1998
Storyline - The original Zorro, Don Diego de la Vega, is captured and imprisoned just as Spain concedes California to Santa Anna. 20 years go by and his mortal enemy, Don Rafael Montero, returns to California with a plan to become wealthy at the expense of the peasants. The original Zorro escapes from prison and trains a new Zorro to take his place. Much swashbuckling and derring-do ensues.
One of my all time favorite movies.
One reason, I always thought Antonio Banderas would make a perfect Zorro and he did. And two, I was introduced to Catherine Zeta-Jones who I immediately fell in love with. And the sword fight scene in the stables between Zorro and Elena is Hollywood gold.
No real tauromaquia in this film but there is nice painting on the wall of the stables of a Mexican cowboy and a horse and bull.
And when Catherine Zeta-Jones says "Andalucía" in the above scene it absolutely melts in your ears.
