El elefante del rey

North Sudan, summer 1923. King Alfonso XIII of Spain captures an enormous African elephant, an apparently irrelevant act that, however, will be paramount to understand the Spain of 20th century; an animal from far lands that will become a symbol of the Second Spanish Republic, the communist movement and many other things; a royal hunting that marks the beginning of a bizarre story of jealousy, passion, political intrigues and taxidermy.

Cast

Juan Echanove

Played Pepe / Benito
Leonor Watling

Played María
José Antonio San Jua…

Played Alfonso XIII
Nacho Vigalondo

Played Young Manuel
Guillermo García-Ram…

Played Young Jesús
Paco Jiménez Luna

Played Paco
Carmen Arbex

Played Prostitute
Elvira Heras

Played Dancer
Fede Celada

Played Guitarist
Juan Querol

Played Bodyguard
Eduardo Gómez

Played Manager
Alejandro Naranjo

Played Waiter
Antonio Delgado

Played Book Seller
Pedro García-Ramos

Played Man in Love
Cuca Otero

Played Woman in Love
Alexa Portillo

Played Train Passenger
Alejandro Garrido

Played Official
David Trueba

Played Military Doctor
Tomás Rosón

Played Civil Guard #1
José Manuel Segovia

Played Civil Guard #2
Jesús Perea

Played Journalist
Lorenzo Díaz

Played Lorenzo Díaz - Socio…
Gonzalo Suárez

Played Gonzalo Suárez - Wri…
José de Portugal

Played José Portugal - Hist…
Manuel Huete

Played Manuel Huete - Benit…
José María Sagone

Played Jesús Perea - Benito…
Federico García Ménd…

Played Federico Gª Méndez -…
King Alfonso XIII of…

Played Himself (archive foo…
Miguel Primo de Rive…

Played Himself (archive foo…
Rafael Alberti

Played Himself (archive foo…
Dámaso Berenguer

Played Himself (archive foo…

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