Olga Breeskin - Kimberly Horg
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Olga Breeskin - Kimberly Horg
Latina Diva Hour Mexican musical superstar Olga Breeskin delivers the Latin edge in sound and savvy to listeners all over the Las Vegas valley and far beyond - Kim Horg Born in Mexico City, the beautiful. multi-talented Latin superstar Olga Breeskin has entertained people all over the world for years with her singing, dancing and acting. Living in Las Vegas for the past five years, she has become a radio celebrity Hispanic world from the Entertainment Capital of the World. Breeskin's talent was apparent from the beginning. Her father taught her to play the violin when she was 6 years old. Over the years, she added singer, dancer and actress to her repertoire of talents. Being blessed with her incredible artistic abilities, Breeskin also has good genes. Her father was a classical violinist and conductor and her mother an opera singer. The child prodigy had her first starring roll in the feature film Cri Cri at the age of 8. At 9, she was in her first television show "Wonderland." "By the age of 15," says Breeksin, "I had recorded three topselling classical albums. I attended music school in Mexico and studied with some of the best such as Higilio Brede.' Through the years, she has performed in Mexico, Spain, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Argentina, San t a Domingo, in soap operas in Mexico, 14 feature films (10 she starred in), recorded several albums, and authored the best selling book, The Four Keys to Look Younger Et Beautiful. In Latin America, she is remembered as "Super Olga" and "Queen of the Spectaculars," from her television appearances and her elaborate nightclub show acts. Her performances include solo instrumental selections and vocals. Breeskin broke all attendance records at the Hilton' Hotel in Mexico City where she performed her show for a solid five years to a nightly sold-out audience. Now, Breeskin's fame has taken her into the radio market. She hosts a radio talk show that reaches millions of Latin Americans in six different countries including the United States, Mexico, and Central and South America countries. The talk show "EI Mundo del Entretenimiento con Olga," or "The World of Entertainment with Olga," has plays that toured Mexico and nightclub acts. She has aired in Las Vegas on KRLV-AM for 10 months, she previously aired on channel 1340 but as of mid July, she changed t01280 AM. "I want to grow and expand [the] radio show for all Latin countries," says Breeskin. "EI Mundo del Entretenimiento can Olga" airs once a week on Saturday evenings from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. The program opens with Breeskin talking to entertainment correspondents in Miami for the scoop on what's going on in that part of the country. Then there is the pick of the week, (the best musical a p pea red recording Honduras, San Salvador and the United States. Breeskin starred in theatrical Breeskin with Glorio Estefon to the picked for that week). She leads into exclusive reports from Mexico. It only begins there. "I conduct live interviews with Latino celebrities who either call in from across Latin America or are touring in Las Vegas," says Breeskin. "Some stars who have been on my show include Placido Domingo, singers Jose Jose, Veronica Castro, Christian Castro, Daniela Romo and Lucero, to name a few." Interviewer extra ordinaire that she is, Breeskin draws out her guests to reveal SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2003 NEVADA WOMAN 55 some of their deepest, darkest secrets. "I a television show, live from Las Vegas. I get artists to divulge their personal stories on the air in such a natural and sometimes comical way that the will be talking, singing, playing and joking with my fellow entertainers, and I will have the camera and microphone. It will be the perfect dream to put my celebrities feel comfortable to open up to me and the audience keeps coming back for more," she says. The conversations allow one celebrity to another to share their past experiences with the world. "I'm a colleague of so many celebrities that it makes this show three favorite musical activities in one show. I love it and I will do it!" Breeskin says. No doubt, she'll have it all. rnw singular. The conversations don't sound like a journalist interviewing a star, but like two friends talking artist to artist," Breeskin says. Breeskin's producer, Maurice Rind, says, "Olga is a Mexican diva herself so she gets the best in the business on her show. She has had numerous big name celebrities on her show and plans to have many more. For instance, Ricky Martin is just one of the many super stars who are on Breeskin at the mike. Page 55, Breeskin lias played the violin since age 6. In Latin America, she is remembered as "Super Olga" and her line up." Dave Peschau, owner and general manager ~f__ '\RLV, says,· "Las Vegas is a natural set- (,l, Queen of the ~:~~~~ti:S~'? Spectaculars," from her 1 te eVISIOnapperances and her elaborate nlg htl c1u b sh OW ac t s, ting for provides the show. It plenty of T~~c:~~~,~ purpose is to pitch the idea of living in Las Vegas to the Latino o. world. The.last p~rt of the show IS dedicated to explaining to the Latin community why 0 they should move here," Rind says. The name of the game is to be the first Latino radio show, other than sports, to reach an audience of 380 million. "We hope to do this by as early of October of this year!" Rind says. Breeskin says, "The goal is to reach and unite all Latinos in the United States with those in Latin America with a single program. I want this program to be a way for all of us to embrace each other. Additionally, I want this show to also be Brceskin toiith Ricky Martin 56 NEVADA WOMAN SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2003