Spanish actress Ana Obreg\u00f3n made headlines in 2023 after choosing to honour her late son Aless Lequio\u2019s final wish \u2014 to become a father \u2014 by using his preserved sperm to have a child via surrogate.<\/p>\n
Aless died from cancer in 2022 at age 27. A year later, Ana welcomed a baby girl, Anita, in the U.S. via surrogacy. She later clarified Anita is not her daughter, but her granddaughter \u2014 Aless\u2019 biological child.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis girl is not my daughter, she is my granddaughter,\u201d Ana told \u00a1Hola! in 2023. \u201cShe is Aless\u2019 daughter, and I\u2019ll tell her her dad was a hero.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now 70, Ana has spoken about the joy and challenges of raising Anita while grieving her son. \u201cMy house is full of toys,\u201d she shared. \u201cBut picking her up is getting harder on my back.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u2019s also opened up about Aless\u2019 diagnosis: \u201cAt 25, someone tells you that you have aggressive cancer \u2014 that\u2019s not what you expect.\u201d<\/p>\n
Surrogacy is illegal in Spain, so Anita was born in the U.S., and Ana adopted her, becoming her legal guardian. The decision sparked public debate due to its unusual and emotional nature.<\/p>\n
In a recent interview for Anita\u2019s second birthday, Ana reflected: \u201cI\u2019ll never feel the happiness I had with Aless again. That pain never goes away\u2026 but Anita has brought life back to me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Spanish actress Ana Obreg\u00f3n made headlines in 2023 after choosing to honour her late son Aless Lequio\u2019s final wish \u2014 to become a father \u2014 by using his preserved sperm to have a child via surrogate. Aless died from cancer in 2022 at age 27. A year later, Ana welcomed a baby girl, Anita, in…<\/p>\n