 She married Domingo Egusquizaga Sangroniz in 1959 in Covadonga and one year later she gave birth to her first child, her daughter Begoña Egusquizaga Tellado; in 1961 she gave birth to her second child, her son Domingo Egusquizaga Tellado.In 1962, the couple separated, but never divorced.In 1962 UNESCO declared her the most read Spanish writer after Miguel de Cervantes, and Editorial Bruguera offered her an exclusive contract to write.