Olivia Leyva

Olivia Leyva
Leyva in the role of Gloria, 1975
Born
Olivia García Leyva

(1948-10-30)30 October 1948
Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Died14 February 2019(2019-02-14) (aged 70)[a]
Other namesOlivia García[2]
Olivia García Leiva[3]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • television presenter
  • model
Years active1970–1990s
Notable workGloria in El Chavo del Ocho (1975)
Presenter of Topo Gigio (Mexican edition)
SpouseCarlos Peralta (divorced in 1996)
Children2, including Olivia

Olivia García Leyva[1] (30 October 1948 – 14 February 2019) was a Mexican actress, model, and television presenter.

Career

Leyva was born in Acapulco, in the state of Guerrero, in October 1948.[4] Before taking up modelling and acting, she taught at a local primary school, leaving shortly after obtaining third place in a beauty pageant in 1967.[5] In the first years of her career, Leyva took many advertisement jobs, as she was sought by companies that highly considered her physical beauty.[6]

In 1971 she began having small roles in Mexican films like Las reglas del juego and La fuerza inútil.[7] In 1975, Leyva joined the cast of El Chavo del Ocho for four episodes, portraying the role of Gloria, a pretty woman who moves into the vecindad with her niece Patty.[1] Her character is the subject of romantic attraction from Don Ramón, Professor Jirafales, and other male characters. Leyva was one of four actresses who portrayed the same role in the series, the others being Maribel Fernández in 1972, Regina Torné in 1978 and Maricarmen Vela in 1987.[3]

Leyva's career in the years that followed included photo comics and presenting the Mexican version of the children's show Topo Gigio, featuring the Italian character of Topo Gigio.[8][9] She retired from acting after marrying businessman Carlos Peralta, a son of Mexican businessman Alejo Peralta.[10] The couple had children, including Olivia Peralta.[8][11][9] They divorced in 1996.[1]

Death

Leyva died at the age of 70 on 14 February 2019.[a] Her death was announced on Instagram by her daughter Olivia, and an obituary was featured for her in the newspaper El Universal.[12][1][13]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Her obituary in El Universal put her date of death as 14 February while other sources like Univision put it on 17 February 2019.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Muere actriz de 'El Chavo del Ocho' | Univision Famosos | Univision". www.univision.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Murió Olivia García, actriz que dio vida a la tía de Patty en "El Chavo del Ocho"". El Chorrillero (in Spanish). 20 February 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 "¿Quién fue Olivia García? Murió el amor platónico de Don Ramón en 'El Chavo del 8'". Yahoo Vida y Estilo (in Spanish). 20 February 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Crónica (21 September 2022). "Fue la tía de Patty en el Chavo del 8, se casó y decidió alejarse de las cámaras: ¿Qué fue de la vida de Olivia Leyva?". www.cronica.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  5. ↑ González, Renata (18 February 2019). "10 datos sobre la mamá de Olivia Peralta; actuó en El Chavo del ocho". Quién (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Ella es la bella hija de Olivia Leyva, la tía de Paty en El Chavo del 8". Quintana Roo Hoy (in Mexican Spanish). 3 January 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Napsix (20 September 2022). "Qué fue de la vida de Olivia Leyva, la tía de Patty en El Chavo del 8". MDZ Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  8. 1 2 ""El chavo del 8": la desconocida historia de Olivia Leyva, 'la tía de Patty', tras dejar el programa". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  9. 1 2 Jiménez, Miriam (10 April 2019). "Oli Peralta despierta nostalgia al revelar que su mamá era Olivita en Topo Gigio". Quién (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "La desconocida historia de Olivia Leyva, 'la tía de Patty', tras dejar el programa - NCR Noticias - Noticias Costa Rica" (in Spanish). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Olivia Peralta celebra los 15 años de su hija Gia". Revista Clase (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "SRA. LETICIA OLIVIA GARCÍA LEYVA | OBITUARIOS EL UNIVERSAL". obituarios.eluniversal.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  13. ↑ González, Renata (18 February 2019). "Olivia Peralta anuncia la muerte de su mamá y le dedica emotiva despedida". Quién (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2026.
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