Raquel Welch Was Told to Change Her First Name So She Wouldn't 'Come Off as Being Hispanic'
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Raquel Welch was encouraged by people in Hollywood to downplay her Hispanic roots
"Her manager at the time was saying, 'No, you don't want to come off as being Hispanic.' They wanted to change her first name from Raquel to, I think, Debbie Welch. Very much in the Sandra Dee, Doris ...