Raquel Eliana Argandoña de la Fuente (December 5, 1957 in

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) is a Chilean former

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contestant,

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mayor of Pelarco. She is best known for her role as the La Quintrala in the 1986 TV mini-series of the same name. Raquel Argandoña was also the 1975 Miss Universo Chile. Raquel is the mother of the actress-singer

Raquel Calderón Raquel Calderón Argandoña (born 14 February 1991), better known as Kel Calderón, is a Chilean actress, singer and lawyer. She became known at a very early age for being a daughter of the television star Raquel Argandoña de la Fuente and the ...

Electoral Resume

Municipal Elections 1996

Pelarco's mayoralty

Municipal Elections 2000

Pelarco's mayoralty

Municipal Elections 2004

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's mayoralty

Parliamentary Elections 2005

Deputy for the Distrito 25 (La Granja, Macul and San Joaquín),

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Elecciones.gov.cl
Votación Candidatos por Distrito 25, Diputados 2005

References

External links

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