Raquel Bollo Dorado, better known as Raquel Bollo (born 4 November 1975 in
Seville
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...
) is a Spanish television personality,
businesswoman
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and model. She appears in the long-running programs ''Sálvame'' and ''Sálvame Deluxe'' on
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish free-to-air television channel operated by Mediaset España. The channel was previously known as Tele 5, because it had first begun its experimental transmissions on 10 March 1989, and a year later, it was officially laun ...
.
Early fame
She was born in
Seville
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...
, in 1975. She became famous in 1995 after marrying the singer Chiquetete. From the very beginning she appeared on the cover of major
gossip magazines
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in Spain, in which she gave interviews about her private life. She also appeared on several television programs such as ''Corazón, corazón'' and ''
Crónicas marcianas''.
Her most recent claim to fame occurred in 2004, after ending her relationship with the singer. From that moment on she began to appear on several
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish free-to-air television channel operated by Mediaset España. The channel was previously known as Tele 5, because it had first begun its experimental transmissions on 10 March 1989, and a year later, it was officially laun ...
programs such as ''A tu lado'', ''La Noria'' and currently on ''Sálvame Diario'' and ''Deluxe''.
In addition to working in television, she has competed in several
reality shows
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from
Telecinco
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: in 2007, she was the fifth runner-up of ''
Survivor Spain''; in 2011, she was proclaimed the second runner-up of ''
Acorralados
''Acorralados'' (English: ''Corralled'') is the third Spanish season of '' The Farm''. This season aired on Telecinco after the two first seasons were aired on Antena 3 under the name '' La Granja'', being the actual format its spin-off. The seas ...
''; and in 2016, she was a housemate on the Spanish version of ''
Celebrity Big Brother
''Big Brother VIP'', is an adaptation of the '' Big Brother'' reality television series. It is the celebrity version of its parent franchise ''Big Brother'', the celebrity version airs in several countries, however, the housemates or houseguest ...
'': ''
Gran Hermano VIP 4''. After spending 35 days in the house, Raquel Bollo said she wanted to leave after realizing she wished to reunite with her former daughter-in-law Aguasantas Vilches, who she does not get along well with. She was finally convinced to stay.
Raquel is also the owner of a
boutique store in
Seville
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...
, in which she has worked with several models and done
charitable projects.
Personal life
She married singer ''
Chiquetete'' in
Seville
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...
(1995–2003), with whom she had two children, Manuel and Alma. They divorced because Raquel alleged the singer abused her. Later on, she had another relationship in which she gave birth to her third child, Samuel.
Thanks to her marriage to Chiquetete, she became close friends with his cousin
Isabel Pantoja
María Isabel Pantoja Martín (; born August 2, 1956) is a Spanish singer. She was born in the Triana district of Seville, Spain. She has released more than a dozen albums throughout a career spanning many decades, mostly of '' copla'' genre, ...
, who is godmother to her daughter Alma.
In 2014, her son Manuel Cortés had a controversial
love relationship with Aguasantas Vilches. It was rumoured that Raquel influenced her son to end this relationship.
TV
* ''A tu lado'' (2002–2007),
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish free-to-air television channel operated by Mediaset España. The channel was previously known as Tele 5, because it had first begun its experimental transmissions on 10 March 1989, and a year later, it was officially laun ...
.
* ''La Noria'' (2007–2012),
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish free-to-air television channel operated by Mediaset España. The channel was previously known as Tele 5, because it had first begun its experimental transmissions on 10 March 1989, and a year later, it was officially laun ...
.
* ''
Survivor'' (2007),
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish free-to-air television channel operated by Mediaset España. The channel was previously known as Tele 5, because it had first begun its experimental transmissions on 10 March 1989, and a year later, it was officially laun ...
(5th place).
* ''Sálvame diario'' (2009–2016),
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish free-to-air television channel operated by Mediaset España. The channel was previously known as Tele 5, because it had first begun its experimental transmissions on 10 March 1989, and a year later, it was officially laun ...
.
* ''Sálvame Deluxe'' (2009–2016),
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish free-to-air television channel operated by Mediaset España. The channel was previously known as Tele 5, because it had first begun its experimental transmissions on 10 March 1989, and a year later, it was officially laun ...
.
* ''
Acorralados
''Acorralados'' (English: ''Corralled'') is the third Spanish season of '' The Farm''. This season aired on Telecinco after the two first seasons were aired on Antena 3 under the name '' La Granja'', being the actual format its spin-off. The seas ...
'' (2011),
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish free-to-air television channel operated by Mediaset España. The channel was previously known as Tele 5, because it had first begun its experimental transmissions on 10 March 1989, and a year later, it was officially laun ...
(Runner-up).
* ''
Gran Hermano VIP 4'' (2016),
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish free-to-air television channel operated by Mediaset España. The channel was previously known as Tele 5, because it had first begun its experimental transmissions on 10 March 1989, and a year later, it was officially laun ...
(8th place).
* ''Viva la vida'' (2018),
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish free-to-air television channel operated by Mediaset España. The channel was previously known as Tele 5, because it had first begun its experimental transmissions on 10 March 1989, and a year later, it was officially laun ...
.
* ''Ven a cenar conmigo: Summer Edition'' (2018),
Cuatro
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Cuatro may also refer to:
* Cuatro (instrument), name for two distinct Latin American instruments, one from Puerto Rico (see Cuatro) and the other from Venezuela (see Cuatro) ...
(4th place).
* ''Sálvame diario'' (2018-present),
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish free-to-air television channel operated by Mediaset España. The channel was previously known as Tele 5, because it had first begun its experimental transmissions on 10 March 1989, and a year later, it was officially laun ...
.
References
External links
Official website*
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People from Seville
1975 births
Living people