Carmen Sevilla passed away on Tuesday, June 27, but she has not taken with her all the legacy she has left and the affection of the people towards one of the best-known actresses, singers and presenters in Spain. At the age of 92, María del Carmen García Galisteo said goodbye at the Jiménez Díaz Foundation in Madrid, after a long illness.
Although there are many familiar faces who have wanted to speak out on the matter and have sent farewell messages to the presenter, there is undoubtedly one person who will miss her very much: her son, Augusto Algueró. However, the actress not only leaves behind people who love her very much, but also a great heritage that she has earned over the years as a result of her efforts, and that she will inherit her firstborn.
Carmen Sevilla carried the artistic world in her veins. With a composer and lyricist father, and a journalist grandfather, it was clear that the Sevillian would want to follow in her footsteps. And when she was only 16 years old, she began in the world of acting, with her first appearance on screen in the documentary Hombres Ibéricos. Since then she has not stopped working.
The presenter ended up becoming one of the most successful celebrities of the moment, but her path to stardom began with producer Cesáreo González, who offered more than one million pesetas to make three films.
From this moment on, the actress began to pocket large amounts of money with films such as El balcón de la luna. She could even boast of having worked on La venganza, the first Spanish film to be nominated for an Oscar.
With an acting career already established and having earned a lot of money, Carmen Sevilla received such important offers as the one from Columbia Pictures, which offered her a 5-year contract in Hollywood. However, she decided to turn him down so she could be close to her family. And it is that the actress did not need to continue increasing her heritage, because she was already very big.
Although it seems that her marriage to Vicente Patuel almost ruined Seville, having to sell some of her jewelry to get ahead, she was able to recover with the sale of her wedding exclusive. 40 million pesetas is the price at which they managed to close said link with a magazine, according to El Mundo. In addition, she ended up signing a contract with the Telecupón, in which she received half a million pesetas a day, and it lasted seven years.
With everything he earned on television, he managed to amass a fortune that only continued to grow thanks to other projects. Cine de Barrio was another important source of income for the presenter, since the actress charged 24,000 euros a week for presenting this space.
The sale of her properties, two luxury apartments in Marbella and one in Malaga, is said to have earned the presenter another 7.8 million euros. Although the total number of her assets is unknown, what is certain is that Augusto Algueró, son of Carmen Sevilla, has a million-dollar inheritance ahead of her. Of course, surely his thoughts at this moment are only on his mother.
