I read an interview Raquel did when the topic of nudity came up. This had to have been in at least the 80's if not later. I'm sure most people know that she was of partial Hispanic/Latina decent. Her real name is Jo Raquel Tejada, in case someone doesn't know. She said that her agent got her to change her name so that people wouldn't know she was of Hispanic decent. At that time that could, possibly, hold back someone's career. She said that she never did a topless scene because she was afraid that someone would notice that she had dark nipples, and figure out that she wasn't of 100% European descent, possibly hurting her career. Now whether it would've or not who knows. But she apparently was afraid that it would. I don't know about the "Dad wouldn't approve" thing. If you look at some of her pics from back then, there are several where she's wearing see through tops. You can make out her boobs, but not get a really good look at them. If she was so worried about her father's approval, I doubt she would've done those pics. I attached two pics. The black and white one is from 1972, so the pic says. I'm not sure what the date on the other pic is. But, do either of those pics look like the woman in them is concerned about what their father would think?
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