Concha Velasco
Concepción Velasco Varona OAXS MML (born 29 November 1939), known professionally as Concha Velasco (also Conchita Velasco), is a Spanish film actress, theater actress, singer, and television presenter. She was born in Valladolid and she moved to Madrid when she was 10 years old. She worked as a dancer with Manolo Caracol and with Celia Gámez.
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 Velasco at the 32nd Goya Awards in 2018 | |
| Born | Concepción Velasco Varona 29 November 1939 |
| Other names | Concepcion Velasco Varona |
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| Website | www.conchavelasco.com |
On March 14, 2018 she announced that, after 64 years of career,[1][2] the stage play El funeral will be her last.[3]
Filmography
Film
- 1954: El bandido generoso
- 1955: The Moorish Queen as Bailaora
- 1956: La fierecilla domada
- 1956: Dos novias para un torero
- 1956: Los maridos no cenan en casa
- 1957: Mensajeros de paz
- 1957: Muchachas de vacaciones
- 1958: Red Cross Girls as Paloma
- 1959: El día de los enamorados as Conchita
- 1959: Los tramposos as Julita
- 1959: Crimen para recién casados
- 1959: Vida sin risas
- 1960: Amor bajo cero
- 1960: Julia y el celacanto
- 1960: Peace Never Comes as Paula
- 1961: The Reprieve as Antonia
- 1961: Trampa para Catalina
- 1961: Martes y trece
- 1961: My Wedding Night as Fernanda Jiménez
- 1962: Sabían demasiado
- 1963: La boda era a las doce
- 1963: The Fair of the Dove as Susana / Mari Loli
- 1964: Casi un caballero
- 1965: Television Stories as Katy
- 1965: Susana
- 1965: Viaje de novios a la italiana
- 1965: La frontera de Dios
- 1966: El arte de no casarse
- 1966: Hoy como ayer
- 1966: El arte de casarse
- 1966: Honeymoon, Italian Style
- 1967: Pero... ¿en qué país vivimos?
- 1967: Las Locas del conventillo as María
- 1967: Las que tienen que servir as Juana Cortés
- 1968: Una vez al año, ser hippy no hace daño
- 1968: Relaciones casi públicas as Marta
- 1968: Los que tocan el piano
- 1969: Cuatro noches de boda
- 1969: Matrimonios separados
- 1969: Juicio de faldas as Marta
- 1970: La decente as Nuria
- 1970: Después de los nueve meses
- 1970: En un lugar de La Manga
- 1971: Me debes un muerto
- 1971: Préstame quince días as Iris
- 1972: No encontré rosas para mi madre
- 1972: Venta por pisos
- 1973: El amor empieza a medianoche
- 1973: El Love Feroz o cuando los hijos juegan al amor
- 1974: Tormento
- 1974: Mi mujer es muy decente, dentro de lo que cabe as Margarita
- 1975: Yo soy fulana de tal as Mapi Sánchez
- 1975: Pim, pam, pum... ¡fuego!
- 1975: Un lujo a su alcance
- 1976: Long Vacations of 36 as Mercedes
- 1976: Libertad provisional
- 1977: Esposa y amante
- 1978: Jaque a la dama
- 1979: Cinco tenedores
- 1979: Ernesto
- 1982: La colmena as Purita
- 1985: The Witching Hour as Pilar
- 1989: Esquilache as Pastora Patermo
- 1992: Yo me bajo en la próxima... ¿y usted?
- 1996: Más allá del jardín as Palmira Gadea
- 1996: Sombras y luces. Cien años de cine español
- 1999: París-Tombuctú
- 2000: Km. 0 as Marga
- 2001: Sólo yo sé tu nombre
- 2002: El oro de Moscú as Pastora Bernal
- 2006: Welcome Home
- 2007: Boystown as Antonia
- 2008: Enloquecidas
- 2009: Por la gracia de Luis
- 2009: Rage as Sra. Torres
Stage
- 1959: Ven y ven al Eslava
- 1961: Los derechos de la mujer, by Alfonso Paso
- 1962: The boyfriend
- 1962: Las que tienen que servir, by Alfonso Paso
- 1965: Elena para los miércoles
- 1966: Don Juan Tenorio as doña Inés, by José Zorrilla
- 1966: El cumpleaños de la tortuga
- 1967: Una chica en mi sopa
- 1969: El alma se serena by Juan José Alonso Millán
- 1970: Llegada de los dioses as Verónica, by Antonio Buero Vallejo
- 1972: Abelardo y Eloísa
- 1974: Las cítaras colgadas de los árboles as Olalla, by Antonio Gala
- 1977: Las arrecogidas del beteario de Santa María Egipcíaca by José Martín Recuerda
- 1979: Filomena Marturano as Filonema, by Eduardo De Filippo
- 1981: Yo me bajo en la próxima... ¿y usted? by Adolfo Marsillach
- 1986: ¡Mamá, quiero ser artista! by Juan José de Arteche
- 1988: Carmen, Carmen as Carmen, by Antonio Gala
- 1992: La truhana by Antonio Gala
- 1997: La rosa tatuada by Tennessee Williams
- 1999: Las manzanas del viernes as Orosia, by Antonio Gala
- 2001: Hello, Dolly! as Dolly, by Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart
- 2003: Inés desabrochada
- 2006: Filomena Marturano as Filonema, by Eduardo De Filippo
- 2009: La vida por delante
- 2011: Concha, yo lo que quiero es bailar
- 2012: Hélade
- 2013: Hécuba as Hecuba, by Euripides
- 2014: Olivia y Eugenio
- 2016: Reina Juana as Juana
- 2018: El funeral
- 2019: Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman
Television
| Date | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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| 1 December 1965 | Estudio 1: La dama del alba | Televisión Española | Version of La dama del alba by Alejandro Casona for television | |
| 1966 | Estudio 1: Don Juan Tenorio | Doña Inés | Televisión Española | Version of Don Juan Tenorio by José Zorrilla for television |
| 29 January 1971 | Estudio 1: La alondra | Televisión Española | Spanish version of L'Alouette by Jean Anouilh for television | |
| 2 April 1971 | Estudio 1: Marea baja | Televisión Española | ||
| 26 May 1972 | Estudio 1: ¿Quiere usted jugar con mí? | Televisión Española | Spanish version of Voulez-vous jouer avec moâ? by Marcel Achard for television | |
| 2 March 1973 | Estudio 1: Una muchachita de Valladolid | Mercedes | Televisión Española | Version of Una muchachita de Valladolid by Joaquín Calvo Sotelo for television |
| 11 May 1973 | Estudio 1: Las brujas de Salem | Televisión Española | Spanish version of The Crucible by Arthur Miller for television | |
| 1984 | Teresa de Jesús | Teresa of Ávila | Televisión Española | |
| 1 January 1985 eve | ¡Viva 85! | Herself | Televisión Española | Host |
| 1985 | La comedia musical española | Patricia / Celinda | Televisión Española | |
| 1 January 1986 eve | ¡Viva 86! | Herself | Televisión Española | Host |
| 1 January 1987 eve | ¡Viva 87! | Herself | Televisión Española | Host |
| 1991 | Viva el espectáculo | Herself | Televisión Española | Host |
| 1992 | Querida Concha | Herself | Telecinco | Host |
| Queridos padres | Herself | Telecinco | Host | |
| 1993-1994 | Encantada de la vida | Herself | Antena 3 | Host |
| 1996 | Yo, una mujer | Elena Andrade | Antena 3 | |
| 1997 | Mamá quiere ser artista | Leonor | Antena 3 | |
| 1998 | Compañeros | Charo | Antena 3 | |
| 1999 | Sorpresa ¡Sorpresa! | Herself | Antena 3 | Host |
| 2001 | Tiempo al tiempo | Herself | Televisión Española | Host |
| 2005 | Las cerezas del cementerio | Televisión Española | ||
| Motivos personales | Aurora Acosta | Telecinco | ||
| Mi abuelo es el mejor | Herself | Televisión Española | Host | |
| 2007-2009 | Herederos | Carmen Orozco Argenta | Televisión Española | |
| 2010 | Las Chicas de Oro | Doroti | Televisión Española | Spanish version of The Golden Girls in the role of Dorothy Zbornak |
| 2011-2013 | Gran Hotel | Ángela Salinas | Antena 3 | |
| 2011–present | Cine de barrio | Herself | Televisión Española | Host |
| 2016 | Bajo sospecha | Doña Adela Varcárcel | Antena 3 | |
| Velvet | Petra Alcalde Vargas | Antena 3 | ||
| 2017-2020 | Las Chicas Del Cable | Doña Carmen Cifuentes | Netflix |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | National Theater Prize | - | - | Won |
| 1974 | Fotogramas de Plata | Best Performer in Spanish Cinema | Tormento | Won |
| 1975 | Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos Award | Best Main Actress | Tormento | Won |
| 1981 | Fotogramas de Plata | Best Performer in Theater | Yo me bajo en la próxima, ¿y usted? | Won |
| 1984 | Fotogramas de Plata | Best Performer in Television | Teresa de Jesús | Won |
| 1985 | Valladolid International Film Festival | Golden Award for Best Actress | The Witching Hour | Won |
| 1986 | Fotogramas de Plata | Best Performer in Theater | ¡Mamá, quiero ser artista! | Nominated |
| 1988 | Fotogramas de Plata | Best Performer in Theater | Carmen, Carmen | Won |
| 1989 | Goya Award | Best Supporting Actress | Esquilache | Nominated |
| 1992 | Fotogramas de Plata | Best Performer in Theater | La truhana | Won |
| 1996 | Goya Award | Best Actress | Más allá del jardín | Nominated |
| Fotogramas de Plata | Best Actress in Cinema | Más allá del jardín | Nominated | |
| 1997 | Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos Awards | Best Actress | Más allá del jardín | Won |
| 1999 | Premio Nacional de Teatro Pepe Isbert | - | - | Won |
| 2001 | Fotogramas de Plata | Best Actress in Theater | Hello, Dolly! | Won |
| 2002 | Premios Max | Best Musical | Hello, Dolly! | Won |
| 2004 | Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva | Ciudad de Huelva Award | - | Won |
| 2007 | Iris ATV Award | Best Actress in a Television Series | Herederos | Nominated |
| Unión de Actores y Actrices | Best Television Main Actress | Herederos | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Iris ATV Award | Best Actress in a Television Series | Herederos | Won |
| Unión de Actores y Actrices | Best Television Main Actress | Herederos | Won | |
| Málaga Film Festival | Málaga Award | - | Won | |
| 2009 | Premios Max | Best Main Actress | La vida por delante | Nominated |
| Fotogramas de Plata | Best Actress in Theater | La vida por delante | Won | |
| 2010 | Unión de Actores y Actrices | Best Theater Main Actress | La vida por delante | Nominated |
| Premios Valle-Inclán de Teatro | V Premio Valle-Inclán | La vida por delante | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Iris ATV Award | Best Actress in a Television Series | Gran Hotel | Won |
| Unión de Actores y Actrices | Honorary Award | - | Won | |
| Fotogramas de Plata | Best Actress in Theater | Concha, yo lo que quiero es bailar | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Goya Award | Honorary | - | Won |
| Premio Ondas | Best Female Performer in a National Fiction | Gran Hotel | Won | |
| Unión de Actores y Actrices | Best Television Supporting Actress | Gran Hotel | Won | |
| Fotogramas de Plata | Best Actress in Television | Gran Hotel | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Valladolid International Film Festival | Honorary Award | - | Won |
| Fotogramas de Plata | Best Actress in Theater | Hécuba | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Fotogramas de Plata | Best Actress in Theater | Hécuba | Won |
| 2015 | Premios Valle-Inclán de Teatro | IX Premio Valle-Inclán | Hécuba | Won |
| 2016 | National Theater Prize | - | - | Won |
Honours
- Gold Medal of Merit in Labour (Kingdom of Spain, 5 December 2008).[4]
Dame Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise (Kingdom of Spain, 7 October 2016).[5]
References
- "Concha Velasco se retira tras 64 años de carrera". El Mundo (in Spanish). March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- Europa Press (March 14, 2018). "Concha Velasco se retira del teatro". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- EFE (March 14, 2018). "Concha Velasco se retira de los escenarios con la obra de teatro 'El funeral'". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- Boletín Oficial del Estado
- Boletín Oficial del Estado
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