El elefante del rey

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)