Raquel's early start in the entertainment industry was nurtured and encouraged from a young age. By the time she was four, she was regularly appearing on popular children's shows like "Sesame Street" and "Nick Jr." Her breakthrough role came at age seven when she starred alongside Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck in the feature film "Jersey Girl".
As she grew older, Raquel became a familiar face on talk shows, appearing as a guest on "Ellen" and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno". She even co-hosted with Ryan Seacrest on "On Air with Ryan Seacrest". At just ten years old, Raquel made history as the youngest correspondent ever for Entertainment Tonight's Kid's Choice Awards, where she had the opportunity to interview high-profile celebrities like Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Queen Latifah, and Adam Sandler.
Raquel's acting career continued to flourish as she guest-starred in "Law & Order SVU" and appeared in the world premiere of Broadway's "White Christmas" as Susan Waverly. She also made her music-video debut as "Little Nicole" in Ludacris/Mary J. Blige's video "Runaway Love".
Her first grown-up role was the love interest in Rosie O'Donnell's Lifetime movie "America". She co-starred in the Canadian TV show "Winging It", in which she debuted one of her original songs.
After competing on "The Voice", Raquel's YouTube channel "raquelcx3" gained over a million views, thanks in part to her covers of Christina Aguilera's "Ain't No Other Man" and Selena's "Amor Prohibido", which showcased her versatility as a bilingual/Spanish singer.
Raquel had a recurring role on Fox's hit show "Empire" as Marisol, a member of Hakeem and Cookie's girl group Mirage' A Trois, a role that cemented her status as an acting/singing/dancing triple threat. She also released three songs on Sony's "Empire" soundtrack and collaborated with Becky G on the single "Do It".
Raquel has continued to make waves in the music industry, landing the theme song for the new Netflix animated series "Carmen Sandiego", a hit song on BPM Radio, and another #1 on Billboard's dance chart with the Zack Martino/Disco Fries remix of "U Make Me".
Throughout her career, Raquel has had many moments of great success, whether it be acting, singing, dancing, or songwriting. She had a full-circle moment when she returned to NBC on Season 2 of "Songland" and had the opportunity to pitch a song she wrote in front of Grammy-winning producers Ryan Tedder, Shane McAnally, and Ester Dean, as well as R&B artist "H.E.R.". Raquel worked one-on-one with Ryan Tedder, and her song "Wrong Places" was chosen by "H.E.R.", which landed Raquel her first placement with a major artist. "Wrong Places" currently has 5.2 million streams and counting.
In 2020, Raquel signed with Jason Boyarski, a top entertainment music attorney at Boyarski Fritz.
