1 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:22,960 Cuchi. Cuchi... 2 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:26,400 Be honest. Have you been happy in life? 3 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:30,360 Yes, I've been very happy. I am very happy. 4 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:34,520 Broke a lot of hearts in the past, left many men desperate. 5 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:38,080 Well, I left a good deal of desperation behind, 6 00:00:38,160 --> 00:00:41,600 unrequited loves, 7 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:44,960 and a lot of sadness, but a lot of joy as well. 8 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:46,400 A bit of everything. 9 00:00:46,480 --> 00:00:50,400 Come here, sweetheart. Stand next to me. Come next to me. 10 00:00:50,480 --> 00:00:54,080 I wouldn't be honest if I said my life had been a tragedy. 11 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,200 No, it's to see your face. 12 00:00:56,280 --> 00:01:00,280 Lower it a bit so you can see your face properly. 13 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,720 SUPER SARA 14 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:10,199 I met the American writer Ernest Hemingway in Cuba. 15 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:16,360 And he said to me, "You're a Spanish woman, you have to smoke cigars." 16 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:21,000 In Spain, cigars are completely associated with Sara Montiel. 17 00:02:21,079 --> 00:02:23,760 It's impossible to separate Sara Montiel from a cigar, 18 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:25,000 and vise versa. 19 00:02:25,079 --> 00:02:28,920 Sara liked smoking cigars. It wasn't a pose, she liked smoking cigars. 20 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:31,160 You light it here. Light it like this. 21 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,520 You're so good at it. Let's see. 22 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:40,360 Sara Montiel is the only person I allowed to smoke in my house. 23 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:43,320 People have asked me, "May I smoke?" and I said, "No." 24 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:45,320 But how could I say no to Sara Montiel? 25 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:47,240 She smoked a cigar in my house. 26 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:50,520 You not give a damn what they say about you? 27 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:53,160 No, I wouldn't say that. I smoke a cigar. 28 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:54,960 You smoke a cigar. 29 00:02:55,040 --> 00:03:00,200 I think that the cigar was a way for her to eroticize people. 30 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:04,120 That erotic ambiguity, that way of attracting everyone. 31 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:07,280 Not a specific type of man, but all men. 32 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:10,600 That's a lovely suit. 33 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:14,080 And those glasses... But come on, look at me. 34 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:15,680 Yes... 35 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:18,240 Do you like my legs? 36 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:21,360 Sara was so larger than life and so different to other women. 37 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:25,240 She was a pioneer in remarrying: no less than four times 38 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:26,880 when in Spain you married once at most. 39 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:29,120 You told me about your marriage to Anthony Mann, 40 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:30,960 which was a scandal at the time. 41 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:34,880 Well, it was a time when a civil ceremony 42 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:36,720 was a mortal sin in Spain. 43 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,560 He was a divorcee, he was Jewish. 44 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:43,240 So it was absolutely beyond what was expected 45 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:46,240 of a Spanish woman at that time. 46 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:51,560 She was coming down the airstairs on arrival in Spain. 47 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:56,040 Some women there began yelling, "Trat, trat, trat..." 48 00:03:56,120 --> 00:04:00,560 "Trat," the other way around, get it? They were calling me a "Tart." 49 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:02,920 Until you realize that they're calling her a tart. 50 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:04,400 They threw stones at me 51 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:06,160 and called me all sorts on the street. 52 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,360 Yes, yes, I had stones thrown at me. 53 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:10,440 It's also another example of her intelligence. 54 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:13,160 How she managed to transform something complicated 55 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:16,079 into something amusing. 56 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:19,160 Her marriage to Anthony Mann fell apart. 57 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:22,880 Ultimately, they were people from different cultures, 58 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:25,320 different generations, different countries. 59 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:26,840 She got married 60 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:30,080 and divorced in a world in which divorce didn't exist. 61 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:36,520 At a time when divorce was not only a crime, but a sin too. 62 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:38,520 After that she remarried, 63 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:42,760 a man who was the complete opposite of what she had dreamt of. 64 00:04:42,840 --> 00:04:45,159 At the church of Montserrat in Rome, 65 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:48,600 José Vicente Ramírez Olalla shows slights signs of impatience. 66 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:50,280 He is Sara Montiel's fiancé. 67 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:54,800 Chente was from a very traditional family from the north of Spain. 68 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:57,120 All his family had outstanding careers. 69 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:00,120 Chente was a model of the Spanish macho man of the time. 70 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:02,120 A woman tied to the kitchen sink. 71 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,480 I always thought that this wedding in Rome 72 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:10,720 had a lot to do with the intention of redeeming her in some way. 73 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:12,880 By getting married properly, 74 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:16,760 she would become what they expected of her. 75 00:05:16,840 --> 00:05:19,400 But as soon as they get married, he said to Sara Montiel 76 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:21,720 that now she can forget being Sara Montiel, 77 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:23,280 from now on she's his wife. 78 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:25,440 What happened? Sara said to him, "Sorry, 79 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:27,120 I don't intend to quit my job." 80 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:29,040 What's more, she told me this. 81 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:32,120 "I can marry you, but I won't stop being Sara Montiel." 82 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:35,040 Once back from the honeymoon, she left him and they split. 83 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:39,120 It lasted no time. He married the greatest actress 84 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:44,000 at the highpoint of her career and expected her to retire. 85 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:45,680 That was a big mistake. 86 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:49,400 I've been incredibly lucky, I'm a very fortunate woman, 87 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:54,240 I've had men buzzing around me and I swatted them away like this. 88 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:56,520 Take that! Take that! 89 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:59,960 Sara loved men and believed a lot in the family, 90 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,880 but above all she believed in herself and her career. 91 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:07,160 She didn't accept being a woman who lived off her husband. 92 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,040 She was independent 93 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:13,720 and stood out on her own being who she was: Sara Montiel. 94 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:15,800 How could you lock her away? Impossible. 95 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:18,640 I wanted to undress, but it looks like I'm not going to! 96 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:21,600 -Your time will come. -The jacket... 97 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:27,040 She was so seductive that she broke men's hearts, 98 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:29,400 and probably women's too. 99 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:32,480 She could win over absolutely everyone 100 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:34,280 and from all social classes. 101 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:37,880 There were loads of intellectuals fascinated by Sara. 102 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:40,360 Above all, Terenci Moix. 103 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:45,440 Many intellectuals wrote extensively about Sara Montiel. Paco Umbral. 104 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:48,960 "Sara Montiel is a woman's voice, deep and wicked 105 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:51,240 with a graveyard of hunks at her feet." 106 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:56,800 Even Cela himself. No one could resist dedicating a few lines to her. 107 00:06:58,280 --> 00:07:01,160 Legend has it 108 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:05,280 that king Juan Carlos was hunting in the mountains of Toledo. 109 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:10,240 Queen Sofía turned up at the property to give him a surprise, 110 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:12,320 something you should never do-- 111 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:17,000 She opened one door after another and when she came to the last one, 112 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:20,160 she found Juan Carlos with Sara Montiel. 113 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:23,080 Does the king smoke? The king smokes. 114 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:25,160 Yes. 115 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:31,480 One day she was feeling down and said to me, "I'd like to start a new life, 116 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:34,840 because I've hardly had a private life. 117 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:38,800 You won't believe it, but I've not been with more than 4 or 5 men." 118 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:43,480 I began roaring with laughter and she said, "You bastard." 119 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:47,000 Is it easy living with a star like you? 120 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:49,720 Well, I think that... 121 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,240 It's easy to live in harmony 122 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:55,960 if two people love and respect one another. 123 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:08,640 Sara was at a time in her life where she needed to find someone 124 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:11,960 who knew how to handle her. And she found that in Pepe. 125 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:24,440 Pepe Tous was from a very prestigious family in Mallorca. 126 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:26,200 His grandfather founded the newspaper Última Hora 127 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:29,400 and they were very influential in social circles, 128 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:32,640 they were very well connected. 129 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:36,840 Obviously, this made him a much more progressive, modern man. 130 00:08:36,919 --> 00:08:41,320 He was experienced. He'd been around, as they say. 131 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:45,440 Pepe really loved shows with feather boas and sequins, 132 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:47,720 going to the cabaret at night. 133 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:52,120 Pepe Tous had been an eligible bachelor. 134 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:55,840 I met him in Palma de Mallorca 135 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:59,120 when I was performing my show Sara Montiel in Person. 136 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:03,680 I was hired by the Teatro Balear, the theater that he runs. 137 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:07,000 He met her in 1970, 138 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:10,680 she was at a bad place at the time because her mother had died. 139 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:16,480 They discovered each other and fit together perfectly. 140 00:09:16,560 --> 00:09:18,280 Intellectually, energetically, 141 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:22,320 emotionally, and above all, artistically. 142 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:25,880 I looked at him, he looked at me, and it was love at first sight. 143 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:27,680 I said, "This is the man of my life." 144 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:30,440 I always say that Sara's golden years were in Hollywood, 145 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:33,920 but on a personal level they were the ones she shared with Pepe. 146 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:37,840 Who picked up who? Pepín Tous picked up Sara Montiel or vise versa? 147 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:43,360 Well, I try to make him think he was the one who picked me up, 148 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:48,240 but it was actually a mutual thing. 149 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:50,400 Antonia, Antonia. 150 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:52,720 -Yes. -Stop showing me your bum. 151 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,160 Look this way. 152 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:59,520 Sit down. And who's going to film you with her? 153 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:03,560 Give her a kiss. Yes, fabulous. 154 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:08,760 They adored each other. They were never in a bad mood. 155 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:11,600 That's not normal in a couple. 156 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:17,320 They were a couple who, wherever they went, 157 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:19,800 everyone would turn around to look at them. 158 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:23,280 I saw the relationship they had, it was unique. 159 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:25,760 As a couple, they were more "modern." 160 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:29,360 They were both sort of hippies, but cool. 161 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:32,480 Yes, I think that Pepe was the love of her life. 162 00:10:32,560 --> 00:10:37,760 I'm totally convinced. But above all, they were happy. 163 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:41,520 And they passed on that happiness, they passed it on to you. 164 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:49,680 They bought an amazing property in Na Burguesa. 165 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:53,280 Far away from Palma. It was perfect for throwing parties. 166 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:57,760 It was a beautiful house, full of antiques, 167 00:10:57,840 --> 00:11:00,200 and with a great nightlife. 168 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,880 There were always people. 169 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,280 A madhouse! 170 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:13,080 It was a dangerous place. You knew the day you arrived, 171 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:15,280 but you didn't know the day you'd leave. 172 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:28,160 My family and I would be invited to spend a day there 173 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:31,680 and end up staying 10 days. 174 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:35,600 -The days just flew by. -And for us it was... 175 00:11:35,680 --> 00:11:40,120 a chance to rest and go back in high spirits. 176 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:44,880 We had the idea of doing a séance. 177 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:50,880 With Sara there, James Dean, Marilyn, Greta Garbo could appear. 178 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:54,960 Why not? We placed our hands on the table like this. 179 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:01,200 Anyway, a while went by and nobody appeared. 180 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:05,960 There was a side to Sara that was sequins, glitter and sophistication, 181 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:10,240 but then she loved wearing a robe and walking along the beach. 182 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:29,960 I met Sara at her place in Mallorca in '82, 183 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:34,200 when Pepe Tous hired Alaska y los Pegamoides 184 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:37,280 for a gig at the bullring in Mallorca. 185 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:40,320 Then Sara turned up after being on the beach. 186 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:45,880 Her hair was wet, she wasn't wearing any makeup. 187 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:47,880 And I just wanted to die. 188 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:52,000 -Hello. -Hello. 189 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:53,560 She wore a ponytail, no makeup, 190 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:55,880 and spent all day in the sea, stark naked. 191 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:00,120 They were very happy. 192 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:08,320 What they had was admirable, desirable, and enviable. 193 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:15,280 They always had three or four little dogs at the house in Palma. Always. 194 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:19,040 Sara believed a lot in the family. 195 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:21,280 She was modern, open, and very liberal, 196 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:23,880 but the family was something she believed in a lot. 197 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:26,040 Her dream was to have her own family. 198 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:29,080 Cuchi. Cuchi. 199 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:34,480 She wanted to set up a home, a family. 200 00:13:34,560 --> 00:13:38,000 So it was her wish to become a mother 201 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:41,760 along with Pepe's wish to become a father too. 202 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:58,600 Not being able to have children was probably 203 00:13:58,680 --> 00:14:01,440 the most painful thing in her life. 204 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:05,920 They say she may have had up to nine miscarriages in her life. 205 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:08,440 She may have had problems getting pregnant 206 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:10,240 and lost the babies by miscarrying. 207 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:16,720 But she was heavily pregnant when I went to see her at the theater. 208 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:22,440 Heavily pregnant and over the moon about having a baby with Pepe. 209 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:29,080 She was delighted, she was glowing. And, unfortunately, it went wrong. 210 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:33,440 SARA MONTIEL LOST THE BABY SHE WAS EXPECTING 211 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:36,960 Losing that baby was so tough for her. 212 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:40,960 It was awful losing a baby with the love of her life. 213 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:48,880 Pepe really insisted that they adopt because Sara couldn't have kids. 214 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:53,160 At that time in Spain, adoption wasn't very common. 215 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:56,960 Back in the day, you had to be a mother at 20, 25 years of age, 216 00:14:57,040 --> 00:14:59,720 because you were too old to be one at 35. 217 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:03,120 They decided to adopt, that way she could finally be a mother, 218 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:05,600 which was the big dream of Sara's life. 219 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:12,160 Thais...Thais! 220 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:17,480 I feel very sick, you have to give me a shot quickly so I get better. 221 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:21,640 Come on... Give me the shot. 222 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:25,560 Very good! Thank you, sweetie. 223 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:29,440 I remember that because it was all over the place. 224 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:33,000 They published that Sara Montiel had adopted Thais, 225 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:35,320 who was from Brazil. 226 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:38,280 She was so proud to show off her baby girl. 227 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:46,680 She overcame some problems. 228 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:51,040 The authorities didn't always make generous concessions to her. 229 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:54,560 How long have you been her partner? 230 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:57,760 We've been a couple now for 14 years. 231 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:00,880 -Are you worried about mortal sin? -No, no, not at all. 232 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:03,440 We're not worried about mortal sin at all. 233 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:05,440 What's more, we had a civil ceremony 234 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:08,080 so our daughter can have our surnames. 235 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:16,120 "Surprised, but tickled pink, 236 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:19,320 it is with great pleasure that we invite you 237 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:21,360 to our owners' wedding. 238 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:25,000 So that the gossips don't continue to badmouth us 239 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:28,480 we've decided to have a civil wedding." 240 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:32,320 There's a photo of Cuchi and Lady Boy on the wedding invite. 241 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:35,560 And it says, "About time! Our mummy and daddy are marrying." 242 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:38,600 Just imagine how big a star Sara Montiel was, 243 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:43,520 even the magazine Fotogramas raffled an invite to her wedding with Pepe. 244 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:48,560 I'm Pere García from Girona, 245 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:52,080 and I was lucky enough to be invited to Sara Montiel's wedding. 246 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:54,000 Fotogramas organized a competition. 247 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:57,800 They published an advert saying, "Attend Sara Montiel's wedding." 248 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:00,920 And after about a week, I got a phone call. 249 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:02,640 "I'm calling from Fotogramas." 250 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:06,160 "Don't tell me I won the prize to go to Sara Montiel's wedding!" 251 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:10,119 The wedding was packed, there were showbusiness people 252 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:16,119 from Palma de Mallorca, onlookers, lots of very chic people. 253 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:19,880 All the beautiful people of Palma were there, party people. 254 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:24,760 Sara Montiel walked among the tables saying hello, she shook my hand. 255 00:17:24,839 --> 00:17:29,560 The usual thing, "This lady won a prize for using the detergent." 256 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:32,640 They did the same thing with me. "This gent won the competition." 257 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:38,160 And then at 3 or 4 a.m., 258 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:41,840 there was another big pool party at their place, it lasted two days. 259 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:45,000 I think I was the only one who wasn't drunk. 260 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:51,000 We were told he was alone 261 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:53,680 and a star was going to guide him here. 262 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:57,120 Remember I asked you this morning, "Did you pray? 263 00:17:57,200 --> 00:18:01,000 Because if you do, maybe the baby boy will come." 264 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:04,840 You see? His mother sent him to us from heaven. 265 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:07,520 He's cute. 266 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:16,000 When she went to Alicante to pick up Zeus, I went with her. 267 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:19,320 I was there during the adoption process. 268 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:26,120 Look, Zeus, Daddy, your sister and I went to fetch you, you were alone. 269 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:28,800 We wanted a little boy. 270 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:33,040 And we wanted him dearly, so we went to get you. 271 00:18:33,120 --> 00:18:37,560 And you know, since the day we went to fetch you, 272 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:39,000 you've been ours. 273 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:42,160 We adoptive parents have a certain merit, 274 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:43,600 a merit or an added value. 275 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:48,480 Because adopted children are possibly the most wanted, 276 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:51,040 the most searched for, the most wished for. 277 00:18:51,120 --> 00:18:53,560 Sara looked for them with passion. 278 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:57,360 I know how it happened 279 00:18:57,440 --> 00:19:01,720 and how she had to fight to have her children. 280 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:07,480 We're spending a very happy summer here. Summer 1984. 281 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:12,040 Antonia Abad was an extraordinary mother and wife. 282 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:16,320 Chicken croquette. 283 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:19,520 -Does he like it? -Sure he does. 284 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:22,600 You're born with a label and they never take it off. 285 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:24,160 You learn to live with it. 286 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:28,840 But I also feel proud and satisfied to be the son of Sara Montiel, 287 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,640 -a myth in film history. -Zeus! 288 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:34,360 Don't move it that much, otherwise I can't... 289 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:37,520 -Mummy. -Give Mummy a kiss. 290 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:41,760 As a mother, she was very cheerful, very close. 291 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:47,000 She really liked giving her children all the love she could. 292 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:49,480 Look, a birdy. A plane. 293 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:53,160 And she explained all sorts of things to us, where we were from. 294 00:19:56,440 --> 00:20:00,280 As both of us were adopted, right from when we were very little, 295 00:20:00,360 --> 00:20:04,680 they explained it to us properly and told us the reasons. 296 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:10,160 She used to tell me this every day: 297 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:13,240 "Even though I didn't give birth to you, 298 00:20:13,320 --> 00:20:15,840 I'll always love you as a son." My father too. 299 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:20,120 You know that your daddy is called José Tous Barberán, 300 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:25,200 he's a businessman and journalist. You know that Mummy... 301 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:27,440 Look, here comes Daddy. Daddy's here. 302 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:31,200 -See? Here comes Daddy. -Come over here, sweetheart. 303 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:33,240 You take the camera, I'll stand there. 304 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:34,800 I want to try something, love. 305 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:40,440 Sorry, I want to try something. Stand on the other side. 306 00:20:40,520 --> 00:20:43,400 Otherwise, your face is in the shade. Put him more over here. 307 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:46,040 My dad was a real pain. 308 00:20:46,120 --> 00:20:51,080 He was always filming 24/7 with the video camera. 309 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:54,560 "Zeus, look at me. Give Thais a kiss. Give Mummy a kiss." 310 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:56,160 Zeus. 311 00:20:57,960 --> 00:20:59,560 Zeus. 312 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:10,080 -This is for both of us. -No! It's not for both of us! 313 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:12,360 As kids, my sister and I argued a lot. It's true. 314 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:17,080 Something as simple as watching TV, eating at home, 315 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:19,600 spending time with the dogs. 316 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:23,720 What really stood out was being surrounded by friends at home, 317 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:28,360 people who were fun, affectionate, people who were close to us. 318 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:32,280 I remember spending a lot of time with people, 319 00:21:32,360 --> 00:21:34,080 especially a lot of friends. 320 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:36,560 -Paco! -Hey! 321 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:39,320 Look at the state of me. 322 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:40,760 Paco, bend down. 323 00:21:40,840 --> 00:21:44,000 -What? -Kneel down. 324 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:49,360 Today is 27 July 1985. 325 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:51,720 My mother was absolutely crazy about the sea, 326 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:53,560 she loved sailing. So was my father. 327 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:57,440 What we always did in summer was take the boat out every day, 328 00:21:57,520 --> 00:21:59,040 go to the port and sail. 329 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:03,840 We'd dock with friends of my father, bring the boats together, 330 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:06,920 eat paella, and spend the day there. 331 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:09,880 Something as wonderful as living on the sea and sailing 332 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:12,200 was virtually what we did in Palma. 333 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:15,680 That was really our daily life in summertime in Mallorca. 334 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:21,560 For me, it felt like the perfect life. 335 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:24,640 If they asked me what part of my life I'd like to relive, 336 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:28,760 I'd say those moments in Mallorca, because they were the happiest days 337 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:32,560 where I shared and experienced so many things. 338 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:35,520 Opening Christmas presents at midnight in the living room. 339 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:42,080 Here we are, the year 1986 has just begun. 340 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:47,040 I remember birthdays too, they were wild. 341 00:22:47,120 --> 00:22:49,640 My father invited all my friends, all my sister's friends, 342 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:52,360 his friends, my mother's friends. 343 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:56,200 All right, Operation Candle Blowing. 344 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:59,280 They were marvelous. I clearly remember those birthdays. 345 00:22:59,360 --> 00:23:04,040 I'm incredibly grateful to my father for recording all of those images. 346 00:23:04,120 --> 00:23:07,800 Because that's what we have: great memories of those times. 347 00:23:10,120 --> 00:23:14,200 -Time to blow them out, okay? -Whenever you're ready. 348 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:24,080 "Thais celebrated her fifth birthday with a children's party at home" 349 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:28,880 Now look at the camera, too. 350 00:23:28,960 --> 00:23:31,080 Oh, she pulled a face! 351 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:41,200 Being the son of someone like Sara Montiel isn't easy. 352 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:43,920 At Christmas there were the usual photo ops. 353 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:47,240 It really was a case of: "I don't want to," we didn't like it. 354 00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:48,760 Especially my sister. 355 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:52,840 You look over there and say, "I'm with my mummy and brother." 356 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:55,480 I'm with my little brother who's wearing a bow tie. 357 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:58,600 -A bow tie. And what's his name? -Zeus... 358 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:00,080 -Zeus. -Tous. 359 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:01,360 Zeus Tous Abad. 360 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:04,280 -And what's your name? -Thais Abad. 361 00:24:04,360 --> 00:24:09,560 Families were much more on display than they are today. 362 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:11,840 Now if someone poses with a child 363 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:14,480 it's not considered politically correct. 364 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:17,520 But in the '80s we all had photos taken with our kids. 365 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:19,360 What's more, we did it for free. 366 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:22,920 Besides, it was normal, we were on good terms with the press. 367 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:24,000 And at the time, 368 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:26,360 the relationship with the press was completely familiar. 369 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:30,880 It was quite natural. That's how we did it. 370 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:33,720 In spite of being the daughter of a great diva like Sara Montiel, 371 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:37,520 her daughter, Thais, decided that the spotlight wasn't for her 372 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:39,480 right from when she was a kid. 373 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:42,840 Look at me. Thais. 374 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:45,960 She was camera-shy. What's more, she made it obvious. 375 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:47,360 Don't hide! 376 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:50,640 Right now, Thais is like a sister to me. 377 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:55,080 They were always a very closed circle, very intimate, 378 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:57,920 far away from flashes and spotlights. 379 00:24:58,000 --> 00:24:59,520 Sure she presented them. 380 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:02,840 They did a lot of features reluctantly. 381 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:05,200 A lot. And I did some of them. 382 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:08,000 She never wanted to be part of the celebrity world. 383 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:12,320 They offered her millions and Thais never wanted to return their calls. 384 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:17,520 Thais, over here. 385 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:21,880 She fought for her anonymity, her privacy, and she was consistent. 386 00:25:21,960 --> 00:25:24,760 Thais is a great person, a great friend, 387 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:27,400 and she was a great daughter. Really great. 388 00:25:27,480 --> 00:25:30,640 Can you show him how much you love him? 389 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:34,520 If it weren't for eternal love... 390 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:39,280 "Selling children is not a crime, Supreme Court." 391 00:25:39,360 --> 00:25:43,240 One way or another, some of the press wanted to bring up the subject 392 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:48,760 of Sara Montiel and Pepe Tous's adoptions. And they went for her. 393 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:52,120 That was one of the subjects that upset Sara and Pepe Tous most. 394 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:53,200 Both of them. 395 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:56,640 They couldn't bear to hear certain things. 396 00:25:56,720 --> 00:26:00,800 How they were looking for her son's family. 397 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:04,320 Even if my son was found in a sewer, 398 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:09,120 no one has the right to say it. 399 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:11,520 Now he has a mother and a father. 400 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:16,800 There was something in which they were unequivocal: 401 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:18,560 appealing to the court. 402 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:21,200 They set a precedent for many people who followed, 403 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:24,960 defending their son's right to honor, particularly that of a minor. 404 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:27,040 They won, even in the Supreme Court. 405 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:34,480 My little baby, he's the sweetest thing. 406 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:36,560 Zeus, look, a seagull! Look! 407 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:43,080 It's possible that motherhood made Sara Montiel more Antonia. 408 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:46,240 Antonia, Antonia, Antonia! 409 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:48,680 Antonia. 410 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:50,440 For Antonia. 411 00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:52,320 Antonia is your mother. 412 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:56,120 She was always Antonia, but the thing is that Sara Montiel 413 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:59,920 wasn't a fictitious character because it was her. 414 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:02,160 She was Antonia and Sara Montiel. 415 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:05,920 When she started putting on makeup she'd say, "Here comes Sara Montiel." 416 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:09,240 It was very difficult to separate the persona of Antonia Abad 417 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:12,480 from the character Sara Montiel because they were the same woman. 418 00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:17,040 The only thing is she didn't use as much makeup and wore slippers. 419 00:27:17,120 --> 00:27:21,000 If you'd allow me... You always tend to show your boobs. 420 00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:23,960 And someone could say, "They seem to be a bit saggy." 421 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:26,200 All right, but that's just how I am. 422 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:32,360 -To push them up. -Hang on, hang on, hang on. 423 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:35,800 I don't care. I'm 53 and don't give a toss. 424 00:27:37,360 --> 00:27:40,280 It wasn't sexuality to Sara Montiel, it was normal. 425 00:27:40,360 --> 00:27:44,080 The topless photos of her on the beach in Mallorca 426 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:47,000 aren't there to provoke, she liked swimming topless. 427 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:49,160 She had a different mindset. 428 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:54,400 There are loads of photos, loads of features 429 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:57,640 in which Sara was topless like it was completely normal, 430 00:27:57,720 --> 00:27:59,560 when in Spain at the time 431 00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:03,200 nobody dared to take off the top half of a bikini. 432 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:06,840 I'm not to blame for having been born in La Mancha 433 00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:10,840 and with natural boobs. 434 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:13,640 She even received a visit from the police at her home 435 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:15,000 to fine her. 436 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:17,080 Sara managed to sweet-talk them and explain 437 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:21,400 that it was how she liked to sunbathe to get her breasts tanned. 438 00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:24,400 She ended up sweet-talking them and they didn't fine her. 439 00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:26,680 But they asked her not to do it anymore 440 00:28:26,760 --> 00:28:29,000 or else all the other women would. 441 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:31,000 She'd been doing it anyway, so when she could, 442 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:32,440 she did it even more. 443 00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:37,520 SARA MONTIEL TOTALLY NUDE 444 00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:40,920 How old was Sara when she did that Interviu? 445 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:49,360 Sara Montiel was 52 when she posed for Interviu for the first time. 446 00:28:55,880 --> 00:29:02,480 Sara, the sexual and sensual myth of a certain Spain back then, 447 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:07,120 was still a lady who stripped off and appeared in Interviu 448 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:08,640 because she wanted to. 449 00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:14,120 INTERVIU 450 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:19,240 INTERVIU SARA MONTIEL NUDE 451 00:29:19,320 --> 00:29:25,000 She is the most important icon our country has had 452 00:29:25,080 --> 00:29:26,680 with regard to sexual freedom. 453 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:28,800 It's true that when Sara appeared full-frontal 454 00:29:28,880 --> 00:29:31,920 in Cinco almohadas para una noche, it was quite toned down. 455 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:36,880 Puchito, you're a darling. 456 00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:40,280 -But if you need more. -You know I'm not a big spender. 457 00:29:40,360 --> 00:29:43,400 I decided to quit cinema after my film Varietés, 458 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:45,880 and Cinco almohadas para una noche. 459 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:48,520 I decided this because it was at the time... 460 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:50,160 Remember erotic cinema? 461 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:52,880 You'd go into the kitchen fully-dressed 462 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:56,440 to make some fried eggs and come out with your boobs in the air. 463 00:29:56,520 --> 00:29:57,560 I didn't like that. 464 00:29:57,640 --> 00:30:00,200 Sara wasn't interested in that type of film. 465 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:04,240 In spite of being completely progressive and liberal. 466 00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:08,000 She had no problem being photographed topless 467 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:12,840 for certain magazines provided that they were tasteful. 468 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:16,400 But that type of cinema was in your face. 469 00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:21,040 I suppose you won't want to take advantage of me. 470 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:23,200 That's all I needed tonight. 471 00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:25,680 How could you think that? 472 00:30:31,160 --> 00:30:35,360 -Are you still cold? -"Why don't you still make films?" 473 00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:39,640 "Simply because charming, beautiful cinema is history." 474 00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:43,840 The cinema didn't abandon her. She decided to quit making films. 475 00:30:43,920 --> 00:30:47,160 She did the right thing, because she quit at the perfect time. 476 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:51,640 In fact, music was her salvation when she quit films. 477 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:54,600 Her songs where ground-breaking, 478 00:30:54,680 --> 00:30:57,720 no one else dared to do that sort of stuff back then. 479 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:03,520 The "Touch Me" music video. It couldn't be more modern. 480 00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:04,880 How could I not remember it? 481 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:07,760 It's like I can still see her here, rolling around. 482 00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:12,560 We have this woman rolling around on the floor. 483 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:14,480 Madonna used a lot of blue screen in "Frozen," 484 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:17,480 but Valerio Lazarov and Sara Montiel were already doing that 485 00:31:17,560 --> 00:31:18,920 on Spanish TV every week. 486 00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:23,680 It embraces the most exaggerated eroticism, 487 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:25,520 which practically verges on parody. 488 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:29,120 She started off singing in English, crawling on the floor. 489 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:32,400 English with a very strong accent, very unique. 490 00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:36,880 She performed "Touch Me," which was incredibly sexual. 491 00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:41,320 "Come. Come to me slowly." And that hair, it was fabulous. 492 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:50,400 And so she moved into music shows, which she was divine at. 493 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:56,720 She didn't care if she sang, danced, or played different characters. 494 00:31:56,800 --> 00:32:01,840 She kept her star status in the '70s without having to make films. 495 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:05,560 She didn't retire from stardom. What she did was diversify. 496 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:11,280 Because I can never forget that if I'm called Sara Montiel, 497 00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:14,120 or I keep calling myself Sara Montiel, 498 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:18,960 it's thanks to all of you, ladies and gentlemen, my audience. 499 00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:24,160 So thank you for joining us this evening. 500 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:26,600 Sequins became her signature look 501 00:32:26,680 --> 00:32:29,840 and she realized it was where her audience was, 502 00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:32,720 that was her goldmine as far as the stage was concerned. 503 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:35,360 I discovered the theater and audiences, 504 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:38,720 something I hadn't had the pleasure of experiencing. 505 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:42,240 Discovering it was extremely important to me. 506 00:32:42,320 --> 00:32:44,280 Pepe really helped to guide her. 507 00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:47,760 With him, she once again experienced a golden age, this time in theater. 508 00:32:47,840 --> 00:32:51,080 She gave her heart and soul. 509 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:52,880 She needed to do it, she had to do it. 510 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:56,960 Not just because he was her husband, but he was also her manager. 511 00:32:57,040 --> 00:33:02,240 Pepe organized the best music for her, the best dancers, the best acts. 512 00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:04,000 Tous was the businessman, 513 00:33:04,080 --> 00:33:07,160 but since she was the business, she was also a big boss. 514 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:09,000 It's self-criticism. 515 00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:11,160 -Big time. -Big time. 516 00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:15,120 She went from being a sex symbol, sort of objectified, 517 00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:19,000 to being active as an entrepreneur and a woman. 518 00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:20,080 You went to see Sara. 519 00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:22,520 You didn't go to see a show, you went to see Sara. 520 00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:25,040 You went to see that person doing what she did, 521 00:33:25,120 --> 00:33:27,040 which didn't matter, it was all about her. 522 00:33:27,120 --> 00:33:32,160 I love the names of Sara Montiel's shows. She had Saratise Yourself. 523 00:33:32,240 --> 00:33:34,320 Super Sara Show. 524 00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:36,520 Doña Sara of La Mancha. 525 00:33:36,600 --> 00:33:39,200 Her Majesty Sara Montiel. 526 00:33:39,280 --> 00:33:41,520 Sara in Person. 527 00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:45,680 The only show that didn't include her name was Taxi to the Victoria. 528 00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:50,520 With names like that it was pretty obvious who the star was. 529 00:33:50,600 --> 00:33:53,000 Wow, look who's in the audience. 530 00:33:53,080 --> 00:33:59,000 One is Carlos Berlanga and the other, Santiago Carrillo. 531 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:01,800 Here I go. 532 00:34:01,880 --> 00:34:04,040 I think it was great people could go and see her, 533 00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:06,560 because she seemed to be out of reach. 534 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:08,960 Sara Montiel was out of reach. 535 00:34:14,639 --> 00:34:17,480 What a pity you're so far away, Majesty, 536 00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:19,600 and can't give me the cigarette. 537 00:34:19,679 --> 00:34:22,840 I saw her for the first time when I was 17 538 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:24,280 at the Calderón Theater. 539 00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:27,560 I was blown away when I saw her. Blown away. 540 00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:32,639 When she was at the Victoria, and I was at the Arnau. 541 00:34:32,719 --> 00:34:35,360 I think that was in '79. 542 00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:41,239 I went to see her and Pepe was effusive. She was the same. 543 00:34:41,320 --> 00:34:44,639 The first time I saw Sara Montiel in Person 544 00:34:44,719 --> 00:34:46,480 was at the Victoria Theater. 545 00:34:46,560 --> 00:34:51,080 She kissed me twice and I started crying. She was totally shocked. 546 00:34:51,159 --> 00:34:54,520 I told her that she was the spitting image of my mother. 547 00:34:54,600 --> 00:35:00,160 That story touched Sara Montiel, and I became part of her life. 548 00:35:00,240 --> 00:35:05,120 Whenever I looked for makeup, eyeshadow, blusher, brushes - 549 00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:08,200 I always bought two pairs and gave her one. 550 00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:10,800 She liked everything I brought her. 551 00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:15,720 Theater brought her closer to the audience, it humanized her. 552 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:20,520 And that way people could enjoy her at a more personal level. 553 00:35:34,240 --> 00:35:37,400 Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. 554 00:35:37,480 --> 00:35:40,560 I'm so happy to be here with you all tonight 555 00:35:40,640 --> 00:35:44,360 and introduce our new show to you. 556 00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:47,120 Ven al Paralelo. 557 00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:50,520 Everything she'd been doing in cinema and in musical shows, 558 00:35:50,600 --> 00:35:52,920 she transferred it to TV. 559 00:35:57,280 --> 00:35:59,200 I loved it when the show began. 560 00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:03,760 The curtains opened and she appeared with a different costume each time. 561 00:36:06,640 --> 00:36:08,560 She did it because she'd been in the US. 562 00:36:08,640 --> 00:36:10,840 And what did we have there? 563 00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:15,120 The Cher show with Charo Baeza, Shirley MacLaine, 564 00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:19,640 even Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett. They'd all done that kind of show. 565 00:36:19,720 --> 00:36:22,800 And Sara was perfect for that type of show. 566 00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:29,480 She cross-dressed, she wore anything and everything. 567 00:36:29,560 --> 00:36:32,480 Someone phoned the firefighters. 568 00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:35,000 She presented, sang, acted, interviewed, 569 00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:36,760 she did it all. That was a novelty. 570 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:43,480 I'm going to introduce you to Juan Gimeno, my assistant. 571 00:36:43,560 --> 00:36:47,640 I thought, "Where is the camera?" Me, co-hosting with Sara Montiel? 572 00:36:47,720 --> 00:36:51,840 Stop. Me no make deals with pale face. 573 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:55,360 Ven al Paralelo was a comeback for Sara Montiel 574 00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:58,000 that put her in the spotlight again. 575 00:36:58,080 --> 00:37:01,960 Pepe made sure that she studied the script very carefully. 576 00:37:02,040 --> 00:37:06,680 He ran a tight ship, he wanted her performing with important people. 577 00:37:06,760 --> 00:37:09,280 There were a lot of stars on that show. 578 00:37:09,360 --> 00:37:10,720 Celia Cruz. 579 00:37:14,320 --> 00:37:15,920 And Bonnie Tyler. 580 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:20,360 Robert Palmer. 581 00:37:23,240 --> 00:37:25,240 Charles Aznavour. 582 00:37:26,560 --> 00:37:31,400 And Samantha Fox, it was crazy. She had such a magic fantastic. 583 00:37:31,480 --> 00:37:33,120 Bibi Andersen. 584 00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:41,040 She's spontaneity, she's beauty, she's everything. 585 00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:43,880 Norma Duval. 586 00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:51,000 Of course, I was delighted to be on the show. 587 00:37:51,080 --> 00:37:56,840 I had a great time with her. "Normita, you did a great job." 588 00:38:05,240 --> 00:38:07,240 It's cold. 589 00:38:07,320 --> 00:38:08,560 Sweetie. 590 00:38:08,640 --> 00:38:10,440 The zoom? 591 00:38:10,520 --> 00:38:13,400 The zoom is right above your fingers. 592 00:38:13,480 --> 00:38:18,360 Oh, right. 593 00:38:18,440 --> 00:38:23,160 One day I got the feeling that Sara was acting strange. 594 00:38:23,240 --> 00:38:26,760 I asked her if she was okay, if something was up. 595 00:38:28,920 --> 00:38:33,200 She was rehearsing the "Seville Fair" episode of the show. 596 00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:36,440 María del Monte was rehearsing, I'll always remember it. 597 00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:40,240 I knew that Pepe Tous was undergoing medical tests, 598 00:38:40,320 --> 00:38:42,200 I didn't know what they were for. 599 00:38:42,280 --> 00:38:45,960 Between acts I went up to Sara and asked her: 600 00:38:46,040 --> 00:38:49,800 "Antonia, how is Pepe?" 601 00:38:49,880 --> 00:38:53,680 She broke down crying like a little child, hugging me. 602 00:38:53,760 --> 00:38:59,080 You see the diva, the star, totally crumble. It was tough. 603 00:38:59,160 --> 00:39:01,560 He had a very advanced case of colon cancer. 604 00:39:01,640 --> 00:39:04,680 Unfortunately, there weren't many treatment options. 605 00:39:04,760 --> 00:39:09,120 And what they told my mother was that her husband had three months to live. 606 00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:14,000 It was really very, very sad, 607 00:39:14,080 --> 00:39:18,560 because then she had to go out and do the show. 608 00:39:18,640 --> 00:39:22,480 Here with you tonight, María del Monte. 609 00:39:22,560 --> 00:39:26,480 Sara went through Pepe's illness virtually by herself. 610 00:39:26,560 --> 00:39:31,760 Firstly, she didn't want them to see Pepe the way he was. 611 00:39:33,200 --> 00:39:36,520 And she had to carry on bravely. 612 00:39:36,600 --> 00:39:38,840 She said to me, "Please don't tell anyone anything." 613 00:39:38,920 --> 00:39:43,840 I kept the secret, but she was going through hell. 614 00:39:46,240 --> 00:39:49,600 He was in a clinic under a false name. 615 00:39:49,680 --> 00:39:51,800 I went to see him twice. 616 00:39:51,880 --> 00:39:55,760 She put on a brave face and was with her husband 617 00:39:55,840 --> 00:39:58,520 during those few months he was admitted, 618 00:39:58,600 --> 00:40:01,440 giving him support and encouragement, 619 00:40:01,520 --> 00:40:02,880 while sucking it up by herself. 620 00:40:02,960 --> 00:40:06,120 It was terrible, really awful. 621 00:40:06,200 --> 00:40:08,880 I found out when it was on TV, 622 00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:12,760 her PA came out and said, "Pepe Tous has died." 623 00:40:12,840 --> 00:40:18,600 His children were there. It was a pretty painful experience, 624 00:40:18,680 --> 00:40:23,560 but not so much for him, he was always cheerful and... 625 00:40:23,640 --> 00:40:25,560 They made sure he was fine right up to the end. 626 00:40:25,640 --> 00:40:29,440 The remains of Pepe Tous, husband and manager of actress Sara Montiel, 627 00:40:29,520 --> 00:40:32,920 were cremated this afternoon at the Collserola cemetery in Barcelona. 628 00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:36,480 The popular actress and singer was accompanied at all times 629 00:40:36,560 --> 00:40:37,880 by family and friends. 630 00:40:37,960 --> 00:40:39,640 When he was lucid, 631 00:40:39,720 --> 00:40:43,880 we made the most of it to chat, express our love, 632 00:40:43,960 --> 00:40:45,600 talk about him getting better. 633 00:40:45,680 --> 00:40:49,480 But he never knew he was dying, I never allowed that. 634 00:40:49,560 --> 00:40:54,120 Watching while your husband gradually fades away over three months 635 00:40:54,200 --> 00:40:59,360 and not saying anything, putting on a brave face, performing, going on TV 636 00:40:59,440 --> 00:41:01,080 and acting like nothing was up. 637 00:41:01,160 --> 00:41:05,480 Even if you're the best actress, it's hard to play that role. 638 00:41:05,560 --> 00:41:07,040 I'll accept it 639 00:41:07,120 --> 00:41:12,520 and carry on with the help of my children and friends. 640 00:41:12,600 --> 00:41:15,120 Your husband has gone, the person you trusted, 641 00:41:15,200 --> 00:41:18,560 the apple of your eye, your pillar, call it what you want, 642 00:41:18,640 --> 00:41:20,840 and you're left alone to face the world with two kids. 643 00:41:20,920 --> 00:41:22,840 Hi. 644 00:41:26,720 --> 00:41:30,480 -Hi. -Hi. 645 00:41:30,560 --> 00:41:34,600 I was asleep in bed, she got in next to me and said, "Daddy is in heaven." 646 00:41:34,680 --> 00:41:36,240 You wonder if he'll come back. 647 00:41:36,320 --> 00:41:38,560 Heaven is like saying he's gone to a bar 648 00:41:38,640 --> 00:41:41,440 or a restaurant to have a meal and will be back, you know? 649 00:41:41,520 --> 00:41:45,560 And... I took years to realize it. 650 00:41:45,640 --> 00:41:49,680 The truth is, it's complicated. 651 00:41:49,760 --> 00:41:53,280 Zeus. Zeus. Hi. 652 00:41:53,360 --> 00:41:54,840 Can you bat your eyelashes? 653 00:41:54,920 --> 00:41:58,720 Pepe Tous's death was incredibly sad. Incredibly sad. 654 00:41:58,800 --> 00:42:02,400 As soon as I found out, I caught a flight to Palma. 655 00:42:02,480 --> 00:42:08,320 I was able to spend a few days in mourning with her. 656 00:42:08,400 --> 00:42:13,760 I saw that Antonia was a strong, tough woman, 657 00:42:13,840 --> 00:42:15,520 but full of emotions. 658 00:42:15,600 --> 00:42:19,600 I'm grateful to all those who sent me telegrams, 659 00:42:19,680 --> 00:42:22,400 people I know, people I don't know. 660 00:42:22,480 --> 00:42:25,320 They sent us their condolences. 661 00:42:25,400 --> 00:42:27,360 I'd like to thank them, 662 00:42:27,440 --> 00:42:33,840 because I received hundreds and hundreds of telegrams. 663 00:42:36,560 --> 00:42:41,720 I want to show you this again, it's from '92 and really lovely. 664 00:42:48,120 --> 00:42:52,760 Look at that. Madrid, Autumn 1992. 665 00:42:52,840 --> 00:42:57,440 -Remember writing that letter? -Yes. 666 00:42:57,520 --> 00:43:03,120 I remember looking for the paper, looking for the color, 667 00:43:03,200 --> 00:43:04,840 looking for the envelope. 668 00:43:04,920 --> 00:43:08,400 This is what it said, "Dearest Sara, 669 00:43:08,480 --> 00:43:13,520 There are no words to heal your wounds..." 670 00:43:16,720 --> 00:43:18,040 Sweetie! 671 00:43:18,120 --> 00:43:24,600 "We're all here with you. To us, you are admirable. 672 00:43:24,680 --> 00:43:26,960 When I say us, 673 00:43:27,040 --> 00:43:32,080 I mean a group of us women..." 674 00:43:32,160 --> 00:43:34,560 There were a lot of us. 675 00:43:38,600 --> 00:43:44,040 "A group of us women who love you 676 00:43:44,120 --> 00:43:47,560 and hold you close to our hearts. 677 00:43:49,160 --> 00:43:50,520 Be strong, Sara... 678 00:43:52,120 --> 00:43:56,160 because he is all around you, 679 00:43:56,240 --> 00:44:01,440 looking out for you, as always. 680 00:44:02,600 --> 00:44:07,200 And we are here, hoping you find peace and calm." 681 00:44:10,520 --> 00:44:13,400 It was hard for her to find that. 682 00:44:13,480 --> 00:44:16,640 "Lots of love to you and your children. 683 00:44:16,720 --> 00:44:20,400 Love you. Loles León." That's what I wrote. 684 00:44:36,360 --> 00:44:41,360 Pepe Tous had never thought he would die before Antonia. 685 00:44:41,440 --> 00:44:44,920 The funeral guy came along and had to be paid by check. 686 00:44:45,000 --> 00:44:51,800 Sara said to me, "Chelo, do you know how to write a check?" 687 00:44:51,880 --> 00:44:53,640 I stood looking at her 688 00:44:53,720 --> 00:44:57,200 and replied, "Yes, but I don't have my checkbook." 689 00:44:57,280 --> 00:45:00,480 She was crying at the time and said, "No, no." 690 00:45:00,560 --> 00:45:02,560 "I don't know how to write a check 691 00:45:02,640 --> 00:45:08,240 and I have to pay the undertaker for Pepe's funeral." 692 00:45:08,320 --> 00:45:14,400 And that was when I realized how alone Sara Montiel was. 693 00:45:16,240 --> 00:45:21,440 IN THE NEXT EPISODE 694 00:45:22,880 --> 00:45:25,080 Hello, Sara. 695 00:45:25,160 --> 00:45:27,560 As you can see, I ran into Cari. 696 00:45:27,640 --> 00:45:30,120 It's a dream I'd never thought I'd fulfill. 697 00:45:30,200 --> 00:45:33,080 She said she was getting to know someone online. 698 00:45:36,760 --> 00:45:39,720 That person isn't any good for you, isn't right for you. 699 00:45:41,840 --> 00:45:46,480 She couldn't live with that rupture, her kids weren't speaking to her. 700 00:45:46,560 --> 00:45:51,200 "You have to publish this in Hello! Charge them a fortune." 701 00:45:53,160 --> 00:45:55,320 How are you, Sara? 702 00:45:55,400 --> 00:46:00,320 Sara's doors were always open 703 00:46:00,400 --> 00:46:02,520 for many of her friends, 704 00:46:02,600 --> 00:46:05,800 even for some who betrayed her. 705 00:46:05,880 --> 00:46:08,800 He was part of the family, it's like a son stealing from you. 706 00:46:12,360 --> 00:46:15,000 I think that suddenly there was a click, 707 00:46:15,080 --> 00:46:20,000 everything changed and Sara unfortunately became a caricature 708 00:46:20,080 --> 00:46:22,360 of what she had been for many years. 709 00:46:22,440 --> 00:46:25,160 -And the audience booed Sara Montiel. -Never! 710 00:46:25,240 --> 00:46:28,320 -Sara, you turned up with Toni... -Never! Never! 711 00:46:28,400 --> 00:46:32,600 We were all very unfair to Sara Montiel. 712 00:46:32,680 --> 00:46:33,680 It's a pity, 713 00:46:33,760 --> 00:46:38,680 I think that time was actually when my mother stopped being herself.