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- What year does the mask of Zorro take place?
- Is The Legend of Zorro based on a true story?
- Where does the mask of Zorro take place?
- Who was original Zorro?
- What was Zorro's horse name?
- What does Zorro mean in English?
- Why did Zorro wear a mask?
- How many Zorro movies did Antonio Banderas do?
- Why is Zoro's name Zolo?
- Was there ever a real Zorro?
- What does Zorro mean in Spanish slang?
What year does the mask of Zorro take place?
In 1821 Old California, mysterious black-caped masked avenger of the oppressed, Don Diego de la Vega--Zorro--lands in jail after once again humiliating the evil Spanish governor Don Rafael Montero.
Is The Legend of Zorro based on a true story?
The Zorro character was inspired most obviously by a real-life 19th-century outlaw called Joaquin Murrieta, whose gang was responsible for endless cattle-rustling, robberies, kidnappings and murders during the California Gold Rush of the early 1850s.
Where does the mask of Zorro take place?
All of this action is set in Mexico and California as it was in the first half of the 19th century, when the evil Don Rafael Montero (Stuart Wilson) rules the land, chooses peasants at random to be shot by a firing squad, and earns the enmity of the mysterious masked man Zorro.
Who was original Zorro?
Guy Williams, who played the swashbuckling black-masked hero Zorro on television in the late 1950's, was found dead Saturday, apparently of a heart attack, at his apartment in Buenos Aires, the Buenos Aires police said yesterday. He was 65 years old.
What was Zorro's horse name?
Tornado (occasionally Toronado) is a horse ridden by the character Zorro in several films and books. Tornado is said to be intelligent and fast. His name is pronounced in the Spanish way, "tor-NAH-do" (except in the 1998 movie The Mask of Zorro).
What does Zorro mean in English?
/ˈzɒrəʊ/ /ˈzɔːrəʊ/ a character in US westerns who first appeared in a comic strip in 1919. Zorro (which means 'the Fox' in Spanish) wears a black mask (= covering over his eyes) to hide his real identity when fighting evil.
Why did Zorro wear a mask?
Fairbanks, known as Hollywood's first action star, donned a mask more fitting to a pirate, a swashbuckling swordsman, and a mask that would not hide his entire face — for obvious reasons, film producers wanted to make sure everyone knew that Zorro was also the attractive Fairbanks.
How many Zorro movies did Antonio Banderas do?
To date, Antonio Banderas has appeared in two Zorro movies.
Why is Zoro's name Zolo?
Zoro's surname was based on the Japanese pronunciation of French pirate François l'Olonnais. In several Western localizations, his name was changed to Zolo, in part to avoid confusion and trademark issues with Zorro, another fictional swordsman.
Was there ever a real Zorro?
Short answer: No. Zorro is fiction. Don Diego de la Vega, the true identity of Zorro, was a product of the pulp fiction writer, Johnston McCulley (1883–1958). The first Zorro tale appeared in the pulps in 1919.
What does Zorro mean in Spanish slang?
Zorro is the Spanish word for fox. 🔶🔶🔶🔶 Zorro is the masculine form. Zorra is the feminine form.
