Ena. Queen Victoria Eugenia
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| Spanish | Ena. La reina Victoria Eugenia |
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| Created by | Javier Olivares |
| Based on | Ena by Pilar Eyre |
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| Starring | Kimberley Tell |
| Music by | Bronquio |
| Country of origin | Spain |
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| Network | Yle Areena |
| Release | April 2025 |
| Network | La 1 RTVE Play |
| Release | 24 November 2025 |
Ena. Queen Victoria Eugenia (Spanish: Ena. La reina Victoria Eugenia) is a Spanish period drama miniseries created by Javier Olivares based on a novel by Pilar Eyre starring Kimberley Tell as Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg.
Plot
The plot tracks the life of queen consort Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, who never managed to integrate in Spain, and suffered from a painful marriage to adulterous King Alfonso XIII and scorn because of her blood condition (carrier of hemophilia).[1][2]
Cast
- Kimberley Tell as Victoria Eugenia[3]
- Joan Amargós as Alfonso XIII[3]
- Elvira Mínguez as María Cristina[3]
- Lucía Guerrero as Beatriz de Sajonia[3]
- Raúl Mérida as Alfonso de Orleans[3]
- Juan Gea as Conde de Romanones[3]
- María Morales as Duquesa de la Victoria[3]
- Pedro Mari Sánchez as Marqués de Villalobar[3]
- Luisa Gavasa as Eugenia de Montijo[3]
- Joaquín Notario as Marqués de Viana[3]
- Mariano Peña as Miguel Primo de Rivera[3]
- Jaume Madaula as Mateo Morral[3]
- Tomás del Estal as Torres Mendoza[3]
- Ángel Ruiz as Federico García Lorca[3]
Production
The series was produced by RTVE in collaboration with La Cometa TV.[4]
Release
The series received a pre-screening at the MIPCOM trade show in October 2024.[5] It debuted on the Finnish public broadcaster Yle Areena in April 2025, and on Portuguese public broadcasters RTP2 and RTP Play in May 2025.[6][7] RTVE's protractedly delayed release of the series in its home market angered the creator Javier Olivares, who ranted if the series was going to premiere in Ganymede before doing it in Spain.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "TVE refuerza la emisión de 'ENA' con 'Victoria Eugenia, historia de un amor trágico', una docuserie que ofrecerá cada lunes". El Confidencial. 20 November 2025.
- ^ Cámara, Adrián (24 November 2025). "TVE estrena 'Ena', la serie sobre la vida de Victoria Eugenia basada en la novela de Pilar Eyre". La Razón.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "La 1 estrena 'ENA', superproducción histórica sobre la vida de Victoria Eugenia de Battenberg". rtve.es. 18 November 2025.
- ^ De Pablos, Emiliano (21 January 2025). "Content Americas Spain Upfront: Alex de la Iglesia's Next, Spain's 'The Crown,' A Singular Sleuth and Traffic Jam Pandemonium". Variety.
- ^ "Estrenan la serie 'Ena' de RTVE en la feria Mipcom de Cannes". ABC. 21 October 2024.
- ^ Garzón, María (18 November 2025). "Por fin, RTVE pone fecha de estreno a una de sus series más esperadas". Sensacine.
- ^ a b Arcones, Juan (24 November 2025). "Crítica a 'Ena', la ostentosa serie histórica de La 1 de TVE que desromantiza la monarquía con un 'pero'". El Televisero – via HuffPost.