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Rodrigo Borgia's Valencian origins are emphasized, as are the family's Spanish connections. Characters use Spanish names—Cesar rather than Cesare, Lucrecia rather than Lucrezia—a subtle but meaningful choice reflecting the film's cultural identity. By contrast, the later television productions, even the European ones, approach the story from a more pan-European perspective.

(originally titled Los Borgia ) is a 2006 Spanish-Italian biographical drama film directed by Antonio Hernández. The film offers a lush, sweeping, and intense historical portrait of the infamous House of Borgia, a dynasty of Valencian origin that climbed to the absolute peak of power in Renaissance Europe. Running at approximately 120 minutes, the movie chronicles the rapid ascent, ruthless political maneuvers, internal betrayals, and eventual downfall of Pope Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia) and his children. The Borgia -2006-2006

: A collaboration between writer and artist Milo Manara that began in 2004, with the second volume, Power and Incest , released in 2006. Which of these topics Rodrigo Borgia's Valencian origins are emphasized, as are