A virtuous Spanish princess becomes queen of Portugal, and soon is affected by the social struggles and the reckless fight to power between the king's faction and that of his son's.
Acting
Maruchi Fresno's exhausted eyes carry entire scenes.
Costume
Headdresses so tall they deserve billing.
Direction
Three directors, one surprisingly coherent vision.
Director
Aníbal Contreiras
Maruchi Fresno
Isabel of Aragón
António Vilar
Dinis, King of Portugal
Luis Peña
Nuño de Lara
Fernando Rey
Infante Alfonso
José Nieto
Vasco Peres, the alderman
María Martín
Blanca
Juan Espantaleón
Pedro, the priest
Fernando Fernández de Córdoba
Pedro III de Aragón
María Asquerino
Leonor
Virgílio Teixeira
Alfonso Sánchez
Milagros Leal
Doña Betaza
Gabriel Algara
Juan Velho
Barreto Poeira
Álvaro, the squire
Carmen Sánchez
Doña Constanza
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Isabel of Aragón was canonized in 1625; Franco-era Spain leaned hard into her as Catholic-nationalist icon, making this 1947 production politically loaded hagiography.
Three directors credited because Spanish-Portuguese co-production rules required local filmmakers; Gil shot most footage, Contreiras and Campos handled location second-unit work.
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