Raquel Welch

Legendary actress, Raquel Welch, was born Jo Raquel Tejada on Sep 5, 1940 in Chicago, IL. Welch died at the age of 82 on Feb 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA .

HONORS and AWARDS:

She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Welch was never nominated for an Academy Award.

Races Around the Rink in Kansas City Bomber

was at or near the peak of her career when she starred as a roller derby queen in Kansas City Bomber (1972). It's not the kind of role one would typically associate with the 1970s biggest sex symbol--but that's probably why she took it. Throughout her career, Welch sought out unexpected... Read full article

(1940-2023)

was the very first sex symbol I was aware of--and even as a little kid, I knew why she was a sex symbol. How could you not?If you were not around during the 1970s, it would be hard for you to understand how much of a cultural impact had back then. She wasn't just Raquel Wel... Read full article

Skydives and Spies in "Fathom"

Like many males from my generation, I was smitten with during my teenage years. Yes, I had a poster of her on my bedroom wall (well, technically the back of the door). However, it wasn't the famous one showing her as the world's sexiest cave woman in One Million Years, B.C. Instead, my ... Read full article

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to the sexy superstar as she turns 70 today. And I must say she looks fabulous. She was born Jo Raquel Tejada on September 5, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, the first of three children born to Bolivian Armando Carlos Tejada Urquizo, an aerospace engineer, and his Irish-Amer... Read full article