Music, tears and a letter from her absent son: this was the emotional funeral of Carmen Sevilla in Madrid

The beloved actress and presenter lost her life on June 27 at the age of 92, after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for more than a decade. Her only son, Augusto Algueró, he wanted to fire her in the strictest privacy but his friends got together to organize a massive funeral as a tribute. It took place this Thursday in the church of San Antón in Madrid, where carmen sevilla He came every February 17 to bless his sheep.

Rappel has been the architect of the meeting, which has been attended by friends such as José Manuel Parada, the pianist Pablo Sebastian, Enrique del Pozo or Regina Do Santos. He father angel, from Messengers of Peace, has been in charge of conducting the funeral from a particular ‘altar’ of flowers presided over by a portrait of Carmen Sevilla, one of his favorites. Some of the artist’s songs livened up the meeting, as well as a string group (Capilla del Exilio) and the soprano Pilar Jurado, who has interpreted ‘Ave María’.

His son, Augusto Algueró, has not finally attended the funeral. Of course, he has sent a letter via messenger for Rappel to read during the ceremony: “Dear friends Rappel and Father Ángel: I want to thank you for this mass. Send all my gratitude to those who loved it. I would have liked to go to the funeral , but I don’t have the strength and I hope you understand. For me she was, above all, my mother”.

In addition to the speeches, in which many anecdotes from the life of Carmen Sevilla have been reviewed, those present have recalled her personal and professional career thanks to two large screens that broadcast videos and images of the artist with her two husbands (Vicente Patuel and Augusto Algueró), with Concha Velasco, Lina Morgan, Agustín Bravo… and many more.