Quotes

[when asked if she attended a Goya Awards ceremony] I did not go because they did not invite me, and the truth is that I have only made four films in my life, although at the gala there were people who have made less.

[on Tony Leblanc, her first boyfriend] He was adorable when he wanted to be, but also the exact opposite. He had two faces. When we broke up, I suffered a great heartbreak. He was very jealous. We did not speak to each other for decades.

[when asked why she never had children] I would not have let my son take a step without giving him some advice, and God is so clever He left me sterile.

I have not remarried because I have not found the right person again. Joaquín Vila, my husband, was 23 years older than me. He was a great man. . . He was a wonderful Catalan.

My first recording was "Canción de ropa blanca", a fado, with which I won a newcomer contest at Radio Madrid.

[2013] I do not want to retire. I will sing until they stop hiring me. . . What I am not going to do is what others do: they announce that they are going to say goodbye and try to travel all over Spain saying goodbye to the public.