Where Are You Going, Alfonso XII?

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.^[1] 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.^[2][3][4]

Where Are You Going, Alfonso XII?
Spanish theatrical release poster
Spanish	¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII?
Directed by	Luis César Amadori
Screenplay by	Luis Marquina Manuel Tamayo Luis César Amadori
Based on	¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII? by Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena
Produced by	José Carreras Planas
Starring	Paquita Rico Vicente Parra Tomás Blanco José Marco Davó Lucía Prado Mercedes Vecino
Cinematography	José F. Aguayo
Edited by	Antonio Ramírez de Loaysa
Music by	Guillermo Cases
Color process	Eastmancolor
Production companies	PECSA Films Carreras Planas
Distributed by	Toleratus Films
Release date	29 January 1959 (1959-01-29)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

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

Cast

• Paquita Rico as Maria de las Mercedes
• Vicente Parra as Alfonso XII
• Tomás Blanco as Duque de Sesto
• José Marco Davó as Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
• Lucía Prado as Infanta Isabel
• Mercedes Vecino as Isabel II
• Félix Dafauce as Duque de Montpensier
• Ana María Custodio as Duquesa de 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.^[5]