Blanca Portillo is one of the most recognized actresses in our country. The versatile Madrid-born performer has worked in theater, film, and television. Additionally, she won one of the highest honors in Spanish cinema: the Goya Award for Best Actress for Maixabel in 2021. She was also nominated for her roles in El color de las nubes (1997), Volver (2006), and Siete mesas de billar francés (2007). However, despite all she has achieved, she has revealed that there are moments when thinking about it is “complicated.”
In recent hours, the actress reappeared on the Cadena SER podcast titled En Clave de Rhodes, hosted by the British James Rhodes. During the show, the actress reflected on her professional journey and the moment she is in. “It’s a delicate moment because there is already so much to look back on; you know that what lies ahead is shorter than the time you have already lived,” she began to say.
The passage of time evokes nostalgia in many, and that was discussed during the conversation. “I’ve achieved many things that it seems everyone is keen on reminding me of. And there are moments when suddenly you say: ‘I don’t want to lose my enthusiasm; I don’t want to think that I have arrived anywhere because if I do, I will fade away,” expressed the 61-year-old actress.
“It’s a delicate moment because, I don’t know, sometimes I think everything is already done, and that scares me a little,” she opened up about her professional journey and the time she has left. “One feels that they have to self-nurture, self-push, and there are days when it’s complicated,” she concluded, while the host assured he understood her perfectly and was at the same point in life.
In the comments of the segment shared by SER, many internet users empathized with the actress. “You are an amazing actress; you have many good moments left to give to those of us who follow you closely… one of the best Spanish actresses,” said one user. “How well she explained it in very few words,” added another internet user. “I feel the same; I cry, and it seems to me that I am in the most difficult phase because I have to accept that what has been lived and what remains is less,” expressed another user.
