Olga Breeskin[1] (born Olga Breeskin Torres on September 12, 1951 in Mexico City) is a Mexican violinist, dancer, actress and vedette. She is the daughter of the late Russian violinist and conductor Elias Breeskin.

Early life

Olga and her brother as children learned to play the violin from their father. When Olga was 13 years old, her father was incarcerated for non-payment of a debt. Olga and her brother were forced to support the family and began to play their violins for tips in restaurants. Olga later confessed that she kept some of the tip money for herself by hiding it in her shoe. Later, Ernesto Valz, the owner of a Mexico City night-club chain, discovered Olga playing her violin for tips during lunch. Recognizing her talent and her natural beauty, he contracted her to perform in many of his nightclubs and created a night club act for her.

Nightclubs

Olga rose to fame in the 1970’s for her night club act where she danced and shimmied in French cut leotards while playing the violin. She became the headliner in the nightclub located in the penthouse of the Hotel Continental (previously known as the Hilton Hotel … Mexican President Miguel Alemán Valdés during his presidency had an argument with Conrad Hilton, as a result, Alemán confiscated the Hotel for his personal investment…,See: Conrad Hilton's Autobiography Be My Guest the hotel was completely destroyed in the 1985 Mexico City earthquakeThe Excelsior Newspaper, Mexico City, Front page, September 21, 1985). Olga's Hotel Continental night club act was based on Las Vegas-style show that had numerous back-up dancers and a full show band to accompany Olga. The opening song for her show was "Todos Queremos Ver A Olga" (Everyone Wants to See Olga). Televisa, who was owned at the time by Miguel Alemán, Jr., developed a 30 second TV commercial where Olga wore a French cut leotard with dangly sequined ribbon strips that flew away from her body as she spun around, she stopped, put her hand on her hip and with the other hand motioned "to come here." It was a lusty commercial for conservative Mexico. But Mexico was hypnotized with Olga's charms. For years, every night her performances were sold out. Night clubs led to films. Her most recognizable movie was “Nora La Rebelde.” She was considered for many years the number one female entertainer in Mexico. Many tried to imitate Olga such as Thelma Tixou, Wanda Seux, and Lila Deneken, but no one could take the public’s attention away from Olga. The Mexican press called her "La número uno."

Personal life

When she married a New York dancer, Joey Doucette, the Mexican press asked her why she married an Americano instead of Mexican. Her reply was "a Mexican husband would never allow me to wear a postage-stamp size costume."Television interview with Olga Breeskin, Televisa Joey and Olga had one child, Alan, who is an asthmatic. Later Olga opened a clinic for research and care for asthmatic children in Las Vegas, Nevada.