This Saturday, ‘Socialité’ experienced a special moment with the interview with Gemma Cuervo, who, at 90 years old, was recognized with the 2024 Friends of the Elderly Award from the Foundation of the same name. The actress, who He showed his usual charisma, thanked him for the award and shared some reflections on his life and artistic career. in a conversation that, at times, was as emotional as it was endearing.
The interview, announced from the beginning of the program, began with patience, given the necessary conditioning for the comfort of the veteran performer. Once live, Cuervo expressed his gratitude towards both the award and the love received: “I am delighted, like a little girl“. He also remembered the day he received the 2024 Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts from the hands of King Felipe VI and Letizia: “It was very exciting, elegant and beautiful. Whenever you see the affection of people, that they value your work, I feel pure happiness.”
In a gesture of respect towards his extensive career, the program shared fragments of his time in ‘La que se cerca’, although Cuervo preferred to focus the conversation on other aspects of his career. However, he wanted to make it clear that “I have lived half my life with the media, part of it has been manifested to the rest of the world.” In a spontaneous moment, The actress asked to adjust the microphone so that “Gemma Cuervo could be seen well”a detail that journalist Arán Santos took with humor and complicity.
The actress, who showed signs of fatigue at the end of the talk, politely asked to conclude the interview: “I am very tired and I ask you to finish“. Despite this, he said goodbye in an affectionate way, stating that “thank you very much, Socialite. I get along very well with your program. “I have a lot of love and respect for you.”
