La Leona de Castilla

La Leona de Castilla

102 mins | Drama, War, History | May 28, 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.

La Leona de Castilla

102 mins | Drama, War, History | May 28, 1951

La Leona de Castilla
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.
Producers Cifesa
Original title La Leona de Castilla
Directors Joaquín Vera, Fortunato Bernal, Juan de Orduña
Writers Francisco Villaespesa, Juan de Orduña, Vicente Escrivá

Cast

Amparo Rivelles

as María de Pacheco

Virgilio Teixeira

as Pedro de Guzmán

Alfredo Mayo

as Manrique

Manuel Luna

as Ramiro

Eduardo Fajardo

as Tovar

Rafael Romero Marchent

as Juan de Padilla Jr.

Antonio Casas

as Juan de Padilla

Laly del Amo

as Isabel de Urbina

María Cañete

as Beatriz

Alberto Romea

as Archbishop

Faustino Bretaño

as Innkeeper

Manuel Arbó

as Nobleman

José Jaspe

as Juan Bravo

Teófilo Palou

as Francisco Maldonado

Arturo Marín

as Nobleman

Santiago Rivero

as Admiral of Castile