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Olga San Juan (March 16, 1927 – January 3, 2009) was an American actress and comedian. Born in Brooklyn, she began her brief film career with Paramount Pictures after being scouted at Copacabana. She performed in several Hollywood musicals in the 1940s and on Broadway in Paint Your Wagon (1951).
Dubbed the "Puerto Rican Pepperpot" during her heyday, Olga was born in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. Her family returned to Puerto Rico when she was three, but came back to America after a few years and, this time, settled in "Spanish Harlem".
- Actress, Soundtrack
- January 3, 2009
- March 16, 1927
Dubbed the "Puerto Rican Pepperpot" during her heyday, Olga was born in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. Her family returned to Puerto Rico when she was three, but came back to America after a few years and, this time, settled in "Spanish Harlem".
- January 1, 1
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Burbank, California, USA
Feb 20, 2009 · Though born in Brooklyn, the actress and singer Olga San Juan was of Puerto Rican extraction, and during her years in Hollywood she was often cast and costumed in Latin style.
Jan 3, 2009 · Olga San Juan, was a Nuyorican (a New York-born Puerto Rican) stage and screen actress, dancer and comedian. After talent scouts spotted her at the Copacabana nightclub in New York City, she signed a contract with Paramount Pictures in 1943.
Jan 9, 2009 · San Juan died late Saturday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank of kidney failure stemming from a long-term illness, said her son-in-law Barry Adelman, executive producer of the...
Jun 8, 2024 · Stage and film performer. Dubbed the “Puerto Rican Pepper Pot” for her vivacious and spicy personality, the attractive singer–dancer lit up a number of 1940s musicals. San Juan was ... From: San Juan, Olga in The Oxford Companion to the American Musical ». Subjects: Music.
