Raquel Magdalena Castro, who also goes by the nickname Kel, is an entertainer, model, social media influencer, and actress with a growing influence on social media. Let’s find out what she is all about.
Why Is Raquel Castro Famous?
She competed in The Voice competition, which increased the number of viewers on her YouTube channel to more than a million. This established her as a singer.
Raquel is also famous for her recurring role in Empire, where she plays the role of Marisol. This role has helped establish her as a singer, actor, and dancer.
In the Canadian television show, Winging It, she got a lot of publicity. She debuted one of her original songs during the show.
Date Of Birth
17 November 1994
Birth Place
Long Island, New York, United States
Family
Her mother is known as Kathy Castro, while her dad is Albee Castro, a Puerto Rican. She has four siblings, including two brothers, David and Anthony, and two sisters.
Raquel’s brother David is an actor. Her brother Anthony is in the Air Force.
Hobbies
She loves singing and traveling.
Who Is Raquel Castro Dating?
She is dating Jimmie Gutch.
Raquel Castro Social Media
On Instagram, Raquel posts about her social life and her fun adventures. Her posts get thousands of likes on average.
About Raquel Castro
Since she was young, Raquel was encouraged to pursue a career in entertainment. At the age of 4, she was a regular on Sesame Street and Nick Jr.
When she was 7, she got a breakout role in the film, Jersey Girl, starring alongside Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck.
Raquel also proved to be an amazing talk-show guest with her appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. She was also a co-host with Ryan Seacrest on the show On Air with Ryan Seacrest.
By the time she was 10, was getting recognition for her talent as a correspondent, and she was appointed as the youngest correspondent ever to interview big celebrities such as Adam Sandler, Jim Carrey, and Cameron Diaz among others.
She studied at New Lane Memorial Elementary School.
As an actress, she was also on Law and Order SVU as a guest star.
Raquel also had a chance to appear in a music video for the popular song “Runaway Love” by Ludacris and Mary J. Blige. She played the role of Little Nicole in the famous music video.
Thanks to her singing talent, she has landed the theme song for the new Netflix animated series, Carmen Sandiego. In the year 2020, she signed with Jason Boyarski, who is a leading entertainment music lawyer.