The King is the Best Mayor

Synopsis

The action occurs in early 12th century Galicia during the reign of Alfonso VII. Sancho de Roelas, a nobleman who has fallen on hard times, announces to his lord Tello de Neira his intention to marry Elvira de Olite, also of impoverished noble lineage. Don Tello offers to be best man at the wedding but on seeing Elvira falls in love with her beauty and kidnaps her. She refuses to have sex with him and Sancho travels to Leon to get Alfonso's help. Alfonso finally comes to Tello's manor-house incognito and – after revealing his identity and finding out that Tello has raped Elvira – forces him to marry Elvira. He then executes Tello, restoring Elvira's honour and endowing her with half Tello's estate.

Main Cast

Analía Gadé

Felicia

Age : 87 | Popularity : 4%

Simonetta Stefanelli

Elvira

Age : 69 | Popularity : 15%

Ray Lovelock

Sancho (as Raymond Lovelock)

Age : 67 | Popularity : 6%

Fernando Sancho

Conde

Age : 74 | Popularity : 3%

Andrés Mejuto

El Rey

Age : 82 | Popularity : 5%

Pedro Valentín

Pelayo

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

José Nieto

Nuño

Age : 80 | Popularity : 3%

Antonio Casas

Celio

Age : 70 | Popularity : 7%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Editing	Editor	Giantito Burchiellaro
Camera	Director of Photography	José F. Aguayo
Writing	Writer	Félix Lope de Vega José López Rubio
Directing	Director	Rafael Gil
	Assistant Director	Miguel Ángel Rivas
Sound	Music	Salvador Ruiz de Luna
Department	Role	Name

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