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. 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.
The film was followed by a sequel Alfonso XII and María Cristina the following year.
Contents
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.