Raquel Murillo (, later adopting the

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"Lisbon") is a

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in the

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series ''

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'' and ''

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'', portrayed by

Itziar Ituño Itziar Ituño Martínez (born 18 June 1974) is a Spanish actress, who performs in her native Basque language as well as in Spanish. She is best known for her role as Inspector Raquel Murillo in the television series '' Money Heist''. Early li ...

. She was an inspector for the

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who was put in charge of the investigation before she was forced to resign for failing to stop the robbery at the Royal Mint. Later she joined the group of robbers to rob the Bank of Spain.

Character biography

Raquel is an inspector for the

tasked with negotiating with the robbers in parts 1 and 2. However, during the negotiations, she meets the Professor, who introduces himself to her in a bar under the name Salvador Martín, and embarks on a relationship with him. She falls in love with him to the point of choosing to follow him instead of arresting him, spurred on when she is embarrassed and shunned by her colleagues for bad decisions she made while in charge of the investigation. A year after releasing the professor, she follows him to the Philippines and becomes a member of the gang. Like the rest of the gang members, she takes the name of a city (

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) to hide her identity.

Characterisation

Ituño described Rakhail as a "strong and powerful woman in a world of men, but also sensitive in her private life". She took inspiration from '' The Silence of the Lambs'' character

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, an FBI student with a messy family life who develops sympathies for a criminal. Creator Álex Pina saw Rakhail's story as a formerly abused wife falling in love with the Professor "as very powerful, very romantic". That they come from two opposite sides was "intended to enhance the genre" and something that the producers "wanted to exploit".

References

External links

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