---
title: 'Where Are You Going, Alfonso XII? (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Luis César Amadori'
released: '1959-01-29'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/where-are-you-going-alfonso-xii-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052429/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Where Are You Going, Alfonso XII? (1959)

1959 · 110 min · Drama · Spain

Original title: ¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII?

## Synopsis

Where Are You Going, Alfonso XII? is a 1959 Spanish historical drama film directed by Luis César Amadori and starring Paquita Rico and Vicente Parra. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Luis César Amadori](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-cesar-amadori)
- **Screenplay:** [Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena, 2nd Marquis of Luca de Tena](https://cinepixo.com/people/juan-ignacio-luca-de-tena-2nd-marquis-of-luca-de-tena)
- **Director of Photography:** [José Fernández Aguayo](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-fernandez-aguayo)

## Cast

- [Paquita Rico](https://cinepixo.com/people/paquita-rico) as Mercedes of Orléans
- [Antonio García-Riquelme Salvador](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-garcia-riquelme-salvador)
- [Erasmo Pascual](https://cinepixo.com/people/erasmo-pascual) as Juan Velasco Fernández de la Cuesta
- [Mariano Azaña](https://cinepixo.com/people/mariano-azana) as Juan Moreno Benítez
- [Ana María Custodio](https://cinepixo.com/people/ana-maria-custodio) as Luisa Fernanda of Spain, Duchess of Montpensier
- [Jesús Tordesillas](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesus-tordesillas) as Ceferino
- [Mercedes Vecino](https://cinepixo.com/people/mercedes-vecino) as Isabella II of Spain
- [Ángel Álvarez](https://cinepixo.com/people/angel-alvarez)
- [Félix Dafauce](https://cinepixo.com/people/felix-dafauce) as Prince Antoine, Duke of Montpensier
- [Rafael Bardem](https://cinepixo.com/people/rafael-bardem) as Federico Rubio y Galí
- [Manuel Arbó](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-arbo)
- [Tomás Blanco](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomas-blanco) as José Osorio y Silva
- [Vicente Parra](https://cinepixo.com/people/vicente-parra) as Alfonso XII of Spain
- [José Marco Davó](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-marco-davo) as Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
- [María Luisa Ponte](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-luisa-ponte)

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