''The Holy Crown'' (Spanish: ''Reina santa'') is a 1947 Spanish-Portuguese

historical drama A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents history, historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction s ...

film starring

Maruchi Fresno Maruchi Fresno (14 February 1916 – 19 July 2003) was a Spanish film actress. Fresno appeared in around sixty films and television series during her long career. In 1947 she played the role of Elizabeth of Aragon, Isabel of Aragon in the historic ...

, António Vilar and Luis Peña.Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer, 2008. p. 100. . Separate Spanish and Portuguese versions were filmed with the Spanish directed by

Rafael Gil Rafael Gil (22 May 1913 – 10 July 1986) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His film ''La guerra de Dios'' (1953) won the Bronze Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1953 and also won best film and best director at the San Sebastián ...

and the Portuguese by Henrique Campos and Aníbal Contreiras. It was part of a popular group of Spanish costume films made in the late 1940s. The film portrays the life of Isabel of Aragon, a Spanish-born Queen of

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

who played a role of peacemaker between different factions at the Portuguese court as well as between Portugal and Castile.

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* 1940s historical drama films Spanish historical drama films Portuguese historical drama films 1940s Spanish-language films 1940s Portuguese-language films Films directed by Rafael Gil Films set in Lisbon Films set in the 13th century Films set in the 14th century Suevia Films films Films produced by Cesáreo González Spanish black-and-white films Portuguese black-and-white films 1947 drama films 1940s multilingual films Portuguese multilingual films Spanish multilingual films 1940s Spanish films Films set in medieval Iberia {{1940s-Spain-film-stub