The groundbreaking star left a legacy of courage in Western films. "I’m glad you’re writing about Raquel Welch because she shouldn’t be forgotten. She was an icon in American—and in world—cinema. She had a tremendous impact.” It was Nick Mancuso on the phone, Raquel’s leading man from her fourth and final Western, The Legend of Walks Far Woman, calling from a Paris movie set. “She was a marvelous person, a straight shooter. More than just an actress; she was an event in American


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