The Holy Queen
| The Holy Queen | |
|---|---|
| Directed by |
Henrique Campos Aníbal Contreiras Rafael Gil |
| Produced by |
Aníbal Contreiras Cesáreo González |
| Written by |
Tavares Alves Luna de Oliveira Antonio Tudela Rafael Gil Aníbal Contreiras |
| Starring |
Maruchi Fresno Antonio Vilar Luis Peña Fernando Rey |
| Music by | Ruy Coelho |
| Cinematography |
Manuel Berenguer Alfredo Fraile |
| Edited by | Suevia Films |
Production company |
Suevia Films |
| Distributed by | Mercurio Films |
Release dates | 15 September 1947 |
Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country |
Portugal Spain |
| Language |
Portuguese Spanish |
The Holy Queen (Spanish:Reina santa) is a 1947 Spanish-Portuguese historical drama film starring Maruchi Fresno, Antonio Vilar and Luis Peña.[1] Separate Spanish and Portuguese versions were filmed with the Spanish directed by Rafael Gil and the Portuguese by Henrique Campos and Aníbal Contreiras. It was part of a popular group of Spanish costume films made in the late 1940s.
The film portrays the life of Isabel of Aragon, a Spanish-born Queen of Portugal who played a role of peacemaker between different factions at the Portuguese court as well as between Portugal and Castile.
Cast
- Maruchi Fresno as Isabel of Aragón
- Antonio Vilar as Dinis, King of Portugal
- Luis Peña as Nuño de Lara
- Fernando Rey as Infante Alfonso
- José Nieto as Vasco Peres, the alderman
- María Martín as Blanca
- Juan Espantaleón as Pedro, the priest
- Fernando Fernández de Córdoba as Pedro III de Aragón
- María Asquerino as Leonor
- Barreto Poeira as Álvaro, the squire
- Milagros Leal as Doña Betaza
- Virgilio Teixeira as Alfonso Sánchez
- Julieta Castelo as Doña María Ximénez
- Gabriel Algara as Juan Velho
- Carmen Sánchez as Doña Constanza
- Emilio G. Ruiz as Infante Pedro
- Manuel Guitián as Ramiro
- Joaquina Almarche as María de Molina
- Rafael Luis Calvo as Fernán Ayres
- José Prada as Martín Gil
- Manrique Gil as Don Juan Manuel
- Félix Fernandez as Barredo
- Joaquín Pujol
- José Franco as Froilas
- Luisa España as Isabel as a child
- Santiago Rivero
- Julio F. Alymán
- Francisco Hernández as Villafranca
- Elvira Real
- Mercedes Castellanos as María
- Alfonso de Córdoba as Juan
- Fernando Fresno as Físico
- Emilio García Ruiz as Infante Pedro
- José Jaspe as Estevao
References
- ↑ Bentley p.100
Bibliography
- Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer 2008.