (24 June 2016). "Marjorie de Sousa habla de su relación con Betty Monroe en Sueño de amor". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Juliana, Barrera. "Marjorie de Sousa firma exclusiva con Telemundo (FOTOS Y VIDEO)". Mundohispanico.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ González, Moisés (17 October 2017). "Marjorie de Sousa: "Mi personaje en Al otro lado del muro es una heroína de verdad. Me identifico con ella ya que hace todo por cuidar y mantener a salvo a sus hijos"". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ TIM, Televisa. "¿Quién es la máscara? 2020". Televisa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ "Tras conocerse separación de Marjorie de Sousa, su exesposo hace confesión (VIDEO Y FOTOS)". Mundohispanico.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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- ^ De Los Santos, Gabriel. "Efecto Marjorie Se Extiende Al Cine Y La Castigan En La Taquilla". TVyNovelas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2019.
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- ^ González, Moisés (6 December 2017). "Marjorie de Sousa protagoniza la nueva ficción de Univision y otras 9 noticias de telenovela". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Serie "Amores que Engañan" regresa a Lifetime con una nueva temporada". newsreportmx.com (in Spanish). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ ""Golpe de suerte" presenta a su elenco principal". elcapitalino.mx (in Spanish). 2 June 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Joseph, Carol (28 May 2022). "Marjorie de Sousa en guerra con Ana Brenda". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ nbutterworth1271 (12 December 2013). "Estrellas del año People en Español 2013 - Telenovelas: los ganadores". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Marjorie De Sousa distinguida con el premio Bravo en México". DLAlations.com (in Spanish). 25 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
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