A palace romance where crowns weigh heavier than hearts — and mothers-in-law are truly terrifying.
Season 1 • Episode 2
LatestTelefilm on the Spanish Queen Sofia. It all starts in Corfu (Greece), in the summer of 1961. The Royal Palace of Mon Repos, summer residence of the Greek royal family, he wakes up at work. The service strives to prepare the house for some illustrious guests: the “Barcelona”, which are none other than the Spanish royal family in exile. The purpose of the visit is to formalize the relationship between Sofia, the eldest daughter of the kings of Greece Paul and Frederika, with Juan Carlos, the son of Juan de Borbón and Maria de las Mercedes. Both young intimated in London, at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Kent.
Costume
1960s royal wardrobe captures Mediterranean aristocracy perfectly.
Acting
Emma Suárez's Frederica — desperate, scheming, unforgettable.
Nadia de Santiago
Sofia de Grecia
Juanjo Puigcorbé
Juan de Borbón
Emma Suárez
Federica de Grecia
Jorge Suquet
Juan Carlos I
Yon González
Constantino
Eduardo MacGregor
Franco
Sebastián Haro
Fernandez Miranda
Xènia Reguant
Doña Pilar
Paloma Bloyd
Tatiana
Enrique Cazorla
Mandéjar / Mondéjar
Manuel de Blas
Areilzar
María Alfonsa Rosso
Carmen Polo
Antonio Duque
Leandro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mon Repos Palace is real and still stands in Corfu — the actual 1961 meeting happened there.
Juanjo Puigcorbé, who plays Juan de Borbón, is himself Catalan — casting a Barcelona native as the exiled Count of Barcelona adds layers of regional identity politics.
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