Yesenia Valencia He has gained recognition for his long acting career on national television, film and theater; Her most recent character was that of ‘Silvia López’, the mother-in-law of the protagonist of the series. ‘Rigo’, inspired by the life of the cyclist Rigoberto Urán.
The 44-year-old woman from Antioquia was recently a guest on the ‘La sala de Laura Acuña’ program, and there, He spoke for an hour about his personal and professional life.
However, one fact that caught the attention of several Internet users who followed the interview, Yesenia said that she married a man much older than her out of interest.
According to what the woman expressed, since she was young she always showed a taste for dance. Her talent allowed her to present a ‘casting’ in Bogotá and win a role, for which, He had to go live in the capital of the country without the company of his family.
That first project did not prosper, however, He stayed in Bogotá and started working teaching dance classes. In addition, he began his studies in acting..
His financial resources were not enough to have an optimal diet, so he usually ate a few pieces of bread with soda for his lunch.
Some time later, Yesenia Valencia met a man of approximately 40 years old who proposed that they get marriedeven though there was no love.
“That was a very arranged marriage. He told me: ‘I suit you.’ I told him: ‘I don’t want you’, but he said yes. In conclusion, I married for money“Declared the actress, adding that her mother was always against this taking place.”My mother flatly opposed the issue and told him: ‘You are crazy, look at how old you are and look at how old she is, what’s wrong with you?’. In ten years she will no longer want to know anything about you.’“, he said.
Four years later, when he was 21, he realized he made a mistake, broke up, but rescued: “I had a wonderful marriage, but everything was fixed and there was nothing to build“.
Yesenia Valencia talked about motherhood
In the interview, Yesenia Valencia said that she decided not to be a mother, because since she was a child she saw how, due to the violence that was experienced in the environment in which she grew up, her mother left her job as a sick person to take care of her and her siblings. .
In the same way, she highlighted that she considers herself a feminist and admires women who decide to be mothers and continue with their professions. The actress explained that, at one point in her life, She thought that to have children she would have to leave her job aside, and loving what she does at work, she chose not to live this role..
KAREN CASTAÑEDA
DIGITAL SCOPE EDITORIAL
TIME
