On July 23, 1802, the Duchess of Alba, the richest and most liberated woman of her time, throws a party to inaugurate her new palace. The guests are the cream of high society: Prime Minister Manuel de Godoy, Goya, Pepita Tudó, Godoy’s lover and model for the painter’s most famous painting: “La Maja Desnuda”. The next morning, the Duchess of Alba, who was forty years old, is found dead in her bed under mysterious circumstances. (FILMAFFINITY)
