Concha Velasco died on December 2 at the age of 84 at the Puerta de Hierro hospital in Majadahonda (Madrid). The death of the artist caused a great social stir in our country, since she was considered a pioneer in the world of acting, music and television.
After two months and living a very hard Christmas without the presence of his mother, Manuel, Concha Velasco’s eldest son, sat down on the set of the program And Now, Sonsoles to talk about how everything happened and how he is coping. absence of the yeyé girl.
The film director admitted that he still feels very sad about the loss of his mother, a death that he is still processing. Velasco also wanted to thank the people for the affection they have shown him: ”Everyone has said nice things to us and hugged us on the street.”
”My mouth fills with pride when I talk about my mother. On a personal level, she is the best and most generous of her, I have nothing bad to say about her,” the young man expressed to Sonsoles Ónega without being able to contain his tears of emotion.
The filmmaker explained that he does not want to remember his mother for how she was in her last stage and that he prefers to imagine Concha Velasco as ”the most beautiful woman in Spain”. Furthermore, he acknowledged before the Antena 3 cameras that she had had a very bad time in the last few months prior to her death: “She needed a lot of care and we had to admit her.”
For the guest, the hardest thing of all was seeing how his mother was fading little by little, especially considering how energetic Concha Velasco was and the great vitality she always had.
Manuel Velasco explained that the singer was buried in her native Valladolid because “she wanted to be buried in the Pantheon of the Illustrious,” but he explained to the audience that, soon, she will have a space or monument in the Madrid capital to pay tribute to her.
Furthermore, the young man explained that on his mother’s tombstone there is engraved a quote from Saint Teresa of Jesus that the deceased told him in a very delicate moment: “Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you, that everything will pass.” This phrase has given rise to many comments on social networks praising the family’s attitude and sending them messages of support and affection.
