Concha Velasco studied dancing and became an actress in a revue with
Celia Gámez. In 1954 she made her
film debut with roles in several minor films. At the end of the regime
of dictator
Francisco Franco
she worked with director
Pedro Olea, among
others, in higher-quality films, such as
Tormento (1974) and
Pim, pam, pum... ¡fuego! (1975),
which gave her a better reputation. One of her biggest successes was
Teresa de Jesús (1984) in
which she played Santa Teresa de Ávila.