Where Are You Going, Alfonso XII?
1959 Spanish film
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Where Are You Going, Alfonso XII? (Spanish: ¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII?) is a 1959 Spanish historical drama film directed by Luis César Amadori and starring Paquita Rico and Vicente Parra.[1] It portrays the romance between Alfonso XII of Spain and his wife Maria de las Mercedes. Their marriage only lasted five months and three days before the 18-year-old queen died of typhoid fever.[2][3][4]
Spanish¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII?
Directed byLuis César Amadori
Screenplay by
- Luis Marquina
- Manuel Tamayo
- Luis César Amadori
Based on
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| Spanish | ¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII? |
| Directed by | Luis César Amadori |
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| Produced by | José Carreras Planas |
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| Cinematography | José F. Aguayo |
| Edited by | Antonio Ramírez de Loaysa |
| Music by | Guillermo Cases |
| Color process | Eastmancolor |
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| Distributed by | Toleratus Films |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
The film was followed by a sequel Alfonso XII and María Cristina the following year.
Cast
- Paquita Rico as Maria de las Mercedes
- Vicente Parra as Alfonso XII
- Tomás Blanco as the Duke of Sesto
- José Marco Davó as Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
- Lucía Prado as Infanta Isabel
- Mercedes Vecino as Isabel II
- Félix Dafauce as the Duke of Montpensier
- Ana María Custodio as the Duchess of Montpensier
- Jesús Tordesillas as Ceferino
- Mariano Azaña as Gobernador
- Aurora García Alonso as Clotilde
- Antonio Riquelme as Madrileño
- Rafael Bardem as Doctor Federico Rubio y Galí
- Isabel Pallarés
- María Luisa Ponte
- Luisa María Payán as María Cristina de Orleans
- Alfonso Rojas
- José Santamaría
- Aníbal Vela
- Nora Samsó
- Carmen Rodríguez
- Manuel Arbó
- Erasmo Pascual
- Xan das Bolas as Madrileño
- Ángel Álvarez as Tabernero
Reception
The film was the leader at the Spanish box office in 1959.[5]
