It is not the only tv series featuring the character, but it is certainly the most well known. Consistently frustrated by zorro in his attempts to court and marry margarita, estevan tells diego he is giving up and leaving for spain, but he actually has one final plan left. Zorro appears on the scene in the nick of time and challenges gabriel to a duel. The legend of zorro known in japanese as kaiketsu zorro. Zorro s television appearances included walt disneys zorro series 195759, starring guy williams as the masked hero, as well as a syndicated liveaction show 199093 and numerous animated series. The legend of zorro spirals into a convoluted series of incidents, bordering on the impenetrable until theyre finally revealed as nonsensical. Zorro, also called the new zorro, new world zorro, or zorro 1990, was a television series which starred duncan regehr as zorro for 88 episodes on the family channel from 1990 to 1993. In the first scene, the rebel chichita, is taken prisoner, while diego, a.
The legend of zorro episode list mondo world wikia fandom. What the legend of zorro tells us about the history of america the. James horner scores the music and phil meheux is the cinematographer. Memovies is the original 123movies, gostream, gomovies and 123movieshub site domain, you can check on wikipedia. It could be persuasively argued that sequels should be released precisely two or three years after the original. Order today and own a piece of highly sought after television history. Fiftytwo episodes were produced, however only 46 were broadcast in japan. Introduction of the principal characters in the first scene, the rebel chichita, is taken prisoner, while diego, a. Watch the legend of zorro 2005 full online on soapgate. Mexico, united states of america, story by soap2day admin. The legend continues pamz zorro tv 1990 archive of. The legend of zorro wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Incorporating some of the familiar themes from the original, the legend of zorro contains a variety of effective musical styles that sound great in a band setting. The masked swordsman antonio banderas and his wife catherine zetajones fight a european count rufus sewell plotting to block californias statehood.
Kung fu the legend continues complete series dvd set. Antonio banderas and academy awardwinner catherine zetajones 2002, best supporting actress, chicago return for more swashbuckling action, adventure and excitement in the explosive cinematic thrillride, the legend of zorro. Regehr portrayed the fearless spanish hero and fencer on the family channel from 1990 to 1993. He also encounters the vampire dracula in spain and france. Two actors who starred in the 1974 film, gilbert roland and ricardo montalban, were guest stars during the final four episodes of the series. With akiko hiramatsu, masako katsuki, maria kawamura, jurota kosugi.
Lolita scolds diego because she thinks he is a coward, unaware that he is really zorro. Guy williams, gene sheldon, henry calvin, george j. This series also has two links to the 1974 film, the mark of zorro. It stars antonio banderas, catherine zetajones, rufus sewell, michael emerson and nick chinlund.
The legend of zorro will disappoint fans of the first, and some will think that this is an average or mediocre film with a watered down plot. Lolita, diegos pretty, sweettempered 17yearold girlfriend, wishes he werent so easygoing, and more like zorro, whom she worships. The result was the mask of zorro, a throwback to the swordsmanship and gallantry of douglas fairbanks sr and tyrone power, which turned. A 19571959 television series featuring guy williams as zorro. A misunderstanding leads to victoria being kidnapped, which sets in motion a series of events leading to the unmasking of a legend. We dont have an article named series thelegendofzorro, exactly. See more ideas about zorro, disney zorro, the legend of zorro. Chichita is to be executed during the party to celebrate diegos homecoming, but, in the. Several years after the previous adventure, alejandro and elena are married and have a 10yearold son, joaquin. Based on the zorro character created by johnston mcculley, the series premiered on october 10, 1957 on abc.
Zorro is the adventurous side of don diego, the masked avenger, hero of the people, outlaw seeking justice. Alejandro, the mexicanborn californian who became zorro at the end of the mask of zorro, is a fictional brother to joaquin murrieta, for whom the. There have been many zorro movies notably the 1920 silent swashbuckler the mark of zorro starring douglas fairbanks and its 1940 20th century fox sound remake with tyrone power, at least six television series three of them animated, a couple liveaction ones, some professional fan fic novels by other authors reinterpreting the character, one hispanic soap opera zorro. The legend of zorro continues its predecessors inclusion of historical elements of california history into the fiction, though many liberties have been taken. Combined with antonio banderas as the young man who must take zorro s place, its a double treat. Seventyeight episodes were produced, and four hourlong specials were aired on the walt disney anthology series.
Antonio banderas and academy awardr winner catherine zetajones 2002, best supporting actress. With patrice martinez, duncan regehr, james victor, juan diego botto. The legend of zorro antonio banderas catherine zetajones rufus sewell 2005 the masked swordsman antonio banderas and his wife catherine zetajones fight a european count rufus sewell plotting to block californias state. Legend of zorro animated series cartoons for kids youtube. Scott has also penned the novelization for jurassic park ii and a series of original jurassic park adventures, as well as tiein books for such varied properties as star wars, konamis silent hill. Extraordinary zorro is an italianjapanese anime, based on the western character zorro. Diego vega, the eighteenyearold scion of a local landowner, returns from studying in spain and discovers that his homeland has. Two featurelength videos were episode compilations. Extraordinary zorro is an italianjapanese anime series that were based on the western character created by johnston mcculley and distributed by mondo tv. Potential plot and characters details have been revealed for z, the upcoming zorro movie reboot from writer turned writerdirector jonas cuaron.
Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Rica matsumoto japanese diego zorro s sidekick, an abandoned orphan found by diego when he was still a baby. A new twist on the zorro theme combines all the fun and action of the older zorro movies, its almost like watching them all rolled into one. Download the legend of zorro 2005 film to pc or mobile now bluray 1080p. Diego vega returns from his study trip to discover his homeland is under the armys dictatorship. Antonio banderas, catherine zetajones, alberto reyes, martin campbell, walter parkes. The exciting sequel to the blockbuster movie the mask of zorro again features a dynamic soundtrack from james horner. Zorro project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Antonio banderas and catherine zetajones are reunited with director martin campbell in this actionpacked escapade set in the california territory in the critical days preceding statehood. In 1950, johnston mcculley assigned the film and television rights to zorro to mitchell gertz, a hollywood agent.
The mark of zorro 1920, the bold caballero 1936, zorro s fighting legion 1939, the mark of zorro 1940, walt disneys zorro television series 1957 to 1959, the new world zorro. For the first time ever, all 88 episodes have been collected in one dvd set, including a bonus disk with classic zorro films, an alternate series pilot and much more. A task for zorro 1947 a series of paperback novels were published by tom doherty associates, inc. Diego serenades lolita as zorro and fights the evils of his homeland, hoping to capture her heart. The legend of zorro is a sequel to 1998s the mask of zorro, also directed by martin campbell, starring antonio banderas, catherine zetajones and rufus sewell. This is a list of episodes for the zorro television series that ran from 1957 to 1961. The legend of zorro commits a lot of movie sins, but one is mortal. The series pays tribute to past versions of zorro by having zorro jump across a ravine on his horse and hide in a priests robes.
The legend of zorro is an italianjapanese anime, based on the western character zorro. The series became very popular in european countries, including. Gertz tried for several years to find the financing to produce a zorro series, but to no avail. With guy williams, gene sheldon, henry calvin, don diamond. Then, in 1952, walt disney became involved in the zorro legend when he was looking for a source of financing for his new theme park. The character has been featured in numerous books, films, television series, and other media. Swords of hell, written by david avallone and illustrated by roy allan martinez. Banderas reprised that role in the legend of zorro in 2005. This is an episode list that only consists 52 episodes in a season from the japanese animeanimated series, the legend of zorro. The legend of zorro is a animated cartoon series based on the famous character created by johnston mcculley. Diego travels to the old world to retrieve his bride. It was created through the collaborative work of japanese studio production reed ashi productions at the time and italian distributor mondo tv, and aired on the japanese nhk network. The legend of zorro is directed by martin campbell and is a sequel to the mask of zorro from 1998.
She acts bossy towards diego, but she has romantic feelings for zorro. There have been various attempts to bring the peoples hero zorro back to the big screen since his last appearance in 2005s the legend of zorro the sequel to 1998s the mask of zorro, but z is the only one still standing at this point. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The legend of zorro zorro is a character created in 1919 by new yorkbased pulp writer johnston mcculley. All in all, i ended up enjoying the legend of zorro. With guy williams, henry calvin, gene sheldon, patricia medina. The legend of zorro movie trailer and videos tv guide. Zorro is strength and audacity personified, shining in any of his nocturnal apparitions. While in france, he has an adventure with the descendants of athos, porthos, aramis, and dartagnan new world zorro television series episode, the three musketeers.
You will recall the mask of zorro 1998, which first united antonio banderas and catherine zetajones as zorro and elena, in a resurrection of the character first played by douglas fairbanks sr. Antonio banderas and catherine zetajones reprise their roles as the titular hero and his spouse, elena, and rufus sewell. The legend of zorro 2005 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Zorro the masters edition volume one 19321944 zorro the masters edition volume two 19441946 zorro the masters edition. Oct 27, 2005 the legend of zorro commits a lot of movie sins, but one is mortal. With antonio banderas, catherine zetajones, rufus sewell, alberto reyes.
Diegos spunky blond childhood friend and love interest. Kaiketsu zorro literally extraordinary zorro, released in english as the legend of zorro is a 1996 anime series based on the popular zorro franchise. Zorro also known as the new zorro, new world zorro, and zorro 1990 is an american actionadventure drama series featuring duncan regehr as the character of zorro. Zorros television appearances included walt disneys zorro series 195759, starring guy williams as the masked hero, as well as a syndicated liveaction show 199093 and numerous animated series. See more ideas about the legend of zorro, guys and tv series.
Originally aired from 19931997, this rare set includes all 88 episodes from the shows iconic four season run. I mean not only is it endorsed by nintendo and series maestro shigesato. Johnston mcculleys zorro short stories were reprinted by pulp adventures inc. In 2018, american mythology took the license, launched the series zorro legendary adventures, written by jeanmarie nadaud and drawn by robert rigot and limited serie zorro. Though alejandro continues to don the mask of zorro to protect the poor and oppressed from. The legend of zorro is a 2005 american swashbuckler film directed by martin campbell. The legend of zorro anime series the legend of zorro, brave witches. The first type of zorro story is when the title character is the original zorro himself and the story is the retelling of or a variation of the original legend. Antonio banderas and academy awardrwinner catherine zetajones 2002, best supporting actress. Diego, refusing to watch idly, disguises himself as zorro to protect the weak and oppressed. The 11th and final story of my legend continues series.
Legend of zorro animated series cartoons for kids kids toons tv. Bernard is a cheerful 9yearold orphan who lives with a man named diego. A year later, douglas fairbanks and mary pickford produced the mark of zorro with fairbanks as the title character as the inaugural film for their new studio, united artists. Zorro also known as disneys zorro is an american spanish actionadventure western series produced by walt disney productions. For the anime series, see the legend of zorro anime series. The series was shot entirely in madrid, spain and produced by new world television u. The legend of zorro mass market paperback september 27, 2005. Hes public enemy number one for the villains in charge.
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