by José Luis de Vilallonga · Plaza Y Janes Editores S.A. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788401378584
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«La rosa, la corona y el marqués rojo» is the fourth volume of memoirs by José Luis de Vilallonga, from Plaza y Janés, in hardcover (672 pages, in Spanish).
José Luis de Vilallonga contrasts his Parisian exile with the Spain awakening after the dictatorship. Aristocrats, politicians, bankers and swindlers parade by, with conversations with Tarradellas, Grace Kelly and Don Juan Carlos I. The author promises «everything about the great ones of this world, true or false, heroes or villains».
Fourth installment of the series «Memorias no autorizadas», published in 2003; on the cover the series number is indicated with four asterisks.
For readers of biographies and memoirs, and for those seeking portraits of the social and political history of twentieth-century Spain.
José Luis de Vilallonga y Cabeza de Vaca, 9th Marquess of Castellbell, GE was a Spanish nobleman, author, socialite and film actor. His peculiar character, described as "a mixture of aristocratic arrogance, self-confidence and unconcern", brought him frequent enmities with other public figures. He was known to be a multifaceted, charming, elegant and playboy-like figure. At his death in 2007, Vilallonga was referred to by several newspapers as "the last dandy".
