Spanish TV star Ana Obregón revealed the baby she welcomed via surrogacy is actually her granddaughter.
The 68-year-old actress told ¡Hola! magazine Wednesday the baby girl’s dad is her late son, Aless Lequio García, 27, who died from cancer in 2020.
“This girl isn’t my daughter, she’s my granddaughter,” she told the outlet of baby Ana Sandra. “This was Aless’ final wish, to bring a child of his own into the world.”
Prior to her son’s death, Obregón said Aless was encouraged to preserve samples of his sperm before beginning cancer treatment.
The samples were frozen and stored in New York, she said, as surrogacy of any kind is illegal in Spain.
The actress said the baby was conceived in June 2022 and born on March 20, 2023, in Miami. The identification of the baby’s mother or a potential egg donor remain unknown.
Taking to Instagram, Obregón shared a photo of her ¡Hola! magazine cover alongside a heartfelt message to her late son.
“My Aless, I swore I would save you from cancer and I failed you. I promised you I’d bring your daughter into the world and here she is in my arms,” she said, according to Instagram’s translation.
“I swear I will take care of her with the infinite love I have to give and you will help me from heaven,” Obregón added. “You are the love of my life in heaven and your daughter is the love of my life on earth.”
Ana Obregón revealed that the baby girl’s father is her late son, Aless Lequio García, who died from cancer in 2020. APThe baby’s arrival was thrust into a fierce debate last week after Obregón revealed she had welcomed the child via surrogacy.
Surrogacy is banned in Spain, with its left-wing government calling it “a form of violence against women,” and many politicians referring to it as “womb renting”. A great deal of the country’s population are also Catholics, who discourage the practice. Other European countries including Italy, Germany and France also ban surrogacy, even if it is carried out with consent and no money changes hands.
Although surrogacies are prohibited in Spain, people who welcome children via surrogacy aboard are allowed to bring them back to the country as their own children. Obregón’s baby will be registered at the Spanish consulate in the US and they will then fly to Madrid.
The socialite has over 60 acting credits and made an appearance in the hit show “The A-Team,”
“A light full of love came into my darkness. I will never be alone again,” she captioned the post. “I AM ALIVE AGAIN.”
