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  1. Raquel Torres (born either Paula Marie Osterman or Wilhelmina von Osterman; [1] November 11, 1908 – August 10, 1987) was a Mexican-born American film actress. Her sister was actress Renee Torres .

  2. Sep 13, 2022 · Born 1908 as Paula Marie Osterman in Hermosillo, Mexican-American actress Raquel Torres played a Polynesian beauty in White Shadows in the South Seas (1928), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s first feature fully synchronized with music and effects. She also became the first person to have her voice recorded as part of “a new system in the selection of ...

  3. Aug 11, 1987 · Raquel Torres, an exotic dark-haired actress who made a vivid impression in several early sound films before her retirement in the late 1930s, died Monday at her Malibu home after a heart attack.

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  5. Spotlight on Raquel Torres. The half-German, half-Mexican, Raquel Torres provided another sexy, feisty and exotic edition to Precode comedies, dramas and adventure films. Born Paula Marie Osterman on November 11, 1908 in Hermosillo, Mexico, the Osterman family migrated early to Hollywood and Torres spent most of her childhood there.

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  7. Hand-colored cinema card for actress Raquel Torres with a short biography on the back. Mexican-American actress Raquel Torres was born Paula Marie Osterman on 11 November 1908 in Hermosillo, Mexico. After finishing her education at a Los Angeles convent, Torres began acting in films at age 19.

  8. Mar 18, 2015 · Raquel Torres was a Mexican-born American film actress who played mainly tropical island beauties in films during the late 1920s and 1930s.

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