El Cid: The Legend
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| El Cid: The Legend Spanish: El Cid: La leyenda' |
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| Directed by | José Pozo |
| Produced by | Julio Fernández |
| Written by | Josep Pozo |
| Starring | Manel Fuentes (Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar) Sancho Gracia (Conde Gormaz) Carlos Latre (Ben Yussuf / Conde Ordóñez) Loles León (Infant doña Urraca) Natalia Verbeke (Jimena) Miguel Ángel Rodríguez |
| Music by | Óscar Araujo |
| Cinematography | Adrià García Víctor Maldonado |
| Editing by | Félix Bueno |
| Distributed by | Filmax Animation |
| Release date(s) | December 19, 2003 |
| Running time | 90 min |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
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El Cid: The Legend (Spanish: El Cid: La leyenda) is a Spanish animated movie released on December 19, 2003, written by José Pozo, and based on the historical legend of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, also known as El Cid
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[edit] Plot
Rodrigo's life as a child was a noble and happy one, he entered school at a young age. Often he went on adventures with his best friend Sancho and often visited his beloved one Jimena, the daughter of the count of Gormaz. His happiness did not last forever, after the death of the king Fernando, Rodrigo is seen wrapped in a world of plots and conspiracies that to will put an end to the life of Sancho and the consequent coronation of the infant Alfonso. All of a sudden, Rodrigo loses all that that he has acquired, his best friend and the love of its beloved one, and is unjustly exiled to Castile without honor.
[edit] Music compositions
The principal musical theme of El Cid: The Legend was composed and interpreted by Luis Fonsi. It is called La fuerza del corazón.
They also collaborated with the Spanish rock group Diosa, which had already created music for other Spanish feature films.
[edit] Awards
- 2004
- Goya Awards - Best Animated Picture
