At this stage, Welch owed Fox four films, at one a year. She and Curtis also established their own production company, Curtwel. [39] Fox wanted Welch to play Jennifer in their adaptation of Valley of the Dolls but she refused, wanting to play the role of Neely O'Hara. The studio was not interested, casting Patty Duke; Sharon Tate played Jennifer North. [44] Welch with Dean Martin in Bandolero! (1968)

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In 1968, Welch appeared with Frank Sinatra in the detective film Lady in Cement, a sequel to the film Tony Rome (1967). She played the socialite Kit Forrest, the romantic interest of Tony Rome. Welch later said wittily that she caught the film from time to time and realized only later that Kit Forrest was an alcoholic: "I'm watching this movie and I'm thinking, 'What the hell has she got on?' At one point, I had this epiphany: 'Oh, she's an alcoholic!' I didn't know that. How could I miss that?" She reportedly was so smitten with Sinatra that she forgot to act: "I think I was just so enamored with Frank Sinatra, you know. He's hypnotic." [46] Armando Tejada in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro immigration cards 1900: (Agustin Tejada and Raquel Urquizo)". Archived from the original on August 6, 2020 . Retrieved March 17, 2020. Mills, Nancy. (December 20, 1978). "Raquel Welch: The Other Side of a Star" The Australian Women's Weekly, 23–25.