AOL

Raquel Welch Was Told to Change Her First Name So She Wouldn't 'Come Off as Being Hispanic'

Before there was Selena Quintanilla, Jennifer Lopez and Emilia Pérez stars Zoë Saldaña and Selena Gomez, there was Raquel Welch, For a brief period in the 1960s, Welch was one of the biggest stars on ...
FOX13 Memphis

Actress Raquel Welch dead at 82

Welch's manager confirmed her death KABC-TV and CNN. Family members also confirmed her death to TMZ. Welch rose to prominence with her roles in 1966′s "Fantastic Voyage" and "One Million Years B.C.," ...
Yardbarker

Raquel Welch 'was encouraged to hide her Hispanic roots'

Raquel Welch was encouraged by people in Hollywood to downplay her Hispanic roots. The actress - who passed away in February 2023, aged 82 - is the focus of a new CW documentary, titled 'I am Raquel ...
WRAL

Raquel Welch, 'Fantastic Voyage' star, has died at age 82

Raquel Welch, a veteran actress who rose to fame in the 1960s in the films "One Million Years B.C." and "Fantastic Voyage," has died, according to a statement provided by her manager, Steve Sauer.
Rolling Stone

Jerry Springer, Raquel Welch, Ray Stevenson Left Out of 2023 Emmy Awards In Memoriam Segment

On Monday night, the In Memoriam segment at the 2023 Emmy Awards reflected on some of Hollywood’s greatest losses in the past year. Among the tributes appeared Matthew Perry, Angus Cloud, Paul Reubens ...
Yahoo

Raquel Welch Was Told to ‘Change Her Hair, Her Look, Her Name’ So She Wouldn’t ‘Come Off’ Hispanic

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new documentary is shining a light on the life and legacy of Raquel Welch, including how her Bolivian ethnicity impacted her ...
Yahoo

Raquel Welch Was Told to Change Her First Name So She Wouldn't 'Come Off as Being Hispanic'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. And she just happened to be Hispanic, the daughter of Armando Carlos Tejado, who was born in Bolivia. Would "Jo Raquel Tejado" ...