La Leona de Castilla

La Leona de Castilla (1951)

Crown of Castile, 1520. The Comuneros rise up against Charles I, king of Castile and Aragon and emperor of the Hispanic Monarchy. While Juan de Padilla, leader of the uprising, and his captains, Juan Bravo and Francisco Maldonado, fight against the imperial armies, his wife, María de Pacheco, rules the city of Toledo, capital of the rebels.

Date of release
1951-05-28
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Drama, History, War
Director
Juan de Orduña

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: €1.7K

The Lioness of Castille is a 1951 Spanish historical drama film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Amparo Rivelles, Virgílio 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.

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