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.

Comedy TV Movie

Juan Echanove

(Pepe / Benito)

Leonor Watling

(María)

José Antonio San Juan

(Alfonso XIII)

Nacho Vigalondo

(Young Manuel)

Guillermo García-Ramos

(Young Jesús)

Paco Jiménez Luna

(Paco)

Carmen Arbex

(Prostitute)

Elvira Heras

(Dancer)

Fede Celada

(Guitarist)

Juan Querol

(Bodyguard)

Eduardo Gómez

(Manager)

Alejandro Naranjo

(Waiter)

Antonio Delgado

(Book Seller)

Pedro García-Ramos

(Man in Love)

Cuca Otero

(Woman in Love)

Alexa Portillo

(Train Passenger)

Alejandro Garrido

(Official)

David Trueba

(Military Doctor)

Tomás Rosón

(Civil Guard #1)

José Manuel Segovia

(Civil Guard #2)

Jesús Perea

(Journalist)

Lorenzo Díaz

(Lorenzo Díaz - Sociologist)

Gonzalo Suárez

(Gonzalo Suárez - Writer)

José de Portugal

(José Portugal - Historian)

Manuel Huete

(Manuel Huete - Benito's Assistant)

José María Sagone

(Jesús Perea - Benito's Assistant)

Federico García Méndez

(Federico Gª Méndez - Royal House Liaison)

King Alfonso XIII of Spain

(Himself (archive footage))

Miguel Primo de Rivera

(Himself (archive footage))

Rafael Alberti

(Himself (archive footage))

Dámaso Berenguer

(Himself (archive footage))