10 Facts About Raquel Torres

Raquel Torres's mother died while Raquel was very young and the family moved to the United States, where she spent most of her time.

Raquel Torres gained the role after 300 applicants were rejected.

Raquel Torres became the first person to have her voice recorded as part of "a new system in the selection of motion picture talent".

Raquel Torres continued the tropical island pace with The Sea Bat and Aloha playing various island girls and biracial beauty types.

Raquel Torres abruptly retired following her marriage to businessman Stephen Ames in 1935.

In 1934, Raquel Torres met the New York stockbroker Stephen Ames at a Hollywood party.

At the time Ames was still married to film actress Adrienne Ames and Torres was escorted to the party by film agent Charles K Feldman.

Raquel Torres was suffering from a cold and found a quiet corner for solitude.

Ames was by now divorced and Raquel Torres had not gone through with an anticipated wedding.

In 1959, Raquel Torres married actor Jon Hall, a hero of 1930s and 1940s South Sea epics.