Synopsis
Advances
Spain
On the occasion of the centenary of the birth of Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart in 2026, ‘DE ALBA, LA DUQUESA DE TODOS’, is presented with the vocation of becoming the most extensive and detailed audiovisual portrait that has been carried out on the aristocrat who won the affection of the vast majority of Spaniards. A 4-chapter docu-series, authorized and endorsed by the Casa de Alba Foundation, which will feature the first-person accounts of some of the best-known members of the family and a large cast of testimonies, both anonymous and of public relevance, who were part of her most intimate and personal circle.
An emotional and surprising journey through the most relevant and unknown passages of her eventful life, which will serve as an excuse to discover the history and heritage of one of the most powerful and influential families of the European nobility. But also, to reveal the countless faces of a unique and unrepeatable woman who became, from her earliest youth, a social icon of international relevance, fueled by a personality and charisma out of the ordinary. That of the young, enthusiastic and passionate woman who loved and suffered beyond her means in the convulsive context of a broken and black and white Spain; that of the courageous mother forced to raise 6 young children alone; that of the cultural and altruistic patron of the arts; the inseparable friend of her friends; or the wife and companion who gave everything for those she loved without being intimidated by her fame, her position or the suffocating media pressure that marked her entire existence.
In short, ‘DE ALBA, LA DUQUESA DE TODOS’, is presented as an exciting journey through the life of one of the most relevant and attractive characters of the last century, which will have the contribution of unpublished graphic, written and audiovisual documentation from the personal archives of the House of Alba and its foundation, and the unbeatable backdrop of the palaces and villas that made up her family sphere, as well as the most unknown and relevant places of the two cities that marked Cayetana’s life, the stormy Madrid that saw her birth, both the palaces and villas that made up her family sphere, as well as the most unknown and relevant places in the two cities that marked Cayetana’s life, the stormy Madrid that saw her birth and growth under the heaviest noble coat of arms in old Europe, and the beloved Seville that gave her her best days.
Technical data
Country of production: Spain
Format: 4×50‘
Production Company:
Ábside Media Producciones for Canal Sur
