Spanish actress Concha Velasco dies

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The well-known Spanish actress Concha Velasco died this Saturday at the age of 84.

The woman from Valladolid died a few days after turning 84. ‘La chica yeyé’ also became known for her roles as presenter, singer and dancer.

“We regret to inform that our mother, Concha Velasco, died today, Saturday the 2nd at 02:00 at the Puerta de Hierro Hospital in Majadahonda, having received the Holy Sacraments, as a result of a complication in her illness,” the family explained. in a statement sent to the media.

His last commitment was the work Maria’s roomcreated by her son Manuel, where she played a famous writer, Isabel Chacón, who takes the name of her aunt and the surname of her mother, who suffers from agoraphobia and lives secluded in an attic from which she does not move until a fire forces to evacuate the building.

On September 15, 2021, At 81 years old, he retired permanently from the stages with a last performance at the Bretón de los Herreros Theater in La Rioja.

The eternal ‘ye ye girl’ has been one of the most popular and beloved artists in Spain, with a career that began very young, at a time when she was known as Conchita, marked by films such as Valentine’s Day (1958), Television stories (1965) or Those that have to serve (1967).

Velasco dedicated a lot of time to theaterwith works like Filomena Marturano (1979), I’ll get off next time, how about you? (1981), Mom I want to be an artist (1986), Carmen, Carmen (1988), The trickster (1992), Friday’s apples (1999), Hello, Dolly! (2001), Inés unbuttoned (2003) or Hecuba (2013).

And among his dramatic roles, the one of Teresa of Jesus in the 1983 series, or those of Torment (1974), Pum, pum, pum… fire! (1975), shearing (1989) or Beyond the garden (nineteen ninety six).

She was awarded the Goya Honor Award in 2012, the Max de Honor in 2019, the Valle Inclán for best actress for Hecuba in 2015, the Ondas for best actress for Great Hotel in 2012 or the Golden Spike of the Seminci for The witching hour in 1985.