The Legend of Zorro (2005)

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The Legend of Zorro is a American swashbuckler film directed by Martin Campbell, produced by Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald and Lloyd Phillips, with music by James Horner, and written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. It is the sequel to 1998’s The Mask of Zorro; Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones reprise their roles as the titular hero and his spouse, Elena, and Rufus Sewell stars as the villain, Count Armand.

The film takes place in San Mateo County, California and was shot in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, with second-unit photography in Wellington, New Zealand. The film was theatrically released on October 28, 2005, by Columbia Pictures (instead of TriStar due to Columbia holding the sequel rights to Tristar’s pre-1999 film library), and earned $142.4 million on a $75 million budget.

In 1850, nine years after the events of the first film, California is voting on whether to join the United States of America as a state. Alejandro Murrieta/Zorro, now known as Don Alejandro De La Vega, foils a plot to steal the ballots, but during the fight with a gunman named Jacob McGivens, he briefly loses his mask. A pair of Pinkerton agents sees his face and recognize him. The following day, the Pinkertons confront Alejandro’s wife, Elena, and blackmail her into divorcing him.

Director: Martin Campbell

Writers: Roberto Orci (screenplay & story), Alex Kurtzman (screenplay & story), Ted Elliott (story), Terry Rossio (story), Johnston McCulley (character)

Stars: Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Rufus Sewell, Giovanna Zacarías, Michael Emerson, Raúl Méndez

Cast:

Alberto Reyes	…	Brother Ignacio
Julio Oscar Mechoso	…	Frey Felipe
Gustavo Sánchez Parra	…	Guillermo Cortez
Adrian Alonso	…	Joaquin de la Vega
Nick Chinlund	…	Jacob McGivens
Giovanna Zacarías	…	Blanca Cortez (as Giovanna Zacarias)
Carlos Cobos	…	Tabulador
Antonio Banderas	…	Don Alejandro de la Vega / Zorro
Michael Emerson	…	Harrigan
Shuler Hensley	…	Pike
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.	…	Governor Riley (as Pedro Armendariz)
Mary Crosby	…	Governor’s Wife
Catherine Zeta-Jones	…	Elena de la Vega
Mauricio Bonet	…	Don Verdugo
Fernando Becerril	…	Don Diaz
Xavier Marc	…	Don Robau
Pepe Olivares	…	Phineas Gendler
Alexandra Benedetti	…	Lupe (as Alexa Benedetti)
Tony Amendola	…	Father Quintero
Brandon Frenkiel	…	Ricardo (as Brandon Wood)
Alejandro Galán	…	Constable (as Alejandro Galan)
Rufus Sewell	…	Armand
Leo Burmester	…	Col. Beauregard
Tina French	…	Peasant Woman
Rayo Rojas	…	Polo Attendant
Raúl Méndez	…	Ferroq (as Raúl Mendez)
Mar Carrera	…	Marie
Pedro Altamirano	…	Saloon Owner
Silverio Palacios	…	Head Jailer
Alfredo Ramírez	…	Guard
Juan Manuel Vilchis	…	Guard
Antonio Gallegos	…	Jail Guard
Phil Meheux	…	Lord Dillingham (as Philip Meheux)
Matthew Stirling	…	Stoker
Pedro Mira	…	Abraham Lincoln
Michel Bos	…	Archduke Wilhelm (uncredited)
Rowley Irlam	…	Sneering Man (uncredited)
Sol E. Romero	…	San Fransisco Lady (uncredited)
Steve Tartalia	…	Jacob’s Henchman on Horseback (uncredited)
Valarie Trapp	…	Giselle (uncredited)