- Born
- Died
- Birth nameConcepción Velasco Varona
- Height5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
- Concha Velasco studied dancing and became an actress in a revue with Celia Gámez. In 1954 she made her film debut with roles in several minor films. At the end of the regime of dictator Francisco Franco she worked with director Pedro Olea, among others, in higher-quality films, such as Tormento (1974) and Pim, pam, pum... ¡fuego! (1975), which gave her a better reputation. One of her biggest successes was Teresa de Jesús (1984) in which she played Santa Teresa de Ávila.
- IMDb mini biography by: Volker Boehm (qv's & corrections by A. Nonymous)
- SpouseFrancisco Marsó(1977 - 2005) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- RelativesManuela Velasco(Niece or Nephew)Manuel Velasco(Sibling)
- Turned down the role of 'Luisa' in Lovers: A True Story (1991)
- Sister of Manuel Velasco.
- Aunt of Manuela Velasco.
- Was mother-in-law of actress Valeria Arribas and they also worked together in a play.
- First grandson, Samuel (son of her son Paco Marsó and daughter in law Cecilia), was born on November 13th, 2008.
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