Silvia Bronchalo admits recording Daniel Sancho's prison calls, says 'I feel my son doesn't love me'

Silvia Bronchalo, mother of Daniel Sancho, has returned to Spanish television to address the leaking of private audio recordings from her son's prison calls and to reveal a painful estrangement. Bronchalo admitted she recorded the calls with her son's permission, but denied leaking them and has filed a legal complaint to investigate the source of the leak Source: ABC, elespanol.

The recordings and the leak

The leaked audio, published by Okdiario, captured a conversation from October 4, 2025, in which Daniel Sancho asked his mother for €100,000 to buy land in Thailand, allegedly to secure provisional release through a judge with connections to the seller Source: ABC. Bronchalo confirmed she recorded the calls routinely: "Siempre las he grabado, él lo sabía. Tenía su permiso para grabar todas las conversaciones por videollamada" Source: elespanol. She stated she felt "asco y náuseas" upon learning of the leak and has filed a police complaint to identify who leaked the material Source: elespanol.

The rift between mother and son

Bronchalo revealed that she has not spoken to her son since April 2026, after feeling "engañada y manipulada" by him Source: ABC, infobae. She explained that she decided to "tomar distancia para proteger mi salud mental" Source: ABC. The emotional toll was laid bare in her confession: "Siento que no me quiere, es duro" Source: ABC.

Disagreement over legal strategy

A key point of conflict is the approach to the case. While Daniel Sancho maintains his innocence and refuses to apologize for fear it would imply premeditation, Bronchalo advocates for a different path: "Le diría que pida perdón a la familia y al rey, una carta, y la indemnización siga para adelante" Source: infobae. She noted that she attempted to pay the compensation to the victim's family in September 2024 but received an "extraña" response Source: infobae.