Concha Velascoyoung woman Yes Yesleft this world at the age of 84, and behind her the traces of a free woman who loved, suffered and enjoyed life to the end. Their love tells the story of a Spain in full transition and speaks to the liberation of women from within.

Manolo Escobar It was his first love though it remained platonic. They shared many scenes together in five different films, but while Concha may have had feelings for his co-star, he was madly in love with his wife Ana.

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On the other hand, marriage was not an obstacle for Jose Luis Saenz de Heredia, film director and cousin of José Antonio Primo de Rivera. Even though he was married and had children, his relationship with Concha Velasco continued. lasted a decadeand her lover gave her what became the actress’s first apartment in Madrid.

A novel secret, but generally known to everyone. The actress was only 21 years old when she started and there was a 28 year difference between them. Concha didn’t want to be different, but José Luis didn’t want to leave his wife, claiming that his Catholic values ​​prevented him from doing so. It all ended suddenly when the translator met Juan Diego when they were both part of the cast of Buero Vallejo’s Arrival of the Gods in 1970.

Rumors say that the chemistry that arose between them blew up the relationship of Concha with Heredia and Juan Diego with Ana Diosdado. So the actress went from a relationship with a phalangist to love for a communist. “Juan Diego was destructive, belligerent, he let you know and it made me feel passionate about it, it made me discover at 31 what I should have experienced at 18,” the actress said in her memoirs. success pays.

Family dream

their romance He angered José Luis Saenz de Heredia., who they say appeared one day at the Lara Theater looking like a basilisk and ready to settle a score. Fortunately, the blood did not reach the river, and the relationship between Concha Velasco and Juan Diego continued. marked by passion and exactingness: “The same thing happened to me that happened to our country: I went through a political transition,” she said. Until the actress realized that she could not get along with her partner, who had a son from a previous relationship. the traditional family he aspired to.

Nor did he find this with Fernando Arribas, the director of photography, who was married and had a son. However, From their secret relationship Manuel was born. in 1975, Concha’s first child to bear her last name because she was a single mother. Franco died that same year, but they had to survive years so that women can have children without explanation about who the father was.

In 2021, during a performance at Saturday Deluxe, Concha Velasco finally revealed to the world who the father of her son was, a secret she had hidden for so many years. They fell in love while riding Long vacation ’36, and when she became pregnant, he asked her to marry him. It was then that she found out that he was already married, but decided to protect him.

The marriage took place and it was a disaster

A year later, “uncontrollable love” appeared in Conchi Velasco’s life, as she herself described her relationship with Paco Marceau. “That which is born of your blood. AND you melt from love, but from jealousy you are in helland you tell him everything, but you know that what happened before almost didn’t happen, left no trace, nothing matters,” he explained.

Paco Marceau was an aspiring actor, but decided to become a producer. They got married in 1977 and the bride was radiant, in love and happy. It wasn’t so bad a few hours later when the groom didn’t show up at home on the wedding night. Concha called her mother-in-law, concerned, and she told her that she would get used to it.

In his own words, their marriage was “a collection of all the great passions.” For three decades they were married He deceived her, left her ruined and fights out of envy. Paco’s feelings about his wife’s success were constant. The actress wanted to get a divorce in the 90s, but withdrew the lawsuit. This became officially known only in 2010, and at the end of that year the producer died of a stroke.

Paco Marceau did not know how to love Concha Velasco

“Paco is a deep and important part of my life and the only thing I truly regret is that he didn’t love me or didn’t know how to love me- Concha admitted. The sudden death of Paco Marceau, from whom the actress had a second son (also Paco), was enough for her to I will forget all the grievances. A story that is now incompatible with concepts that deconstruct romantic love that hurts and struggles.

But that’s how it was Concha, an accurate reflection of the society of his timewho never gave up (until he had a choice) the other great love of his life: acting.