#san raquel

[raquel-staruvu]

Buenas, buenas, aquí la siguiente parte ʘ⁠‿⁠ʘ

Yeah

[itsrheasgirl]

AN UNEXPECTED GUEST - PART 4

Chapter 2 for Forbidden Love series. The Forbidden Love series follows a relationship between Rhea x Reader.

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The Reader has a strong friendship with Liv Morgan.

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Liv is in love with The Reader but hasn’t told them.

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fem!reader - rhea x reader.

mentions of raquel x reader.

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@rheasbaee @riverscyberwife @you-got-me-star-lost-16 @innagnv @bittersweetastoria @chillinbri @call-me-a-simp @sithfar @rooskaya-yelena @half-of-a-gay @teenagedramaqueenlisa @gabrielleskyelar @hit-the-dirt-and-get-back-on @bl0w-m3 @l0v3e1i

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You pulled Rhea into your room so fast that the taller female collided harshly against your petite frame— forcing a gust of air from your lungs. Your wrist flicking to close the door behind her, as both your arms wound around her waist in a tight embrace.

“—Hi.”

Rhea laughed softly, her own arms winding around your torso as you nuzzled against her chest. You always felt so at peace when Rhea held you, the sweet scent of her perfume intoxicating.

“What did Liv want?”

You hadn’t stopped worrying about why Liv had gone to Rhea’s room, trying to convince yourself that it was nothing— that they were just hanging out, but you couldn’t shake the fear.

“Straight to the point, huh?”

Rhea chortled, resting her chin down against your head.

“You don’t need to freak out, pretty girl.”

Unwrapping your arms from around Rhea’s waist, you lean back slightly within her hold to place your palms down against her chest. Your gaze meeting hers as a manicured brow arches.

“Freak out… I’m not freaking out.”

The tone in your voice was clearly higher than usual, the speed of your heartbeat increasing as you kept your gaze fixed on Rhea, the warmth behind her features causing a soft smile to tug at her lips.

“Riiiight.”

She chortled— her lips kissing softly against your forehead and her palms moving to cup around your jaw, she tilted your head back to press her lips against the cushion of your own in a quick peck.

“She just wanted to apologize. For last month. Trust me, there is nothing to worry about.”

Rhea lied as her sapphire gaze sparkled down at you, a wave of emotions crashing on her like a ton of bricks. She kept her features warm and comforting, as she battled with herself in her subconscious. You have to tell her, she deserves to know the truth before you fall too deep. One side shouts, the other returning a rebuttal. Don’t be ridiculous! You want her and you know you do. This isn’t your fault. Liv was just too late.

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“I call shot guuuuun.”

Liv shouted as she ran through the lobby— bag in hand, as you followed along behind her with Rhea and Raquel. A small laugh leaving the two females that walked either side of you, you shake your head slowly. Liv always seemed so happy, constantly full of energy. How she wasn’t embarrassed about being so bubbly in public, you had no idea.

Sneaking a quick glance over at Rhea as you made your way to the car, you take note of her slightly sullen features. It was clear she’d wanted to sit up front with you, but was taking the hit to avoid issues. I’m sorry you mouthed, the two of you separating as your walked round the front of the car to the drivers side. Slotting her suitcase behind the back seats, Rhea hops over the door and drops down in the seat behind you— her brows arching slightly as she spots everyone staring at her.

“What?”

She questioned, shifting her glance between each individual in front of her. Looking at Rhea dead on and then down at the door handle, Raquel pulled the door open as she looked back up in Rhea’s direction.

“There’s no roof.”

Rhea stated, point a lone finger up towards the sky with a raised brow.

“Why bother with the door?”

All four of you burst into laughter as Raquel drops down in her seat, your head shaking gently as you turn the key in the ignition and start up the car.

You enjoyed hanging out with the girls, being part of a group that just jelled well together. It wasn’t often that you were all in the same place, usually only when larger fights were in the works. But it always gave you something to look forward too, seeing Liv was always fun— but seeing all of them was better.

WWE always made sure their champions were closely located to the arena— saved on travel time, so you didn’t have to spend too long listening to Liv sing along with the radio out of key. You glance flitting up to meet Rhea’s in the rear view mirror, a warm smile capturing your features as you saw her watching you. Of course you’d much rather she was in the front with you, but challenging Liv over a shot gun was like challenging a child. You weren’t going to win.

Taking a quick glance over in Liv’s direction, you’re relieved to see her leaning against the door frame watching the world go by. Giving you the perfect timing to slip your palm between your seat and the door and back in Rhea’s direction, a soft smile claiming your features as you feel her fingers winding with yours.

It wasn’t the smartest move for you to be showing Rhea any kind of attention with Liv in such close proximity, but you weren’t going to let your trip go to waste. You’d come to San Juan for her after all. But with Liv distracted you had to seize the opportunity— little did you know you hadn’t gone completely unnoticed. Raquel’s gaze catching your little interaction, the muscular female did her best to not react, her lips pressing into a tight line in order to suppress her smile.

“So Y/N..”

Rhea states, leaning forward into the back of your seat to wrap her free arm around your chest— attempting to hide your conjoined palms.

“You gonna sit ring side this time? It’s a much better view.”

You knew exactly what Rhea was doing, she wanted you to be ring side. She wanted you there for support, so she could have you there when she won— it had nothing to do with the view.

Removing your hold on Rhea’s palm— in order to keep one hand on the wheel, you pat it down gently against her forearm a few times before shooting her and Raquel a look in the rear view mirror.

“Ooooh no can do, Ripley. I’ve already made plans to watch backstage with Liv and Rocky. Right girls?”

You watch Rhea roll her eyes playfully, a glimmer of disappointment flashing in her crystal gaze as she releases a faux huff before leaning back into her seat. Sure she was pretending to be upset for Liv and Raquel, but you could tell it wasn’t all fake. You just hoped she wasn’t actually upset with you.

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Zelina Vega was a spitfire, small and agile— but when it came to down to standing face to face with Rhea Ripley, she didn’t stand a chance.

Your slender legs rested in Liv’s lap as you all sat with your gaze locked on the big screen, you waited patiently for Rhea’s match to start. Loud cheers for the smackdown woman’s champion rang in your ears as she made her way to the ring— of course they’d sent her in first.

“Y/N…”

You hadn’t notice as Liv repeatedly tapped her palm against your shin, your gaze shifting from the tv to the bubbly blonde as she continued her motion.

“Did you hear me, I want some water.”

You raised your brow slightly, watching as she continued to tap against your leg.

“Do.. do you want me to get it?”

Liv chortled softly, pushing your legs off her lap before rising to her feet and spinning back to face you.

“No I got it.”

Without another word Liv disappears from the back room, leaving you alone with Raquel.

You slowly turn your gaze over to where Raquel sat, a slight tingle of confusion washing over you as you find the fellow female staring at you. The corners of your lips twitch into a nervous smile before your tongue parts them to coat each with moisture. What was she looking at? Your brows furrowing and your nose crinkling, you can’t help the small chortle that vibrates from your chest.

“Why are you staring at me?”

Glancing around to make sure no one was watching you both, Raquel hoped up from her chair and hurried over to the couch where you sat confused. She was full of energy— her features glowing with excitement as she dropped down on the couch beside you, her muscular arm swinging round your shoulder before giving it a gentle squeeze.

“So…”

So.. so what? Your brows remained arched as your confusion grew, your gaze flitting from Raquel’s hold on your shoulder and back up to her features a few time.

“This should be a good match, don’t you think? Zelina doesn’t stand a chance against Rhea.”

You chewed nervously on your lower lip, glancing back towards the tv as the bell rang and the match began. You were always on edge when watching Rhea fight— whether it be in person, or at home alone on your couch. What if she got hurt? Seriously hurt and it left her out of action. Rhea worked so hard to be where she was and the idea of her having to take a step back always worried you.

“Ye.. yeah, she’s got this.”

You were still confused as to why Raquel was so close to you, still holding on to your shoulder as she gently jabbed a singular finger into your ribs.

“You care about her.”

Your eyes widen instantly as you snap your gaze away from the tv and round to lock with Raquel’s own chestnut hues. Shifting your entire frame over on the couch a few inches, your turn yourself inwards to face her head on. What did she mean by care? You cared for Liv, you cared for her. Did she mean you cared for Rhea in the same way?

“She’s alright.”

Raquel dropped her features in a do I look like an idiot manors, a singular manicured brow arching slightly as she watched you begin to fidget with your fingers in your lap. A soft laugh of discomfort parting your lips as you tried your best to act natural.

Slowly placed one palm down over your hands, Raquel gave it a gentle squeeze of encouragement. You didn’t need to be so timid with her, she understood what nerves felt like.

“I saw you guys in the car, on the way here. You were holding hands.

A lump formed in your throat as Raquel spoke, struggling to swallow it down as you tried to process what to say next. You could deny it. Say you had no idea what she was talking about. But what would be the point?

“Please don’t tell Liv.”

Your voice was quiet, the words leaving your lips in barely a whisper. You still hadn’t had the time to talk with Rhea one on one about your relationship. Could you even call it that? Fooling around didn’t always mean something and until you’d spoken with Rhea, you didn’t want anything becoming public.

“I got you.”

Raquel chortled. Tapping her palm down against your knee, she gave your leg a little shake before returning her gaze towards the tv. The room was fairly silent as the small groups of wrestlers chat amongst themselves, some watching the match just like you as others prepared for their own.

You didn’t know if Raquel could be trusted to keep your secret from Liv, but you believed she wouldn’t betray you and that’s all you needed to relax.

“She’s pretty popular now, huh?.”

Raquel uttered, not too loud but loud enough for you to hear. The corners of your lips twitching into a coy smile as you kept your gaze fixated on Rhea through the screen. She had blown up around the world and you were so proud of how loved she was.

You hadn’t been keeping tabs on the time that past, unaware of Liv’s return to the room. She was like a ninja, always popping up in places without a sound. Water bottle in hand she paused in her tracks as you spoke, your words causing her to swallow harshly.

“She’s… important. Incredible really.”

She’s important. The words that fell from your lips stung in Liv’s chest, a red hot pinch piercing her heart like a knife. She couldn’t breath, her delicate palm gripping tightly around the bottle of water in her hand. She’s important! Her subconscious screamed, causing the tiny blonde to stumble backwards a few steps.

Without a word, Liv backed up slowly. Rage boiling under her skin like fire, she bit down tightly on her lower lip as to stop herself from making a scene.

She couldn’t believe what she was hearing, it couldn’t be a coincidence.

You were in love with Rhea.

[historical-hollywood]

Photograph by Ruth Harriet Louise of Raquel Torres wearing a lace mantilla, 1928 (probably in costume to promote the 1929 film The Bridge of San Luis Rey).

[dc-tournaments]

Why do they deserve to win?

Lady Shiva

Rocket

[harurusstuff]

When Raquel said "Don't leave me"

[will80sbyers]

Holly Wheeler's room in season 5

We have a drawing of ballerinas (like if someone is getting Vecnad), one drawing of an owl (?) (owls in the background = bad omens theory) with a red balloon(?) like in IT and the one near the yellow I don't get exactly what it could be... She also has a blonde Barbie head that I feel like could be both because she's a kid that wants to play at being pretty and because for the symbolism it's an image of her mom I think

Lots of colours and happy vibes, she seems to be a very artistic kid, she also plays something (I think it's most likely a violin)

she loves rainbows, the plushie seems to be either a mouse or a bear but I'm leaning towards the mouse because she has the Fievel poster... I'm curious about that other smaller poster but I don't know what it could be about...

Then we also had this side of her room with the Alf poster

Alf is an alien that "likes to eat cats and comment on the stupidity of humanity" apparently... Demodog/Henry related imo

Plot of the show from Wikipedia:

Gordon Shumway is an alien from the planet Melmac who follows an amateur radio signal to Earth and crash-lands into the garage of the Tanners, a suburban middle-class family who live in the San Fernando Valley area of California. The family consists of social worker Willie (Max Wright), his wife Kate (Anne Schedeen), their teenage daughter Lynn (Andrea Elson), younger son Brian (Benji Gregory), and pet cat Lucky. ( Holly Wheeler as a cat... lol )

Willie gives Gordon the nickname ALF ("Alien Life Form"), and, unsure what to do, the Tanners take ALF into their home to hide him from the Alien Task Force, a part of the U.S. military that specializes in aliens, and their nosy neighbors Trevor and Raquel Ochmonek (John La Motta and Liz Sheridan), until he can repair his spacecraft. Though his culture shock, survivor's guilt, and loneliness often cause problems for the Tanners, as well as their fear of what could happen if others were to discover his existence, they grow to care for and love him as a part of the family.

It is later revealed that ALF's home planet, Melmac, exploded due to nuclear war, leaving him and other survivors of his species without a home, and that he survived its destruction because he was away as part of the Melmac Orbit Guard. In the season one episode "Pennsylvania 6-5000", ALF tries to convince the President of the United States to stop the nuclear program, as he fears that Earth could suffer a similar fate to Melmac, though a misunderstanding causes the President and national security to call the FBI to arrest Willie.

Episodes dealt with ALF learning about Earth and making new friends both within and outside the Tanner family, including Willie's brother Neal (Jim J. Bullock), Kate's widowed mother Dorothy (Anne Meara), with whom ALF has a love-hate relationship, her boyfriend and later husband Whizzer (Paul Dooley), the Ochmoneks' nephew Jake (Josh Blake), the psychologist Larry (Bill Daily) and the blind woman Jody (Andrea Covell), who never learns of ALF's true nature, but does know through touch that he is short and hairy.

Changes occur in the Tanner household over the course of the series, including the birth of a new child, Eric, who was added to the series because Anne Schedeen was pregnant at the time; ALF moving from the laundry room to the attic, which he and Willie convert into an "apartment", and the death of Lucky in the season four episode "Live and Let Die", which ALF accepts despite having previously attempted to catch and eat him due to having come to love and respect him. When ALF adopts a new cat with the intention of eating it, he grows fond of it and allows the Tanners to adopt it.

(Maybe Henry grows fond of Holly and doesn't kill her because of that???)

In the 1996 movie Project ALF, which follows ALF after his capture by the USAF, the Tanners do not appear due to moving to Iceland.

and some books of foreshadowing that we analyzed previously, Peter Pan, A royal Pain, Nancy Drew and the secret of the old clock... which tbh seems all related to Henry and seeing that he will take Holly at one point it makes sense

These are the covers, it seems she's in the middle of reading the Nancy book because she has a bookmark there

An important note is that one of these books, A Royal Pain, talks about someone thinking they've been switched at birth with someone else, and this switched at birth idea gets also associated with Nancy in season 3 when she talks to her mom...

Then we have obviously the "Nancy" book with the clock being related to Vecna's clock and there's a mystery connected to this clock and then Peter Pan which Henry is sort of a dark version of that when he takes children away to a land where they stop growing........... 💀

people have already talked about this and also about Petergate (the name Peter gets repeated in the show SO many times) and the belief that there might be someone important to the story called Peter that we don't know about yet, or maybe that has been mentioned only once in season 4 aka Owens son that seems to be both dead and somehow, the military thinks he may be related to how Chrissy died so maybe he died in the same way as her?

Because they take his things and put this line in the show for some reason

[jedivoodoochile]

Raquel Welch poses for a portrait session on June 1, 1980 in Cabo San Lucas. México.

[silver-screen-divas]

Pre-Code Hollywood Actresses. Rachel Towers

Raquel Torres (Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico; November 11, 1908 - Los Angeles, California; August 10, 1987) was a Mexican actress, famous in Hollywood in the early years of sound cinema in the thirties. Raquel began her film career at the age of 19 and gained immediate attention thanks to the W-Tape. S. Van Dyke White Shadows in the South Seas (1928), the first MGM film to synchronize music, dialogues and sound effects. The beautifully shot film won the Oscar for Best Picture.

The next year Raquel acted with Lili Damita and Ernest Torrence in The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929), the first film version of Thornton Wilder's classic novel. Another Raquel film in that year, was The Desert Rider (1929), alongside Tim McCoy. Torres went on to perform in tropical settings in The Sea Bat (1930) and Aloha (1931). She eventually collaborated with comedians Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in So This Is Africa (1933) and alongside the Marx Brothers in Goose Soup (1933).

[polish-lyric-translations]

Pola Monola + Coca Cola

by Franek Kimono (Piotr Fronczewski)*

[Intro] Attention! What a sensation - female-male acrobation! In New Wave San Francisco style - we begin white disco!

I look around all pale - a beautiful blonde Aproaches my table rapidly With a smile worth of Raquel Welch** She asks - 'hey, cat, you wanna dance with me?' Oblivously, I can't deny her I have to put in effort because I don't like dancing Regretfully I weakfully stand up I admit I was drinking - apologies, pardon

Pola Monola*** plus Coca-Cola I scored a goal in the rythm of rock'n'roll Pola Monola plus Coca-Cola

My name is Franek, her name is Jola Mistress of disco, miss of rock'n'roll On the first step she threw me over her thigh And then started wrestling and judo Trow over the back - I fall in a zigzag I fall on the chest - I do a canonball astride Then step back, a spin, head down I hit my head on the ground and my legs - on the table

Pola Monola plus Coca-Cola I scored a goal in the rythm of rock'n'roll Pola Monola plus Coca-Cola

I sit down by the bar again, slightly breathless A bit sweaty and scretched Pola Monola plus Coca-Cola Whistles in my lungs in the rythm of rock'n'roll Finally music abruptly stops What a beautiful and happy moment it is! But wait a minute - I hear, someone breaks the silence: 'In New Wave San Francisco style - we begin white disco!'

Pola Monola plus Coca-Cola I return to the dance floor, and with me Jola Pola Monola plus Coca-Cola Pola Monola plus Coca-Cola I'll score another goal in the rythm of rock'n'roll Pola Monola plus Coca-Cola

Pola Monola plus Coca-Cola I leave the bar, and with me Jola Pola Monola plus Coca-Cola

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*Polish actor Piotr Fronczewski's musical alter ego created in the 80s. He was originally a parody of disco fans but became very popular among them eventually. His name - Kimono - and karate refrences in the songs were a result of an inceased interest in easter fight styles at the time.

** American actress famous in 60s and 70s

*** at the time slang for Polish vodka

Uwaga sensacja rewelacja damsko-męska akrobacja "W stylu new wave z San Francisco - zaczynamy białe disco"

Już widzę blady - jak blondynka śliczna Zbliża sie szybko do mego stoliczka Z uśmiechem godnym Racheli Welch Pyta "Hej kocie - czy ze mną tańczyć chcesz?" Przecież wiadomo, że jej nie odmówie Musze sie sprężyć, bo tańczyć nie lubię Z trudem niestety łapię pion Przyznaje piłem - przepraszam pardon

Pola Monola plus Coca-Cola Strzeliłem gola pod rock and rolla Pola Monola plus Coca-Cola

My name is Franek her name is Jola Mistrzyni disko miss rock and rolla Przy pierwszym kroku majtnęła mnie przez udo A potem były zapasy i judo Przerzut przez plecy - lece zygzakiem Spadam na piersi - bomba okrakiem A potem w tył, obrót, głową w dół Łbem wale w ziemie - nogami w stół

Pola Monola plus Coca-Cola Strzeliłem gola w rytm rock and rolla Pola Monola plus Coca-Cola

Znów siedze w barze nieco zziajany Troche spocony i podrapany Pola Monola plus Coca-Cola Gwiżdże mi w płucach rytm rock and rolla Wreszcie muzyka nagle sie urywa Ależ to chwila piękna i szcześliwa Lecz co to - słysze, znów ktoś przerywa ciszę: "W stylu new wave z San Francisco zaczynamy białe disko"

Pola Monola plus Coca-Cola Wracam na parkiet, a ze mną Jola Pola Monola plus Coca-Cola Pola Monola plus Coca-Cola Strzele znów gola pod rock and rolla Pola Monola plus Coca-Cola

Pola Monola plus Coca-Cola Wychodze z baru a ze mną Jola Pola Monola plus Coca-Cola

[mydailyvintagephotos]

#internationalwomensday

Italian Actresses 🇮🇹

Sophia Loren 🇮🇹 Rome Italy 1934

Gina Lollobrigida 🇮🇹 Subiaco Italy

Claudia Cardinale 🇮🇹🇹🇳 was born in Tunisia 🇹🇳 to Italian parents 1938

Anna Magnani 🇮🇹 born Rome Italy 1908

Pier Angeli 🇮🇹 born Cagliari, Sardinia Italy 1932

Polish’s 🇵🇱 Actresses

Pola Negri 🇵🇱 born Lipno, Poland 1897

Tamara Wiszniewska 🇵🇱 Dubno Poland 1919

Bella Darvi 🇵🇱 Born Sosnowiec Poland 1928

Spanish Actresses 🇪🇸

Sara Montiel 🇪🇸 born Campo de Criptana , Castilla-la Mancha Spain 1928

Carmen Sevilla born 🇪🇸 Seville, Spain 1930

Soledad Miranda 🇪🇸 Seville, Spain

1943

Mexican 🇲🇽 Actress

Delores del Rio 🇲🇽 born Durango Mexico 1904

Lupe Velez 🇲🇽 born San Luis Potosí Mexico

1908

Raquel Torres 🇲🇽 born Hermosillo Mexico

Lilia Prado 🇲🇽 born Sahuayo Mexico 1928

Maria Felix 🇲🇽 born Alamos Mexico

1914

Sweden 🇸🇪

Swedish Actresses

Greta Garbo 🇸🇪

Stockholm Sweden 🇸🇪 1905

Ingrid Bergman Stockholm Sweden 🇸🇪 1915

Indian Actresses

India 🇮🇳

Madhubala 🇮🇳 Born Bombay India 1933

Nargis Dutt 🇮🇳 born Calcutta India 1929

Meena Kumari 🇮🇳 Bombay India 1933

Sridevi 🇮🇳 Meenampatti, India 1963

Waheeda Rehman 🇮🇳 Born Tamil Nadu 1938

Sadhana Shivdasani 🇮🇳 born Mumbai, India 1941

Vyjayanthimala 🇮🇳 born Chennai, India 1936

Nutan 🇮🇳 born Bombay, India 1936

Asha Parekh 🇮🇳 India 1942

China 🇨🇳

Chinese Actress

Anna May Wong born 🇺🇸🇨🇳 Los Angeles, USA 🇺🇸 to Chinese 🇨🇳 parents 1904

Nancy Kwan 🇨🇳 born Hong Kong China

Ursula Andress🇨🇭 born Ostermundigen Swizerland 1936

German Actresses

Germany 🇩🇪

Marlene Dietrich 🇩🇪born Berlin Germany 1901

Elke Sommer 🇩🇪born Berlin Germany 1940

[raquel-staruvu]

Participando en el inktober jeje

Subiré esto cada 5 días porque no estoy tan acostumbrada a subir dibujo cada día y a veces no tengo tiempo del todo para publicar algo ^^"

[labuenosairesfrancaise]

Ortiz Basualdo Anchorena Palace

Hi Guys! I leave this residence here. Could not find the floorplan, so I took some building liberties.

As always, you  will need lots of CC for it to work properly, mostly from Felixandre, TheJim, SYB, Aggresivve Kitty, among others.

Thanks to my patreons for all the support! I really appreciate your participation and gives me a boost of confidence!

Please let me know if you like it :)

Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD: https://www.patreon.com/posts/81865201

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A little bit of context and history:

The disappeared Ortiz Basualdo Anchorena Palace (better known as the Ortiz Basualdo Palace) was a luxurious residence that existed facing the San Martin Plaza in the neighborhood of Retiro, Buenos Aires.

This grand mansion, which occupied half a block bounded by Basavilbaso, Maipú, and Arenales streets, was designed by Belgian architect Jules Dormal at the request of Mrs. Magdalena Dorrego de Ortiz Basualdo (1826-1905) for her eldest daughter, Inés Ortiz Basualdo (1853-1922), widow of Estanislao Peña y Lezica, and her youngest son, Carlos Ortiz Basualdo (1863-1910) married to Matilde de Anchorena Castellanos, all members of important aristocratic families of late 19th century Argentina.

The mansion was completed in 1904, and that year, the Municipality of Buenos Aires awarded it the First Prize for Best Façade in its annual competition. This palace should not be confused with the one built in 1912 for Daniel Ortiz Basualdo (1860-1935), the second son of Mrs. Dorrego de Ortiz Basualdo, married to Mercedes Zapiola, at the corner of Cerrito and Avenida Alvear, now the Embassy of France.

The Ortiz Basualdo Palace, which appeared as a single unit, actually contained two important adjacent but independent residences. One with an entrance at Arenales 733, with a grand porte cochère, was that of Inés Ortiz Basualdo de Peña, who, already a widow, moved into it with her daughter Elisa Peña de Uribelarrea (1878-1943), newly married to Manuel Adrián de Uribelarrea Anchorena, a marriage that had ten children. In 1943, Elisa Peña de Uribelarrea died, already a widow, and the executor of the estate entered into negotiations to sell her part of the palace to the Russian embassy, which finally bought the house of Celedonio Pereda on Rodriguez Peña street.

The other great residence with an entrance at Maipú 1210 was that of Carlos Ortiz Basualdo, married to Matilde de Anchorena Castellanos in 1896. Carlos Ortiz Basualdo died in 1910, after having five children, four boys and one girl. Matilde de Anchorena Castellanos married François Verstraeten Dunois in 1914, with whom she had a son and a daughter. Her son, Francisco Verstraeten de Anchorena, married Raquel Terán Etchecopar in 1942, and her daughter, Elena Verstraeten de Anchorena, married Enrique Ibarguren in 1941. The Verstraeten Anchorena family lived in the palace until their last days. After the death of Doña Matilde de Anchorena Castellanos de Verstraeten in 1969, the remaining part of the palace was auctioned and demolished.

The Ortiz Basualdo Palace was one of the most important examples of the palaces and mansions that emerged in the early 20th century in the neighborhoods of Retiro, Recoleta, and Palermo. These mansions were clustered around the San Martin Plaza, along Avenida Alvear and adjacent streets. Until the crisis of 1930, family successions and the emergence of rationalism in architecture definitively put an end to them, both in aesthetic exhaustion and economic reality.

Credit:

Argentina de Antaño

[justforbooks]

Raquel Welch, who has died aged 82, had only three lines as Loana in the 1966 film fantasy One Million Years BC but attained sex-symbol status from the role, in which she was dressed in a fur-lined bikini. The image made its imprint in popular culture and the publicity poster sold millions. The feminist critic Camille Paglia described the American actor’s depiction as “a lioness – fierce, passionate and dangerously physical”.

The tale of cavepeople coexisting with dinosaurs was Welch’s breakthrough film – and the beginning of a largely unsuccessful battle she waged to be taken seriously as an actor. When she arrived on set, she told the director, Don Chaffey, she had been thinking about her scene. She recalled his response as: “Thinking? What do you mean you’ve been thinking? Just run from this rock to that rock – that’s all we need from you.”

Ursula Andress, who had emerged from the sea in another famous bikini for the 1962 James Bond film Dr No, had turned down the role of Loana. It went to Welch, on contract to 20th Century Fox, when the American studio agreed to hire her out to the British company Hammer Films.

Welch had to contend with critics who believed her looks to count for more than any acting ability she possessed. It was true that the film was pure kitsch and noteworthy only for Ray Harryhausen’s remarkable special effects with stop-motion animation creatures – and for making Welch a star.

Nevertheless, Welch later showed her aptitude for comedy when she played Constance, the French queen’s married seamstress in love with Michael York’s D’Artagnan, in the 1973 swashbuckler The Three Musketeers, directed by Richard Lester. The performance won her a Golden Globe best actress award and she reprised the part in The Four Musketeers: Milady’s Revenge (1974).

She increasingly took roles on television and worked up an act as a nightclub singer that she took across the US. She showed her performing mettle when she made her Broadway stage debut, taking over from Lauren Bacall in the musical Woman of the Year at the Palace theatre (1981-83). In an updating of the Katharine Hepburn-Spencer Tracy 1942 movie of the same title, she gave a show-stopping performance as the TV news personality Tess Harding.

“When she makes her first appearance in a low-cut gold lamé gown, her attributes can be seen all the way to the mezzanine,” wrote the New York Times critic Mel Gussow, unable to ignore what Welch brought to the stage visually. “It would be inaccurate to say that Miss Welch is a better actress than Miss Bacall, but certainly at this stage of her career she is a more animated musical personality.”

Around that time, Welch said: “I have exploited being a sex symbol and I have been exploited as one. I wasn’t unhappy with the sex goddess label. I was unhappy with the way some people tried to diminish, demean and trivialise anything I did professionally. But I didn’t feel that from the public.”

She was born Jo-Raquel Tejada in Chicago, Illinois, the first of three children, to Josephine (nee Hall) and Armando Tejada. Her father, an aeronautical engineer, was Bolivian. When Raquel was two, the family moved to San Diego, California, and, five years later, she joined the city’s junior theatre, attached to the city’s Old Globe, as well as starting ballet classes.

She said her father was volatile and terrifying, and she never saw any tenderness between her parents. One escape from this unsettled childhood came through putting on plays in the garage for friends and neighbours, using bedspreads for curtains.

On leaving La Jolla high school, San Diego, in 1958, she won a scholarship to study theatre arts at San Diego state college, but dropped out after a year to marry James Welch and became a weather presenter on KFMB, a San Diego television station.

After giving birth to two children, Damon and Tahnee, she left her husband, intending to follow her acting ambitions in New York. In the event, she worked as a model and cocktail waiter in Dallas, Texas, before moving to Los Angeles.

She was screen-tested by the producer Cubby Broccoli, who had seen her in a Life magazine photo-spread, for a part in the 1965 Bond film Thunderball, and signed up by 20th Century Fox. But a technicality involving start dates and contract options ruled out the Bond film and she was cast in Fantastic Voyage (1966), a big-budget sci-fi submarine saga, clad in a wetsuit.

After One Million Years BC, Welch – again in a bikini – played Lilian Lust, one of the Seven Deadly Sins, alongside Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in Bedazzled (1967), a comedy irreverently resetting the Faust legend in 1960s swinging London.

Burt Reynolds and Jim Brown were the stars when she brandished a shotgun in the 1969 western 100 Rifles – another action role. But Welch made clear to the director, Tom Gries, that she would not be following his instruction to run naked through the desert with the weapon. She also disregarded attempts to get her to shower under a water tower minus her shirt.

She returned to comedy for the satire The Magic Christian (1969) to play Priestess of the Whip alongside Peter Sellers’s millionaire who adopts the homeless Ringo Starr. She took top billing in Myra Breckinridge (1970), as a transgender movie critic, in a misjudged adaptation of Gore Vidal’s landmark novel.

Welch had the chance to shine in The Wild Party (1975), a period drama about the demise of silent pictures from the producer-director partnership of Ismail Merchant and James Ivory, in which she was cast as Queenie, the lover of a fading screen comedian. But she fell out with Ivory over a number of issues, for example refusing to do a bedroom scene nude. “From nearly the first day, we were at loggerheads,” he recalled, “and no professional relationship, no working relationship, was ever established.”

Switching to television brought Welch cameos in everything from the sitcoms Mork & Mindy (in 1979, as a villain from outer space) and Evening Shade (1993) to Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (in 1995) and CSI: Miami (in 2012). She also comically played a temperamental version of herself attacking Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards) and Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) in a 1997 episode of Seinfeld.

She had a regular role in the comedy-drama series Date My Dad (2017) as Rosa, former mother-in-law of Ricky (Barry Watson), trying with his three children to find him love again following the death of his wife.

In 1997, there was another stint on Broadway, in the musical Victor/Victoria. She replaced Julie Andrews, who was undergoing throat surgery, for the final seven weeks of its run at the Marquis theatre. Variety described Welch as “at best a pleasantly passable singer”, suiting “the costumes better than she does the vocal and acting requirements”.

She returned to the cinema with a cameo role in the romcom Legally Blonde (2001), starring Reese Witherspoon. Her last film was How to Be a Latin Lover (2017).

Welch was married and divorced four times. She is survived by Damon and Tahnee, and by her brother, Jimmy.

🔔 Raquel Welch (Jo-Raquel Tejada), actor, born 5 September 1940; died 15 February 2023

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An indigenous woman decorates the grave of her loved one with Cempasuchil Marigolds at a cemetery during the annual Day of the Dead celebration, in San Miguel Canoa, in Puebla state, November 1, 2022.

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As a young girl, Raquel Welch had the desire to be a performer and entertainer. She began studying ballet at age seven, but after ten years of study, she left the art. At the age 14, she won beauty titles as Miss Photogenic and Miss Contour. A long line of beauty contests eventually led to the state title of Maid of California. After high school she attended San Diego State college on a theater arts scholarship. Raquel died on February 15, 2023 at the age of 82.

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Eduardo F. Santiago|| 29 || Traits || Loyal, Brilliant, Ambitious, and Romantic ||

Eduardo is an International Lawyer, also known as Eddie Santiago. He is well known for his many cases in the divorce department for settling the divorce of Bob and Eliza Pancakes. Eddie is very slow to warm up to new people and when it comes down to it he mainly does it for his job. He got his bachelor's degree at Foxbury Institute and all his long term friends were thrilled to attend his graduation.

He grow up in San Myshuno a place that was filled with so many opportunities in life before moving to Windenburg after college. His parents were Lila and Antonio Santiago he also had a little sister Ana before the three of them passed away due to a car accident while trying to attend Eddie's 5th grade spelling bee. This resulted in Eddie being taken in by his tio Jorge and his wife Andrea. He then grow up most of his life with them and his younger cousins Rafael and Raquel. Although Eddie has a big family nothing has yet to feel the hole in his heart since his family has passed.

Fun Fact || Eddie has a tattoo on his back of three doves to represent the lose of his parents and little sister </3

Hope you guys liked the first sim I've created as I'm starting a new save file since my old on got deleted and now I have so much inspo to redo it and hopefully make it better! So join me as I began this journey and feel free to send me any sim suggestions you have to help out! <3