Zorro the Avenger (Spanish: La venganza del Zorro), a.k.a. The Shadow of Zorro, is a 1962 Spanish adventure western film directed by Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent,[1] and starring Frank Latimore, María Luz Galicia, Howard Vernon, María Andersen and Ralph March.[2]
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| Spanish | La venganza del Zorro |
| Directed by | Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent |
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| Cinematography | Rafael Pacheco |
| Music by | Manuel Parada |
Production companies | Copercines, Cooperativa Cinematográfica |
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Running time | 90 min |
| Country | Spain |
It was one of the hits of the time from the western films.[3] This film supposed a successor to the character of Coyote in films like La justicia del Coyote (1955).[4]
Cast
edit- Frank Latimore as Don José de la Torre - El Zorro
- María Luz Galicia as Maria Aguilar
- Ralph March as Juan Aguilar
- Howard Vernon as The General Clarence
- María Silva as Irene
- Paul Piaget as Charlie
- Manuel Alexandre as Soldado
- María Andersen as Juana
- Román Ariznavarreta as Soldado
- Juan Antonio Arévalo as Fernando
- Xan das Bolas as Soldado
- José Marco Davó as Gobernador
- Alfonso de la Vega as Soldado
- Fernando Delgado as Padre Francisco
- Irán Eory as Amiga de Irene
- Antonio Molino Rojo as Rock
- Guillermo Méndez as Profesor de esgrima
- Antonio Padilla as Sargento
- José Riesgo as Ciudadano
- Lorenzo Robledo as Oficial
- Emilio Rodríguez as John
- Jesús Tordesillas as Raimundo
- José Villasante as Soldado
- Ángel Álvarez as Ciudadano
References
edit- ^ Bentley, Bernard P. E. (2008). A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. p. 391. ISBN 9781855661769.
- ^ Kuhoric, James (21 October 2019). Ullmeyer, Jason (ed.). Mark of Zorro: 100 Years of the Masked Avenger Art Book. American Mythology Productions, LLC. pp. 51, 53.
- ^ Leralta, Javier (2002). Madrid: cuentos, leyendas y anécdotas. Vol. 2. Silex Ediciones. p. 35. ISBN 9788477371007.
- ^ García-Ergúín Maza, Marcos (8 July 2016). La revolución en el cine western europeo. Perspectiva de un fenómeno cinematográfico (1965-1975). GRIN Verlag. p. 12. ISBN 9783668256071.