''The Princess of the Ursines'' (Spanish:''La princesa de los ursinos'') is a 1947 Spanish

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa ...

directed by

Luis Lucia Luis Lucia Mingarro (24 May 1914, in Valencia – 12 March 1984, in Madrid) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His father, Luis Lucia, was the Spanish minister of communications in 1935. He studied Law and was the attorney of CI ...

and starring

Ana Mariscal Ana María Arroyo Mariscal (31 July 1923 – 28 March 1995) better known as Ana Mariscal was a classic Spanish film actress, director, screenwriter and film producer. She also acted in Argentinean films. She was involved in well over 50 films b ...

. It was made by CIFESA, Spain's largest studio at the time. The film is loosely based on real events that took place in the eighteenth century reign of

Philip V of Spain Philip V ( es, Felipe; 19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746) was King of Spain from 1 November 1700 to 14 January 1724, and again from 6 September 1724 to his death in 1746. His total reign of 45 years is the longest in the history of the Spanish mon ...

.Triana-Toribio p.8

Cast

References

Bibliography

* Mira, Alberto. ''The A to Z of Spanish Cinema''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2010. * Triana-Toribio, Núria. ''Spanish National Cinema''. Routledge, 2012.

External links

* 1947 films Spanish historical drama films 1940s historical drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Luis Lucia Films set in the 18th century Cifesa films Spanish black-and-white films 1940s Spanish films {{1940s-Spain-film-stub