María Elena Olivares

Acting

María Elena Olivares

Born

1935-06-01 (91)

Place of birth

Mexico

Known for

Acting

Credits

9 titles

María Elena Olivares (Veracruz, 1935) is a renowned Mexican actress in theater, film, and television, known for appearing in TV series such as *Capadocia* (2008), *Drenaje profundo* (2011), and *Huérfanas* (2011). She made her Hollywood debut in the film *Blink Twice* (2024), directed by Zoë Kravitz. Olivares grew up in Veracruz, where she began acting. At the age of 11, she moved to Mexico City and joined the program *Legión Infantil de Madrugadores* on XEKL.

Known for

Blink Twice poster
6.7

When tech billionaire Slater King meets cocktail waitress Frida at his fundraising gala, he invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. But despite the epic setting, beautiful people, ever-flowing champagne, and late-night dance parties, Frida can sense that there’s something sinister hiding beneath the island’s lush façade.

Blink Twice

2024

The Similars poster
6.0

Eight people experience a strange phenomenon while waiting for a bus at a remote station on a rainy October night.

The Similars

2015

In The Country Where Nothing Happens poster
6.4

A crooked CEO is kidnapped and nobody cares enough to pay his ransom.

In The Country Where Nothing Happens

2000

La noche de las flores poster
3.0

The story of a wooing in which the stepdaughter, Elena, seduces her stepmother. A love story that is unpredictable for both, where reality overcomes their principles and traditions.

La noche de las flores

2011

1 For 1 poster
4.7

An extraordinary black comedy that explores the limits of survival and absurdist political power games. The story takes place in times of elections in Mexico. A candidate for Governor runs over a pregnant migrant. After the accident, and to avoid a possible scandal, he hides her in a building he owns. Pressured by his political boss and so as not to ruin his political career, the candidate evicts the migrant. In a non-realistic style, the film focuses on the stories that surround the migrant during her search for a room. A radical film, with a critical gaze, that reflects the spirit of contemporary Mexican society.

1 For 1

2014

Espíritu deportivo poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Espíritu deportivo

2004

Film credits

2020s · 2 titles

2010s · 4 titles