Madrid – Spanish actress and singer Concha Velasco died today, Saturday, at the age of 84 in a hospital in Madrid, as confirmed by his sons Manuel and Paco Martínez.
“We regret to announce that our mother Concha Velasco (…) died as a result of a complication of her illness,” the family said in a statement sent to the media.
The artist’s burning chapel will be installed today at the popular La Latina theater in the Spanish capital. Her children thanked the staff of the hospital where she died and the staff of the residential homes where she lived in recent years for their care “during these difficult times”. .”
“We are lucky to have the best mother in the world and to experience the affection of so many Spaniards who love and admire her. Thank you to everyone,” add her children, who also asked for a prayer for their eternal peace of mind ask mother.
In the summer of 2021, the artist’s health deteriorated drastically and her children decided to move her to a residential home in March 2022. In December of that year, she was hospitalized with digestive, liver and arthritis problems. Concepción Velasco Varona, born in Valladolid (center) in 1939, had lymphoma in 2014 that kept her away from the stage for months. Her return was linked to medical monitoring and rest, which she herself admitted left her unable to continue .
The artist known as the eternal “Ye Ye Girl” was one of the most popular and beloved artists in Spain. Her career began very young, at a time when she was known as Conchita and was characterized by films such as “Valentine’s Day”. “” (1958), “Television Stories” (1965) or “Those Who Have to Serve” (1967). Velasco devoted a lot of time to the theater, with works such as “Filomena Marturano” (1979), “Yo me low And next, what about you?” (1981) “Mom, I want to be an artist” (1986), “Carmen, “Carmen” (1988), “La truhana” (1992), “Die Freitagsäpfel” (1999), “Hello, Dolly!” (2001), “Inés unbuttoned” (2003) and “Hécuba” (2013). And among her dramatic roles, that of “Teresa de Jesús” in the 1983 series stood out, or that of “Tormento” (1974), “Pim, boom, boom… Fire!” (1975), “Esquilache” ( 1989), “Beyond the Garden” (1996).
In 2012 she was awarded the Goya Honor Award. the Max de Honor in 2019, the Valle Inclán as best actress for “Hécuba” in 2015, the Ondas as best actress for “Gran Hotel” in 2012 or the Golden Spike of the Seminci for “The Witching Hour” in 1985 .