Actress Concha Velasco dies after facing digestive problems

Spanish actress and singer Concha Velasco died this Saturday at the age of 84 in a hospital in Madrid, as confirmed by his sons, Manuel and Paco Martínez.

“We regret to report that our mother, Concha Velasco, has died (…) as a result of a complication in her illness,” the family explained in a statement sent to the media.

The artist’s burning chapel will be installed today in the popular La Latina theater in the Spanish capital.

His children thanked the staff at the hospital where he died and to the residences where he lived in recent years for their care “in these difficult times.”

“We are lucky to have enjoyed the best mother in the world and to receive the affection of so many Spaniards who love and admire her. Thank you all,” add her children, who also ask for a prayer for the eternal rest of their soul. mother.

In the summer of 2021, the artist’s health deteriorated drastically and her children decided in March 2022 to move her to a residence. In December of that year had to be admitted in the hospital, with digestive system, liver and arthritis problems.

Who is Concha Velasco?

Concepción Velasco Varona, born in Valladolid (center) in 1939, had lymphoma in 2014 that kept her away from the stage for months and her return was conditional on medical surveillance and rest that she herself admitted she was unable to follow.

The one known as the eternal ‘ye ye girl’ was one of the most popular artists and darlings of Spain, with a career that began very young, at a time when she was known as Conchita, marked by films such as “The Day of Lovers” (1958), “Stories on Television” (1965) or ” Those who have to serve” (1967).

Velasco dedicated a lot of time to theater, with works such as “Filomena Marturano” (1979), “I’ll get off next time, and you?” (1981) “Mom I want to be an artist” (1986), “Carmen, Carmen” (1988), “La truhana” (1992), “The Friday apples (1999), “Hello, Dolly!” (2001), ” Inés unbuttoned” (2003) or “Hécuba” (2013).

And among her dramatic roles, those of “Teresa de Jesús” in the 1983 series stood out, or those of “Tormento” (1974), “Pim, pam, pum… fire!” (1975), “Esquilache” (1989), “Beyond the Garden” (1996).

She was awarded the Goya Honor Award in 2012, the Max de Honor in 2019, the Valle Inclán for best actress for “Hécuba” in 2015, the Ondas for best actress for “Gran Hotel” in 2012 or the Golden Spike from the Seminci for “The Witching Hour” in 1985.

In social networks hundreds of fans of the actress have made publications to say goodbye, Even the Real Madrid sports club dedicated a publication to him to provide support to his family.

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