The Queen of Spain (2016)
La reina de España
Lights. Camera. Distraction.
After her experiences in Nazi Germany, actress Macarena Granada traveled to Hollywood, where she became a star. In the 1950s, the diva returns to Francoist Spain to star a Hollywood blockbuster about Queen Isabella I of Castile. (A sequel to The Girl of Your Dreams, 1998.)
- Date of release
- 2016-11-25
- TMDB
- 5.2 / 10 (104)
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Fernando Trueba
- Collection
- The Girl of Your Dreams Collection
Casting
- Penélope Cruz — Macarena Granada
- Antonio Resines — Blas Fontiveros
- Neus Asensi — Lucía Gandía
- Cary Elwes — Gary Jones
- Mandy Patinkin — Jordan Berman
- Javier Cámara — Pepe Bonilla
- Clive Revill — John Scott
- Santiago Segura — Castillo
- Ana Belén — Ana
- Loles León — Trini Morenos
- Arturo Ripstein — Sam Spiegelman
- Jorge Sanz — Julián Torralba
Interesting facts
- Budget: €11M
The Queen of Spain is a 2016 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by Fernando Trueba. Starring Penélope Cruz, Antonio Resines, Neus Asensi, Ana Belén, Javier Cámara, Chino Darín, Loles León, Arturo Ripstein, Jorge Sanz, Rosa Maria Sardà, Santiago Segura, Clive Revill, Cary Elwes and Mandy Patinkin, it was shown in the Berlinale Special section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.
Production
The film was produced by Fernando Trueba PC and Atresmedia Cine and it had the participation of Movistar+. Marta Velasco was responsible for film editing.
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