Raquel Morell

{{short description|Mexican actress (born 1959)}}

{{family name hatnote|Ruiz|Morell|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox person

|name = Raquel Morell

|birth_name = Raquel del Rosario Ruiz Morell

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|02|04}}

|birth_place = Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico

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|parents = Rosario Morell

|spouse = Fernando Nesme

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|relatives =Mario Ruiz Morell (brother)

|years_active = 1982-present

|occupation = Actress

|notable_works = Esmeralda

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Raquel Morell (Spanish pronunciation: [rakel moɾeʎ] born Raquel del Rosario Ruiz Morell on February 4, 1959) is a Mexican actress who appeared in many telenovelas.

Morell was born in Morelia, Michoacán. She is probably best known for her role of Blanca De Velasco de Peñarreal in telenovela Esmeralda.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211802/ Esmeralda] Blanca was the mother of Esmeralda, who was played by Leticia Calderón. In Mi segunda madre she played a woman called like her in real life – Raquel.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0214358/ Mi segunda madre] She appeared as herself in Contrato con la muerte.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0231391/fullcredits#cast Contrato con la muerte]

She appeared in De que te quiero, te quiero. Morell, named after her mother Rosario Morell, married cinematographer Fernando Nesme; they are childfree. She is quite interested in astrology.[http://teleprograma.fotogramas.es/telenovela/2012/diciembre/raquel-morell-interesa-astrologia Raquel Morell: “Me interesa la astrología”] Morell's younger brother is called Mario Ruiz Morell.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_fOIiQPKnQ&list=LPJzq9pgxX1lA&index=2&feature=plcp Spot de Campaña de Mario Ruíz Morell - Chacho]