When Spanish actress Ana Obregón lost her only son, Aless Lequio, to cancer in 2022, her world fell silent. “I was dead for three years,” she later admitted. But a year later, something extraordinary — and controversial — brought light back into her life.

In 2023, Ana welcomed baby Anita through surrogacy in the U.S., conceived using her late son’s sperm. Critics called it “strange.” Ana called it “a promise fulfilled.” “This girl is not my daughter,” she told ¡Hola! magazine. “She is my granddaughter — Aless’s daughter. One day, I’ll tell her her father was a hero.”

Now at 70, Ana finds her home once again filled with laughter, toys, and hope. “I even have a little ball pool,” she said softly. “She makes me dive in.” Though her back aches and her heart still carries loss, she says Anita “resurrected” her soul.

In a world quick to judge, Ana reminds us that love can take unexpected forms — and sometimes, it’s love that helps us breathe again after grief.