Marjorie de Sousa
Marjorie de Sousa (born Marjorie Lissette de Sousa Rivas; 23 April 1980)[1] is a Venezuelan actress and model of Portuguese descent,[2] The Sousa[3] Family is of noble origin and of Visigoth[4] ancestry. She is known worldwide for her villainous roles in telenovelas.[1]
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Born | Marjorie Lissette de Sousa Rivas 23 April 1980 |
Nationality | Venezuelan |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1999–present |
Spouse(s) | |
Partner(s) | Julián Gil (2006–2017) |
Children | 1 |
Website | MarjoriedeSousa.tv |
Career
Beginnings and notable roles
At age 12, De Sousa began her career doing television commercials and working as a model.[5][1] In 1999, she entered the beauty pageant Miss Venezuela in the hands of the famous Venezuelan designer Giovanni Scutaro.[1][5] 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.[5] In 2002, De Sousa left Venezuela to work on the telenovela Gata Salvaje, a co-production of Venevisión and the Spanish-American channel Univision.[6] 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.[6][7] 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.[7] Next, she worked on another successful Univision telenovela called Rebeca, where she had the character of Gisela,[8] another role where she acted as an antagonist. In 2005, she starred in the telenovela Ser bonita no basta of the TV channel Radio Caracas Televisión.[9] A year later she returned to star in another telenovela of RCTV,[9] Y los declaro marido y mujer, a beach production set in Venezuela's Margarita Island.[9] In 2007, 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] Two years later, she 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.[8]
Critical success in telenovelas (2010–present)
In 2010, De Sousa appeared in Sacrificio de mujer, alongside Luis José Santander and its directed by Adriana Barraza.[10] In 2011, she played an antagonist in a special participation in Corazón apasionado alongside Guy Ecker and Marlene Favela.[11] That same year she starred in the new video of the song "Poquito a Poquito" by Henry Santos, former member of the band Aventura.[12] In films, she participated in the films Duelos de pasarela y soltera and Sin compromiso.[1] In 2012, she 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.[13] That year she also received the Prize for Best Female Protagonist in the United States for her extraordinary performance of Clemencia Sacrificio de mujer.[14] It was that year, when De Sousa returned to Televisa under the hand of producer Nicandro Díaz González in the telenovela of Amores verdaderos as an antagonist of the story,[15] due to the success of her character in the telenovela, she won the prize as Best Antagonist in a telenovela at the TVyNovelas Awards.[16] In 2013, she joined the cast of the play Perfume de Gardenia, produced by Omar Suárez.[17] She also appeared in the fourth season of reality show ¡Mira quién baila!, being in third place.[18]
In 2014, De Sousa got her first lead on Televisa, in the telenovela Hasta el fin del mundo,[19] which where was first paired with Pedro Fernández,[20] but this one left the project due to supposed problems with De Sousa,[20] and David Zepeda took the place of Fernández.[21] 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.[22] After being absent from television for one year, in 2017 she signed an exclusive contract with the Spanish-language television network Telemundo.[23] The network began filming the telenovela Al otro lado del muro, alongside Litzy that debut on 21 February 2018.[24]
Personal life
De Sousa married to Venezuelan actor Ricardo Álamo in 2004 and divorced in 2006.[25] 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,[26][27] the relationship between De Sousa and Gil ended in 2017 in unfavorable terms.[28]
Filmography
Film roles
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Soltera y sin compromiso | Julia Maldonado | Television film |
2008 | Duelo de pasarelas | Natalia | |
2017 | Juan Apóstol, el más amado[29] | María Magdalena[30] | |
2018 | Lo más sencillo es complicarlo todo | Susana[31] | |
Television roles
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Amantes de luna llena | Mayra Robledo | 47 episodes |
2001 | Guerra de mujeres | Carolina Bonilla | |
2002 | Gata salvaje | Camelia Valente de Arismendi | Main antagonist |
2003 | Rebeca | Gisela Gidalva | |
2003 | Mariana de la noche | Carol Montero | |
2005 | Ser bonita no basta | Coral Torres Olavarría | Protagonist |
2006 | Y los declaro marido y mujer | Saioa Mujica Segarra | Protagonist |
2007 | Isla Paraíso | Maite | |
2008 | Amor comprado | Margot Salinas | Main antagonist |
2008 | ¿Vieja yo? | Estefanía Urrutia Blanco | |
2009 | Pecadora | Samantha Savater | Main antagonist |
2011 | Sacrificio de mujer | Clemencia Astudillo de Talamonti | Protagonist |
2012 | Corazón apasionado | Leticia Bracamontes | Special participacion |
2012–2013 | Amores verdaderos | Kendra Ferreti / Macaria Chávez | Main antagonist |
2014–2015 | Hasta el fin del mundo | Sofía Ripoll Bandy / Sofía Fernández Bandy | Protagonist |
2016 | Sueño de amor | Cristina Vélez Valderrama | Protagonist |
2017 | Mi marido tiene familia | Herself | Episode: "Imelda y Blanca creen que Juan Pablo apareció"[32] |
2018 | Descontrol | Ariadna Morelos | Episode: "Creta"[33] |
2018 | Al otro lado del muro | Sofía Villavicencio / Alejandra Miranda | Protagonist i[34][35] |
2019 | Un poquito tuyo | Julieta Vargas | Protagonist |
Music videos
Year | Title | Performer | Album |
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2011 | "Poquito a poquito" | Henry Santos | Introducing Henry Santos |
2019 | "Un poquito tuya" | Marjorie de Sousa | N/A |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Result | Category | Work |
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2012 | Miami Life Awards | Won | Female Protagonist[14] | Sacrificio de mujer |
2013 | Juventud Awards | Nominated | Girl That Takes Away My Sleep | Amores verdaderos |
People en Español Awards | Nominated | Best Female Villain[36] | ||
2014 | Bravo Awards | Won | Most Outstanding Female Villain[37] | |
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
- "Marjorie de Sousa". 2.esmas.com (in Spanish). Esmas.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- "Marjorie De Sousa | Palomera Group". Palomeradelareeproducciones.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- Sousa family
- "Visigoth | people". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- "Participó en Miss Venezuela" (in Spanish). Teleprograma.diezminutos.es. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- "¿Recuerdas a Marjorie de Sousa de 'Camelia Valente'? Está embarazada y luce así [FOTOS]". Ritmoromantica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- Corpus, Lorena (22 April 2013). "Marjorie de Sousa: Una villana muy querida". Chicago Tribune (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- "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.
- "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 se integra a Corazon apasionado". Telenovelaseries.wordpress.com (in Spanish). 1 December 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- "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 debuta en la exitosa obra "Toc Toc"". Noticias24.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Tras conocerse separación de Marjorie de Sousa, su exesposo hace confesión (VIDEO Y FOTOS)". Mundohispanico.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- Mangal, Mayra (19 April 2017). "La historia de amor y desamor de Marjorie de Sousa y Julián Gil". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- "Marjorie de Sousa reveló la enfermedad que padece su hijo". Globovision.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- Markosmo (1 September 2017). "¿Julián Gil no es el verdadero padre del hijo de Marjorie de Sousa?". E! (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- Alonso, Antón. ""Juan Apóstol el más amado", nuevo film producido por Brandariz". Galiciapress.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- "Marjorie de Sousa será 'María Magdalena' en película "Juan apóstol, el más amado' [FOTOS Y VIDEO]". Trome.pe (in Spanish). 28 April 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- De Los Santos, Gabriel. "Efecto Marjorie Se Extiende Al Cine Y La Castigan En La Taquilla". TVyNovelas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- "Marjorie De Sousa vuelve a las telenovelas con "Mi marido tiene familia"" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- 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.
- González, Moisés (3 October 2017). "Marjorie de Sousa agradecida con Telemundo: "Creyeron en mí, en Marjorie la profesional, sin importar cualquier otra cosa"". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- Gonzalez, Juan (5 October 2017). "Telenovela queen signs exclusive contract with Telemundo". RapidTVNews.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- nbutterworth1271 (12 December 2013). "Estrellas del año People en Español 2013 - Telenovelas: los ganadores". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- "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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