She shared the reason why she did it 😮

Spanish Actress Defends Her Decision to Have a Baby with Her Deceased Son’s Sperm

A few years ago, Spanish actress Ana Obregón made headlines for a decision that sparked widespread debate — she chose to use her late son’s sperm to have a child through surrogacy.

Ana Obregón, who was devastated by the death of her son Aless Lequio from cancer in 2022, hoped to honor his “last wish.” According to Ana, her son had wanted her to have a child after his passing. The actress, heartbroken but determined, pursued this path and, in 2023, welcomed a baby girl through surrogacy using Aless’ sperm.

However, Ana later clarified the situation in an interview, revealing that the child, named Anita, was actually her granddaughter, not her daughter.

“This girl is not my daughter; she is my granddaughter,” Ana explained in an interview with ¡Hola! in April 2023. “She is Aless’ daughter, and when she grows up, I will tell her that her dad was a hero, so she knows who he was and how proud she should be of him.”

In a more recent interview with Spanish TV, Ana shared how her life had changed since Anita’s birth, describing the joy she feels as she cares for her granddaughter. Despite the grief of losing her son, she said, “My home is full of stuffed animals and toys,” adding that Anita even has a ball pool where she enjoys playing with her. “She makes me dive in,” Ana laughed, showing the lighter side of her life with Anita.

But Ana, who is 70 years old, also admitted that as the child grows, some of the physical demands of childcare are becoming harder to bear. “Picking her up is getting more difficult,” she said, as the child’s increasing size and weight were starting to strain her back.

Ana also spoke emotionally about the shock of learning about her son’s cancer diagnosis. “We live our whole lives thinking we’re invincible, that nothing can happen to us,” she reflected. “Then, suddenly, at 25 years old, you’re told you have an aggressive cancer. It’s a huge wake-up call — it’s not what they told you when you were young.”