Raquel Welch took the entertainment industry by storm when she starred in the 1966 movie One Million Years B.C. Her star continued to rise as she took on more roles and wowed audiences across the globe. What was Welch’s real name? Here’s what we know.
Raquel Welch’s real name Raquel Welch | Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage
Welch’s real name was Jo Raquel Tejada. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 5, 1940. Welch’s father, Armando Carlos Tejada Urquizo, was an aeronautical engineer from Bolivia and her mother, Josephine Hall, was of English descent.
Welch married her high school sweetheart, James Welch, in 1959. They had two children named Damon and Tahnee. Welch and her first husband divorced in 1964, but she kept her married name. She went on to marry three more times after their relationship ended.
A studio wanted Raquel Welch to change her first name because it sounded ‘ethnic...
Raquel Welch’s real name Raquel Welch | Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage
Welch’s real name was Jo Raquel Tejada. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 5, 1940. Welch’s father, Armando Carlos Tejada Urquizo, was an aeronautical engineer from Bolivia and her mother, Josephine Hall, was of English descent.
Welch married her high school sweetheart, James Welch, in 1959. They had two children named Damon and Tahnee. Welch and her first husband divorced in 1964, but she kept her married name. She went on to marry three more times after their relationship ended.
A studio wanted Raquel Welch to change her first name because it sounded ‘ethnic...
- 2/16/2023
- by Sheiresa Ngo
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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