Alicante says goodbye to Concha Velasco. The actor, who died at the age of 84, found a place in the state to showcase his talent on the stages of La Terreta’s main theaters.. In these, ye yé daughter presented the vast majority of her works and found in the Alicante public the complicity that every artist seeks.
final assembly, Maria’s roomIt was presented in venues such as Gran Teatro de Elche, Auditori de Teulada Moraira or President de Alicante. This last venue has also witnessed theatrical works such as: Next time I’ll get off, how about you? (1981), Goodnight Mom (1985), Mom, I want to be an artist (1986), Carmen Carmen (1988), tattooed rose (1998), friday’s apples (1999), musical Hello dolly! (2001), Filomena Marturano (2006), life ahead (2009), Crazy Joan (2016), Funeral (2018) or previously mentioned Maria’s room He said goodbye to the stage with (2021).
Alicante Director María Dolores Padilla wanted to share some emotional words for the late artist with the INFORMACIÓN newspaper: “Concha Velasco’s name has been linked with the Alicante Manager throughout his career. A great actor and friend has passed away. Today is a very sad day for theatre.. When I heard the news, many memories came to my mind. I remembered the time I came with Paco Marsó and every time he visited us. “We will never forget his joy in the theater and his love for the profession and the city of Alicante.”
Recognitions
The state has also seen recognition for Concha Velasco throughout her career. For this reason, The actor received the Silver Lighthouse award from Manolo Escobar in 2000; This award was an award from the Alfàs Film Festival, which paid tribute to his entire cinema career. At the opening gala, where Valencian director Luis García Berlanga was also honored.
But in the same city After 17 years, he also received the Pi d’Honor 2017 award given by Mostra de Teatre de l’Alfàs del Pi. to the great figures of the stage and to those who wish to reward the ye yé girl in the fifteenth edition.
In April 2018, For this role, he was awarded the Estruch Award for best performance. Queen Joanin its second edition. José Ferrándiz Lozano, director of the Gil-Albert Cultural Institute in Alicante at the time, recalls that he could not attend the premiere because he was filming a Spanish Television program at the time. neighborhood cinema. Again, They benefited from the actor’s visit to the Principal in Alicante a few months later with the performance. FuneralThe text written by his son to present him with his award. “He is an artist who, with his iconic song about girl ye yé and the roles he played in cinema and theater, has become part of the emotional memory of several generations over sixty years,” said Ferrándiz Lozano.
The Alicante Film Festival, on the other hand, wore a mourning outfit and publicly mourned the death of Concha Velasco, who was awarded the Whole Life Award at the eighth edition of the Festival in 2011. “A wonderful woman, a wonderful actress, a wonderful person with whom I had the privilege of meeting when we presented her with the Lifetime award in 2011 and with whom I maintained a beautiful friendship, has passed away.”and with his son Manuel. “You will always be in our hearts,” said Vicente Seva, director of the Alicante event.