Raquel Argandoña
Raquel Argandoña | |
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Raquel Argandoña attending an event in Iquique on February 19, 2011. | |
| Born | Raquel Eliana Argandoña de la Fuente December 5, 1957 |
| Occupations | TV presenter, Actress, beauty pageant contestant, mayor |
| Parent(s) | Eduardo Argandoña L'Huillier (deceased) Eliana de la Fuente Honorato |
| Relatives | Raquel Calderón (daughter) Hernán Calderón (son) |
Raquel Eliana Argandoña de la Fuente (December 5, 1957) is a Chilean actress, politician, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder. She was mayor of Pelarco in Chile's Maule Region after the 2000 Municipal Elections. She is best known for her role as the La Quintrala in the 1986 TV mini-series of the same name. Raquel Argandoña was the 1975 Miss Universo Chile. Raquel is the mother of the actress-singer Raquel Calderón. She, and her best friend Patricia Maldonado were dancers at private partys for Pinochet and other militars.
In 2025 she was jury on Fiebre de Baile, where she was heavily criticized by the public due to comments attacking a contestant for her body.