The Lioness of Castille
| The Lioness of Castille | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Juan de Orduña |
| Written by |
Francisco Villaespesa (play) Vicente Escrivá Juan de Orduña |
| Starring |
Amparo Rivelles Virgilio Teixeira Alfredo Mayo Manuel Luna |
| Music by | Juan Quintero |
| Cinematography | Alfredo Fraile |
| Edited by | Petra de Nieva |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | CIFESA |
Release dates | 28 May 1951 |
Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
The Lioness of Castille (Spanish:La leona de Castilla) is a 1951 Spanish historical drama film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Amparo Rivelles, Virgilio Teixeira and Alfredo Mayo. De Orduña had directed a number of the most expensive Spanish costume films of the era for the leading studio CIFESA. The film portrays the sixteenth century noblewoman María Pacheco, in a fictitious story that has her battling foreign agents during the reign of Charles V.[1]
Cast
- Amparo Rivelles as María de Pacheco
- Virgilio Teixeira as Pedro de Guzmán
- Alfredo Mayo as Manrique
- Manuel Luna as Ramiro
- Eduardo Fajardo as Tovar
- Rafael Romero Marchent as Juan de Padilla hijo
- Antonio Casas as Juan de Padilla
- Laly del Amo as Doña Isabel
- María Cañete as Sirvienta de María de Pacheco
- Nicolás D. Perchicot as Cura en ejecución
- Alberto Romea as Arzobispo
- Manuel Arbó as Noble toledano
- Francisco Pierrá as Noble toledano
- José Jaspe as Juan Bravo
- Teófilo Palou as Francisco Maldonado
- Domingo Rivas as Noble toledano
- Santiago Rivero as Líder de los Imperiales
- Jesús Tordesillas as Don López
- Faustino Bretaño
- Adriano Dominguez
- Miguel Pastor
- Arturo Marín
- Antonio Riquelme
- Luis Peña padre
- Rafael Cortés
- Carlos Osorio
- José Buhigas
- Ángel Monís
- César Guzman
- Germán Cobos
- Luis Fernandez
- Eduardo Bonada
- Francisco Maroto
References
- ↑ Bentley p.101
Bibliography
- Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer 2008.
External links
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