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I thought she was a little two-dimensional in The Shawshank Redemption.
The film lost each of its 7 Oscar nominations the same year that Forrest Gump won Best Picture. I mention this because Raquel Welch figures into the plot of the Stephen King novella and the Winston Groom novel from which these two movies are based. The Academy rewarded the film that left her out.
It's also interesting that when choosing poster subjects, Andy Dufresne -- or maybe Stephen King -- has a type: Rita Hayworth (father from Spain), Raquel Welch (father from Bolivia, of Spanish descent), and Linda Ronstadt in the novella (father from Mexico, partly of Spanish descent). All three developed their early careers by not particularly advertising their family heritage.
As for Raquel Welch the actress, I know her only from her work in the past couple of decades. Legally Blonde comes to mind.
She was a legend in my own mind.
Sage Grouse
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