Carmen Sevilla, the living myth of Spanish cinema turns 92 secluded in her own world

Carmen Seville, the woman who made history with her name, who set the bar so high on stage and in front of television cameras, turns 92 this Sunday. Despite being admitted to a residence due to her already advanced illness, the actress has one of the most important legacies in our country

Whenever we talk about ‘Carmen from Spain’, we refer to this great woman who continues to be admired and remembered even among the younger generations. But, how could it be otherwise, age does not forgive and now, her reality is different.

The singer has been admitted to a residence in Aravaca since 2015 where she is fully attended 24 hours a day. Her last job in front of the cameras was in Neighborhood Cinema as a presenter, a space that she had to leave because her illness, Alzheimer’s, took its toll on her in her last appearances. Your son Augusto J. Algueró and your friend Moncho Ferrer They do not miss each visit to give you all their love.

It is difficult to summarize his extraordinary and long film career that spans all genres. In addition to her innumerable titles, of a costumbrista and folkloric nature, Carmen was a pioneer in participating in European and American co-productions, where she appeared alongside actors such as Gary Cooper o Frank Sinatraalthough he rejected a seven-year contract in Hollywood and preferred to stay in Spain.

He worked with the Mexican idol Jorge Negrete. Con Luis Mariano, already an international artist made Imperial Violets. She was the protagonist of The revenge of Juan Antonio Bardem, the first Spanish film to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. She intervened in titles with Paulette Goddard, Charlton Heston, Vittorio de Sica y Raf Vallone.

And in the 70s he knew how to reinvent himself and play roles in dramatic films with erotic aesthetics. With the glass ceilingof eloy of the churchreceived the award for best actress granted by The Circle of Writers.

The last time we saw her on the small screen was on October 15, 2016. It was an interview that I did Maria Theresa Fieldsrecorded five years earlier on the occasion of his eighty-first birthday.

Wherever she is and wherever she appears, Carmen continues to shine because her legacy in the world of music and performance will be immense despite the passing of the years and, above all, the progress of the disease that has dragged her along for years.