![]() ![]() Most school children in Spain know the tale of Juana la Loca she is legendary. Clambering to its highest tower, I knew Juana had touched these same stones, perhaps marveled, as I did, at the landscape’s beauty.ĭuring a school trip to Granada, where Juana is buried, I found myself entranced by the marble effigy of this woman, whose face is turned away from the figure of her dead husband beside her. I lived near a castle that had belonged to Juana’s parents, Isabella and Ferdinand. My maternal grandfather, Tomás Blanco, was a famous film actor in Spain whose career spanned from the early 40s well into the 70s and my grandmother Pilar Gomez del Real was a well-known theater actress who portrayed Juana on stage. ![]() I was raised in Spain (I am half Spanish by birth and fully bilingual). ![]() I’m often asked how I became interested in Juana la Loca. How did the idea for THE LAST QUEEN originate? ![]()
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