Concha Velasco died on the day of neighborhood cinema. Also a few months before the Goya Awards ceremony is held in Valladolid, his hometown. It was, of course, a coincidence, but why not see it as a last act of delivery to the show of one of the few (very few) total stars that Spain has given.
Concha has shared a profession with Marisa Paredes (first actress), with Salome (singer ye-yé), with Isabel Gemio (presenter), with Alaska (icon) the con Ana Obregon (nice attempt at all of the above). She has been queen of the stage, the set, the big screen, the small screen and wherever they let her..
She dies converted into a totem without ever ceasing to be that girl from Valladolid who wanted to take on the world.
It started in Madrid. Today the capital is an hour from Pucela; So the trip was much longer in time and, above all, in concept. He went from Conchita to Concha and from there to La Velasco. With its lights and shadows, of course. The latter were hers to keep, unless they were also susceptible to becoming entertainment and legend..
She did not write her roles or direct her shows but, like all total stars, it is impossible to consider her a mere performer. He understood Antonio Gala, Pedro Olea or Mario Camus better than anyone., who trusted her for some of their most important projects. And she had no problem telling how she finally worked with Berlanga. What’s more: she turned her arrival into, as we would say now, quality content. Paris-Timbuktuthe maestro’s last film. There La Velasco also had a lot of skill and a lot of artistic blood..