Raquel Welch dies at 82 years old
The world of cinema is once again in mourning; on Wednesday, February 15, late in the afternoon, the death of one of the great erotic myths of Hollywood’s golden age, Raquel Welch, was confirmed. SOURCE: EUROPA PRESS
Raquel Welch dies at 82 years old
The actress was 82 years old and, as her representative explained in a brief statement announcing her death, she had been suffering from an illness for a relatively short period of time, about which she avoided giving any details.
Raquel Welch dies at 82 years old
A Golden Globe winner, the Bolivian-born American was born in 1940 and rose to prominence as a model before making the leap to acting as an actor with Elvis Presley in the mid-1960s.
Raquel Welch dies at 82 years old
Then came the roles that catapulted her to fame and made her one of the quintessential sex symbols of the movie mecca: »Fantastic Voyage», »One Million Years BC», »The Biggest Bundle of Them All», »L’Animal»….
Raquel Welch dies at 82 years old
With more than 30 films in her extensive career, Welch won the Golden Globe for best actress in a comedy or musical in 1974 and was also recognized by Playboy magazine as the third most attractive performer of the twentieth century.
Raquel Welch dies at 82 years old
As far as her personal life is concerned, Raquel married four times: in 1959, when she was only 19 years old, to James Welch, from whom she took her artistic surname, since hers was actually Tejada, and with whom she had her two children, Tahnee and Damon, from whom she separated in 1964; with Patrick Curtis she walked down the aisle in 1967, although their relationship would break up 5 years later; in 1980 she said ‘yes’ to Andre Weinfeld and stayed by his side until 1990.
Raquel Welch dies at 82 years old
She married her fourth husband, Richard Palmer, in 1999 and separated in 2011.
Raquel Welch dies at 82 years old
The last appearance of the actress, away from the media spotlight for years, was in 2017 during a gala held in Los Angeles.
