Cuchi. Cuchi...
Be honest. Have you been happy in life?
Yes, I've been very happy. I am very happy.
Broke a lot of hearts in the past, left many men desperate.
Well, I left a good deal of desperation behind,
unrequited loves,
and a lot of sadness, but a lot of joy as well.
A bit of everything.
Come here, sweetheart. Stand next to me. Come next to me.
I wouldn't be honest if I said my life had been a tragedy.
No, it's to see your face.
Lower it a bit so you can see your face properly.
SUPER SARA
I met the American writer Ernest Hemingway in Cuba.
And he said to me, "You're a Spanish woman, you have to smoke cigars."
In Spain, cigars are completely associated with Sara Montiel.
It's impossible to separate Sara Montiel from a cigar,
and vise versa.
Sara liked smoking cigars. It wasn't a pose, she liked smoking cigars.
You light it here. Light it like this.
You're so good at it. Let's see.
Sara Montiel is the only person I allowed to smoke in my house.
People have asked me, "May I smoke?" and I said, "No."
But how could I say no to Sara Montiel?
She smoked a cigar in my house.
You not give a damn what they say about you?
No, I wouldn't say that. I smoke a cigar.
You smoke a cigar.
I think that the cigar was a way for her to eroticize people.
That erotic ambiguity, that way of attracting everyone.
Not a specific type of man, but all men.
That's a lovely suit.
And those glasses... But come on, look at me.
Yes...
Do you like my legs?
Sara was so larger than life and so different to other women.
She was a pioneer in remarrying: no less than four times
when in Spain you married once at most.
You told me about your marriage to Anthony Mann,
which was a scandal at the time.
Well, it was a time when a civil ceremony
was a mortal sin in Spain.
He was a divorcee, he was Jewish.
So it was absolutely beyond what was expected
of a Spanish woman at that time.
She was coming down the airstairs on arrival in Spain.
Some women there began yelling, "Trat, trat, trat..."
"Trat," the other way around, get it? They were calling me a "Tart."
Until you realize that they're calling her a tart.
They threw stones at me
and called me all sorts on the street.
Yes, yes, I had stones thrown at me.
It's also another example of her intelligence.
How she managed to transform something complicated
into something amusing.
Her marriage to Anthony Mann fell apart.
Ultimately, they were people from different cultures,
different generations, different countries.
She got married
and divorced in a world in which divorce didn't exist.
At a time when divorce was not only a crime, but a sin too.
After that she remarried,
a man who was the complete opposite of what she had dreamt of.
At the church of Montserrat in Rome,
José Vicente Ramírez Olalla shows slights signs of impatience.
He is Sara Montiel's fiancé.
Chente was from a very traditional family from the north of Spain.
All his family had outstanding careers.
Chente was a model of the Spanish macho man of the time.
A woman tied to the kitchen sink.
I always thought that this wedding in Rome
had a lot to do with the intention of redeeming her in some way.
By getting married properly,
she would become what they expected of her.
But as soon as they get married, he said to Sara Montiel
that now she can forget being Sara Montiel,
from now on she's his wife.
What happened? Sara said to him, "Sorry,
I don't intend to quit my job."
What's more, she told me this.
"I can marry you, but I won't stop being Sara Montiel."
Once back from the honeymoon, she left him and they split.
It lasted no time. He married the greatest actress
at the highpoint of her career and expected her to retire.
That was a big mistake.
I've been incredibly lucky, I'm a very fortunate woman,
I've had men buzzing around me and I swatted them away like this.
Take that! Take that!
Sara loved men and believed a lot in the family,
but above all she believed in herself and her career.
She didn't accept being a woman who lived off her husband.
She was independent
and stood out on her own being who she was: Sara Montiel.
How could you lock her away? Impossible.
I wanted to undress, but it looks like I'm not going to!
-Your time will come. -The jacket...
She was so seductive that she broke men's hearts,
and probably women's too.
She could win over absolutely everyone
and from all social classes.
There were loads of intellectuals fascinated by Sara.
Above all, Terenci Moix.
Many intellectuals wrote extensively about Sara Montiel. Paco Umbral.
"Sara Montiel is a woman's voice, deep and wicked
with a graveyard of hunks at her feet."
Even Cela himself. No one could resist dedicating a few lines to her.
Legend has it
that king Juan Carlos was hunting in the mountains of Toledo.
Queen Sofía turned up at the property to give him a surprise,
something you should never do--
She opened one door after another and when she came to the last one,
she found Juan Carlos with Sara Montiel.
Does the king smoke? The king smokes.
Yes.
One day she was feeling down and said to me, "I'd like to start a new life,
because I've hardly had a private life.
You won't believe it, but I've not been with more than 4 or 5 men."
I began roaring with laughter and she said, "You bastard."
Is it easy living with a star like you?
Well, I think that...
It's easy to live in harmony
if two people love and respect one another.
Sara was at a time in her life where she needed to find someone
who knew how to handle her. And she found that in Pepe.
Pepe Tous was from a very prestigious family in Mallorca.
His grandfather founded the newspaper Última Hora
and they were very influential in social circles,
they were very well connected.
Obviously, this made him a much more progressive, modern man.
He was experienced. He'd been around, as they say.
Pepe really loved shows with feather boas and sequins,
going to the cabaret at night.
Pepe Tous had been an eligible bachelor.
I met him in Palma de Mallorca
when I was performing my show Sara Montiel in Person.
I was hired by the Teatro Balear, the theater that he runs.
He met her in 1970,
she was at a bad place at the time because her mother had died.
They discovered each other and fit together perfectly.
Intellectually, energetically,
emotionally, and above all, artistically.
I looked at him, he looked at me, and it was love at first sight.
I said, "This is the man of my life."
I always say that Sara's golden years were in Hollywood,
but on a personal level they were the ones she shared with Pepe.
Who picked up who? Pepín Tous picked up Sara Montiel or vise versa?
Well, I try to make him think he was the one who picked me up,
but it was actually a mutual thing.
Antonia, Antonia.
-Yes. -Stop showing me your bum.
Look this way.
Sit down. And who's going to film you with her?
Give her a kiss. Yes, fabulous.
They adored each other. They were never in a bad mood.
That's not normal in a couple.
They were a couple who, wherever they went,
everyone would turn around to look at them.
I saw the relationship they had, it was unique.
As a couple, they were more "modern."
They were both sort of hippies, but cool.
Yes, I think that Pepe was the love of her life.
I'm totally convinced. But above all, they were happy.
And they passed on that happiness, they passed it on to you.
They bought an amazing property in Na Burguesa.
Far away from Palma. It was perfect for throwing parties.
It was a beautiful house, full of antiques,
and with a great nightlife.
There were always people.
A madhouse!
It was a dangerous place. You knew the day you arrived,
but you didn't know the day you'd leave.
My family and I would be invited to spend a day there
and end up staying 10 days.
-The days just flew by. -And for us it was...
a chance to rest and go back in high spirits.
We had the idea of doing a séance.
With Sara there, James Dean, Marilyn, Greta Garbo could appear.
Why not? We placed our hands on the table like this.
Anyway, a while went by and nobody appeared.
There was a side to Sara that was sequins, glitter and sophistication,
but then she loved wearing a robe and walking along the beach.
I met Sara at her place in Mallorca in '82,
when Pepe Tous hired Alaska y los Pegamoides
for a gig at the bullring in Mallorca.
Then Sara turned up after being on the beach.
Her hair was wet, she wasn't wearing any makeup.
And I just wanted to die.
-Hello. -Hello.
She wore a ponytail, no makeup,
and spent all day in the sea, stark naked.
They were very happy.
What they had was admirable, desirable, and enviable.
They always had three or four little dogs at the house in Palma. Always.
Sara believed a lot in the family.
She was modern, open, and very liberal,
but the family was something she believed in a lot.
Her dream was to have her own family.
Cuchi. Cuchi.
She wanted to set up a home, a family.
So it was her wish to become a mother
along with Pepe's wish to become a father too.
Not being able to have children was probably
the most painful thing in her life.
They say she may have had up to nine miscarriages in her life.
She may have had problems getting pregnant
and lost the babies by miscarrying.
But she was heavily pregnant when I went to see her at the theater.
Heavily pregnant and over the moon about having a baby with Pepe.
She was delighted, she was glowing. And, unfortunately, it went wrong.
SARA MONTIEL LOST THE BABY SHE WAS EXPECTING
Losing that baby was so tough for her.
It was awful losing a baby with the love of her life.
Pepe really insisted that they adopt because Sara couldn't have kids.
At that time in Spain, adoption wasn't very common.
Back in the day, you had to be a mother at 20, 25 years of age,
because you were too old to be one at 35.
They decided to adopt, that way she could finally be a mother,
which was the big dream of Sara's life.
Thais...Thais!
I feel very sick, you have to give me a shot quickly so I get better.
Come on... Give me the shot.
Very good! Thank you, sweetie.
I remember that because it was all over the place.
They published that Sara Montiel had adopted Thais,
who was from Brazil.
She was so proud to show off her baby girl.
She overcame some problems.
The authorities didn't always make generous concessions to her.
How long have you been her partner?
We've been a couple now for 14 years.
-Are you worried about mortal sin? -No, no, not at all.
We're not worried about mortal sin at all.
What's more, we had a civil ceremony
so our daughter can have our surnames.
"Surprised, but tickled pink,
it is with great pleasure that we invite you
to our owners' wedding.
So that the gossips don't continue to badmouth us
we've decided to have a civil wedding."
There's a photo of Cuchi and Lady Boy on the wedding invite.
And it says, "About time! Our mummy and daddy are marrying."
Just imagine how big a star Sara Montiel was,
even the magazine Fotogramas raffled an invite to her wedding with Pepe.
I'm Pere García from Girona,
and I was lucky enough to be invited to Sara Montiel's wedding.
Fotogramas organized a competition.
They published an advert saying, "Attend Sara Montiel's wedding."
And after about a week, I got a phone call.
"I'm calling from Fotogramas."
"Don't tell me I won the prize to go to Sara Montiel's wedding!"
The wedding was packed, there were showbusiness people
from Palma de Mallorca, onlookers, lots of very chic people.
All the beautiful people of Palma were there, party people.
Sara Montiel walked among the tables saying hello, she shook my hand.
The usual thing, "This lady won a prize for using the detergent."
They did the same thing with me. "This gent won the competition."
And then at 3 or 4 a.m.,
there was another big pool party at their place, it lasted two days.
I think I was the only one who wasn't drunk.
We were told he was alone
and a star was going to guide him here.
Remember I asked you this morning, "Did you pray?
Because if you do, maybe the baby boy will come."
You see? His mother sent him to us from heaven.
He's cute.
When she went to Alicante to pick up Zeus, I went with her.
I was there during the adoption process.
Look, Zeus, Daddy, your sister and I went to fetch you, you were alone.
We wanted a little boy.
And we wanted him dearly, so we went to get you.
And you know, since the day we went to fetch you,
you've been ours.
We adoptive parents have a certain merit,
a merit or an added value.
Because adopted children are possibly the most wanted,
the most searched for, the most wished for.
Sara looked for them with passion.
I know how it happened
and how she had to fight to have her children.
We're spending a very happy summer here. Summer 1984.
Antonia Abad was an extraordinary mother and wife.
Chicken croquette.
-Does he like it? -Sure he does.
You're born with a label and they never take it off.
You learn to live with it.
But I also feel proud and satisfied to be the son of Sara Montiel,
-a myth in film history. -Zeus!
Don't move it that much, otherwise I can't...
-Mummy. -Give Mummy a kiss.
As a mother, she was very cheerful, very close.
She really liked giving her children all the love she could.
Look, a birdy. A plane.
And she explained all sorts of things to us, where we were from.
As both of us were adopted, right from when we were very little,
they explained it to us properly and told us the reasons.
She used to tell me this every day:
"Even though I didn't give birth to you,
I'll always love you as a son." My father too.
You know that your daddy is called José Tous Barberán,
he's a businessman and journalist. You know that Mummy...
Look, here comes Daddy. Daddy's here.
-See? Here comes Daddy. -Come over here, sweetheart.
You take the camera, I'll stand there.
I want to try something, love.
Sorry, I want to try something. Stand on the other side.
Otherwise, your face is in the shade. Put him more over here.
My dad was a real pain.
He was always filming 24/7 with the video camera.
"Zeus, look at me. Give Thais a kiss. Give Mummy a kiss."
Zeus.
-This is for both of us. -No! It's not for both of us!
As kids, my sister and I argued a lot. It's true.
Something as simple as watching TV, eating at home,
spending time with the dogs.
What really stood out was being surrounded by friends at home,
people who were fun, affectionate, people who were close to us.
I remember spending a lot of time with people,
especially a lot of friends.
-Paco! -Hey!
Look at the state of me.
Paco, bend down.
-What? -Kneel down.
Today is 27 July 1985.
My mother was absolutely crazy about the sea,
she loved sailing. So was my father.
What we always did in summer was take the boat out every day,
go to the port and sail.
We'd dock with friends of my father, bring the boats together,
eat paella, and spend the day there.
Something as wonderful as living on the sea and sailing
was virtually what we did in Palma.
That was really our daily life in summertime in Mallorca.
For me, it felt like the perfect life.
If they asked me what part of my life I'd like to relive,
I'd say those moments in Mallorca, because they were the happiest days
where I shared and experienced so many things.
Opening Christmas presents at midnight in the living room.
Here we are, the year 1986 has just begun.
I remember birthdays too, they were wild.
My father invited all my friends, all my sister's friends,
his friends, my mother's friends.
All right, Operation Candle Blowing.
They were marvelous. I clearly remember those birthdays.
I'm incredibly grateful to my father for recording all of those images.
Because that's what we have: great memories of those times.
-Time to blow them out, okay? -Whenever you're ready.
"Thais celebrated her fifth birthday with a children's party at home"
Now look at the camera, too.
Oh, she pulled a face!
Being the son of someone like Sara Montiel isn't easy.
At Christmas there were the usual photo ops.
It really was a case of: "I don't want to," we didn't like it.
Especially my sister.
You look over there and say, "I'm with my mummy and brother."
I'm with my little brother who's wearing a bow tie.
-A bow tie. And what's his name? -Zeus...
-Zeus. -Tous.
Zeus Tous Abad.
-And what's your name? -Thais Abad.
Families were much more on display than they are today.
Now if someone poses with a child
it's not considered politically correct.
But in the '80s we all had photos taken with our kids.
What's more, we did it for free.
Besides, it was normal, we were on good terms with the press.
And at the time,
the relationship with the press was completely familiar.
It was quite natural. That's how we did it.
In spite of being the daughter of a great diva like Sara Montiel,
her daughter, Thais, decided that the spotlight wasn't for her
right from when she was a kid.
Look at me. Thais.
She was camera-shy. What's more, she made it obvious.
Don't hide!
Right now, Thais is like a sister to me.
They were always a very closed circle, very intimate,
far away from flashes and spotlights.
Sure she presented them.
They did a lot of features reluctantly.
A lot. And I did some of them.
She never wanted to be part of the celebrity world.
They offered her millions and Thais never wanted to return their calls.
Thais, over here.
She fought for her anonymity, her privacy, and she was consistent.
Thais is a great person, a great friend,
and she was a great daughter. Really great.
Can you show him how much you love him?
If it weren't for eternal love...
"Selling children is not a crime, Supreme Court."
One way or another, some of the press wanted to bring up the subject
of Sara Montiel and Pepe Tous's adoptions. And they went for her.
That was one of the subjects that upset Sara and Pepe Tous most.
Both of them.
They couldn't bear to hear certain things.
How they were looking for her son's family.
Even if my son was found in a sewer,
no one has the right to say it.
Now he has a mother and a father.
There was something in which they were unequivocal:
appealing to the court.
They set a precedent for many people who followed,
defending their son's right to honor, particularly that of a minor.
They won, even in the Supreme Court.
My little baby, he's the sweetest thing.
Zeus, look, a seagull! Look!
It's possible that motherhood made Sara Montiel more Antonia.
Antonia, Antonia, Antonia!
Antonia.
For Antonia.
Antonia is your mother.
She was always Antonia, but the thing is that Sara Montiel
wasn't a fictitious character because it was her.
She was Antonia and Sara Montiel.
When she started putting on makeup she'd say, "Here comes Sara Montiel."
It was very difficult to separate the persona of Antonia Abad
from the character Sara Montiel because they were the same woman.
The only thing is she didn't use as much makeup and wore slippers.
If you'd allow me... You always tend to show your boobs.
And someone could say, "They seem to be a bit saggy."
All right, but that's just how I am.
-To push them up. -Hang on, hang on, hang on.
I don't care. I'm 53 and don't give a toss.
It wasn't sexuality to Sara Montiel, it was normal.
The topless photos of her on the beach in Mallorca
aren't there to provoke, she liked swimming topless.
She had a different mindset.
There are loads of photos, loads of features
in which Sara was topless like it was completely normal,
when in Spain at the time
nobody dared to take off the top half of a bikini.
I'm not to blame for having been born in La Mancha
and with natural boobs.
She even received a visit from the police at her home
to fine her.
Sara managed to sweet-talk them and explain
that it was how she liked to sunbathe to get her breasts tanned.
She ended up sweet-talking them and they didn't fine her.
But they asked her not to do it anymore
or else all the other women would.
She'd been doing it anyway, so when she could,
she did it even more.
SARA MONTIEL TOTALLY NUDE
How old was Sara when she did that Interviu?
Sara Montiel was 52 when she posed for Interviu for the first time.
Sara, the sexual and sensual myth of a certain Spain back then,
was still a lady who stripped off and appeared in Interviu
because she wanted to.
INTERVIU
SARA MONTIEL NUDE
She is the most important icon our country has had
with regard to sexual freedom.
It's true that when Sara appeared full-frontal
in Cinco almohadas para una noche, it was quite toned down.
Puchito, you're a darling.
-But if you need more. -You know I'm not a big spender.
I decided to quit cinema after my film Varietés,
and Cinco almohadas para una noche.
I decided this because it was at the time...
Remember erotic cinema?
You'd go into the kitchen fully-dressed
to make some fried eggs and come out with your boobs in the air.
I didn't like that.
Sara wasn't interested in that type of film.
In spite of being completely progressive and liberal.
She had no problem being photographed topless
for certain magazines provided that they were tasteful.
But that type of cinema was in your face.
I suppose you won't want to take advantage of me.
That's all I needed tonight.
How could you think that?
-Are you still cold? -"Why don't you still make films?"
"Simply because charming, beautiful cinema is history."
The cinema didn't abandon her. She decided to quit making films.
She did the right thing, because she quit at the perfect time.
In fact, music was her salvation when she quit films.
Her songs where ground-breaking,
no one else dared to do that sort of stuff back then.
The "Touch Me" music video. It couldn't be more modern.
How could I not remember it?
It's like I can still see her here, rolling around.
We have this woman rolling around on the floor.
Madonna used a lot of blue screen in "Frozen,"
but Valerio Lazarov and Sara Montiel were already doing that
on Spanish TV every week.
It embraces the most exaggerated eroticism,
which practically verges on parody.
She started off singing in English, crawling on the floor.
English with a very strong accent, very unique.
She performed "Touch Me," which was incredibly sexual.
"Come. Come to me slowly." And that hair, it was fabulous.
And so she moved into music shows, which she was divine at.
She didn't care if she sang, danced, or played different characters.
She kept her star status in the '70s without having to make films.
She didn't retire from stardom. What she did was diversify.
Because I can never forget that if I'm called Sara Montiel,
or I keep calling myself Sara Montiel,
it's thanks to all of you, ladies and gentlemen, my audience.
So thank you for joining us this evening.
Sequins became her signature look
and she realized it was where her audience was,
that was her goldmine as far as the stage was concerned.
I discovered the theater and audiences,
something I hadn't had the pleasure of experiencing.
Discovering it was extremely important to me.
Pepe really helped to guide her.
With him, she once again experienced a golden age, this time in theater.
She gave her heart and soul.
She needed to do it, she had to do it.
Not just because he was her husband, but he was also her manager.
Pepe organized the best music for her, the best dancers, the best acts.
Tous was the businessman,
but since she was the business, she was also a big boss.
It's self-criticism.
-Big time. -Big time.
She went from being a sex symbol, sort of objectified,
to being active as an entrepreneur and a woman.
You went to see Sara.
You didn't go to see a show, you went to see Sara.
You went to see that person doing what she did,
which didn't matter, it was all about her.
I love the names of Sara Montiel's shows. She had Saratise Yourself.
Super Sara Show.
Doña Sara of La Mancha.
Her Majesty Sara Montiel.
Sara in Person.
The only show that didn't include her name was Taxi to the Victoria.
With names like that it was pretty obvious who the star was.
Wow, look who's in the audience.
One is Carlos Berlanga and the other, Santiago Carrillo.
Here I go.
I think it was great people could go and see her,
because she seemed to be out of reach.
Sara Montiel was out of reach.
What a pity you're so far away, Majesty,
and can't give me the cigarette.
I saw her for the first time when I was 17
at the Calderón Theater.
I was blown away when I saw her. Blown away.
When she was at the Victoria, and I was at the Arnau.
I think that was in '79.
I went to see her and Pepe was effusive. She was the same.
The first time I saw Sara Montiel in Person
was at the Victoria Theater.
She kissed me twice and I started crying. She was totally shocked.
I told her that she was the spitting image of my mother.
That story touched Sara Montiel, and I became part of her life.
Whenever I looked for makeup, eyeshadow, blusher, brushes -
I always bought two pairs and gave her one.
She liked everything I brought her.
Theater brought her closer to the audience, it humanized her.
And that way people could enjoy her at a more personal level.
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
I'm so happy to be here with you all tonight
and introduce our new show to you.
Ven al Paralelo.
Everything she'd been doing in cinema and in musical shows,
she transferred it to TV.
I loved it when the show began.
The curtains opened and she appeared with a different costume each time.
She did it because she'd been in the US.
And what did we have there?
The Cher show with Charo Baeza, Shirley MacLaine,
even Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett. They'd all done that kind of show.
And Sara was perfect for that type of show.
She cross-dressed, she wore anything and everything.
Someone phoned the firefighters.
She presented, sang, acted, interviewed,
she did it all. That was a novelty.
I'm going to introduce you to Juan Gimeno, my assistant.
I thought, "Where is the camera?" Me, co-hosting with Sara Montiel?
Stop. Me no make deals with pale face.
Ven al Paralelo was a comeback for Sara Montiel
that put her in the spotlight again.
Pepe made sure that she studied the script very carefully.
He ran a tight ship, he wanted her performing with important people.
There were a lot of stars on that show.
Celia Cruz.
And Bonnie Tyler.
Robert Palmer.
Charles Aznavour.
And Samantha Fox, it was crazy. She had such a magic fantastic.
Bibi Andersen.
She's spontaneity, she's beauty, she's everything.
Norma Duval.
Of course, I was delighted to be on the show.
I had a great time with her. "Normita, you did a great job."
It's cold.
Sweetie.
The zoom?
The zoom is right above your fingers.
Oh, right.
One day I got the feeling that Sara was acting strange.
I asked her if she was okay, if something was up.
She was rehearsing the "Seville Fair" episode of the show.
María del Monte was rehearsing, I'll always remember it.
I knew that Pepe Tous was undergoing medical tests,
I didn't know what they were for.
Between acts I went up to Sara and asked her:
"Antonia, how is Pepe?"
She broke down crying like a little child, hugging me.
You see the diva, the star, totally crumble. It was tough.
He had a very advanced case of colon cancer.
Unfortunately, there weren't many treatment options.
And what they told my mother was that her husband had three months to live.
It was really very, very sad,
because then she had to go out and do the show.
Here with you tonight, María del Monte.
Sara went through Pepe's illness virtually by herself.
Firstly, she didn't want them to see Pepe the way he was.
And she had to carry on bravely.
She said to me, "Please don't tell anyone anything."
I kept the secret, but she was going through hell.
He was in a clinic under a false name.
I went to see him twice.
She put on a brave face and was with her husband
during those few months he was admitted,
giving him support and encouragement,
while sucking it up by herself.
It was terrible, really awful.
I found out when it was on TV,
her PA came out and said, "Pepe Tous has died."
His children were there. It was a pretty painful experience,
but not so much for him, he was always cheerful and...
They made sure he was fine right up to the end.
The remains of Pepe Tous, husband and manager of actress Sara Montiel,
were cremated this afternoon at the Collserola cemetery in Barcelona.
The popular actress and singer was accompanied at all times
by family and friends.
When he was lucid,
we made the most of it to chat, express our love,
talk about him getting better.
But he never knew he was dying, I never allowed that.
Watching while your husband gradually fades away over three months
and not saying anything, putting on a brave face, performing, going on TV
and acting like nothing was up.
Even if you're the best actress, it's hard to play that role.
I'll accept it
and carry on with the help of my children and friends.
Your husband has gone, the person you trusted,
the apple of your eye, your pillar, call it what you want,
and you're left alone to face the world with two kids.
Hi.
-Hi. -Hi.
I was asleep in bed, she got in next to me and said, "Daddy is in heaven."
You wonder if he'll come back.
Heaven is like saying he's gone to a bar
or a restaurant to have a meal and will be back, you know?
And... I took years to realize it.
The truth is, it's complicated.
Zeus. Zeus. Hi.
Can you bat your eyelashes?
Pepe Tous's death was incredibly sad. Incredibly sad.
As soon as I found out, I caught a flight to Palma.
I was able to spend a few days in mourning with her.
I saw that Antonia was a strong, tough woman,
but full of emotions.
I'm grateful to all those who sent me telegrams,
people I know, people I don't know.
They sent us their condolences.
I'd like to thank them,
because I received hundreds and hundreds of telegrams.
I want to show you this again, it's from '92 and really lovely.
Look at that. Madrid, Autumn 1992.
-Remember writing that letter? -Yes.
I remember looking for the paper, looking for the color,
looking for the envelope.
This is what it said, "Dearest Sara,
There are no words to heal your wounds..."
Sweetie!
"We're all here with you. To us, you are admirable.
When I say us,
I mean a group of us women..."
There were a lot of us.
"A group of us women who love you
and hold you close to our hearts.
Be strong, Sara...
because he is all around you,
looking out for you, as always.
And we are here, hoping you find peace and calm."
It was hard for her to find that.
"Lots of love to you and your children.
Love you. Loles León." That's what I wrote.
Pepe Tous had never thought he would die before Antonia.
The funeral guy came along and had to be paid by check.
Sara said to me, "Chelo, do you know how to write a check?"
I stood looking at her
and replied, "Yes, but I don't have my checkbook."
She was crying at the time and said, "No, no."
"I don't know how to write a check
and I have to pay the undertaker for Pepe's funeral."
And that was when I realized how alone Sara Montiel was.
IN THE NEXT EPISODE
Hello, Sara.
As you can see, I ran into Cari.
It's a dream I'd never thought I'd fulfill.
She said she was getting to know someone online.
That person isn't any good for you, isn't right for you.
She couldn't live with that rupture, her kids weren't speaking to her.
"You have to publish this in Hello! Charge them a fortune."
How are you, Sara?
Sara's doors were always open
for many of her friends,
even for some who betrayed her.
He was part of the family, it's like a son stealing from you.
I think that suddenly there was a click,
everything changed and Sara unfortunately became a caricature
of what she had been for many years.
-And the audience booed Sara Montiel. -Never!
-Sara, you turned up with Toni... -Never! Never!
We were all very unfair to Sara Montiel.
It's a pity,
I think that time was actually when my mother stopped being herself.