As per our current Database, Olga Chaviano has been died on 3 October, 2003 at Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
When Olga Chaviano die, Olga Chaviano was 78 years old.
| Popular As | Olga Chaviano |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Age | 78 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Born | August 9, 1925 (Havana, Cuba) |
| Birthday | August 9 |
| Town/City | Havana, Cuba |
| Nationality | Cuba |
Olga Chaviano’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
Olga Chaviano was born in the Year of the Ox. Another of the powerful Chinese Zodiac signs, the Ox is steadfast, solid, a goal-oriented leader, detail-oriented, hard-working, stubborn, serious and introverted but can feel lonely and insecure. Takes comfort in friends and family and is a reliable, protective and strong companion. Compatible with Snake or Rooster.
Beautiful exotic dancer and all-around-show-woman Olga Chaviano was only 15 years old when she made her professional debut at Havana's Teatro America dancing Tangos and Brazilian rhythms. After performing in Venezuela as a member of the musical revue "Las Modelos de Conde," Olga returned to Cuba and was hired as a rumba dancer for a US film on location in Havana.
During the production she met Rene Barrera, a Mexican dancer who became her dancing partner and husband. Olga and Rene performed all over Central America working their way up north until they reached Mexico City where they were a tremendous success at the Teatro Tivoli.
In Mexico she was asked to dance in several films including El mago (1949) starring Mario Moreno "Cantinflas". Back in Cuba, Miss Chaviano performed as a single at Teatro Marti and from there she jumped into the most prestigious cabarets and night clubs becoming a very popular entertainer in the golden era of Havana's night life.
Her most memorable performances took place at the famous "Sans Souci" and "Tropicana" and she was courted by the richest and most influential men of the time. She was also a success on television appearing almost exclusively at CMQ-TV, Cuba's best and most popular TV network where she even co-starred in a sitcom.
Her career suffered when the Island was taken over by the communists in 1959 and her glamorous image did not sit well with the Fidel Castro dictatorship. She went into exile in 1966 in the US and managed to continue dancing in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Las Vegas, etc.
with her son, Faustino Rothman, who died in 1997 at the age of 41. Shortly after that Ms. Chavino retired, dedicating all her time to her family, daughter Maria Teresa Angel, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
In May 2003, a brain tumor was detected and she had to endure painful treatment. The following October she was hospitalized at Mount Sinai Hospital in Miami Beach where she died of pneumonia surrounded by family and friends.
She was 78 years old.
