The New Adventures of Zorro (1981)
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| The New Adventures of Zorro | |
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| Format | Animated series |
| Created by | Johnston McCulley (characters) |
| Starring | Henry Darrow Julio Medina Eric Mason Don Diamond Christine Avila Socorro Valdez Carl Rivas Ismael 'East' Carlo |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Norm Prescott Lou Scheimer |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original airing | September 12, 1981 |
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| IMDb profile | |
The New Adventures of Zorro is an animated television series produced by Filmation in 1981. The series, which has 13 episodes, is based on the fictional character created by Johnston McCulley. It aired as part of The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour.
This is the only series Filmation made in which they contracted an outside, third party animation studio (although the storyboards were created by Filmation themselves). The series was outsourced to Tokyo Movie Shinsha in Japan. All other series afterwards were animated internally by Filmation themselves.
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[edit] Plot
Don Diego de la Vega is a young man of high social position from the town of Los Angeles, who fights against tyranny under a secret identity, Zorro. He is helped by Tempest (originally "Toronado"), his black horse, and Miguel, a young swordsman (replacing Zorro's mute manservant Bernardo). Miguel wears a disguise very similar to Zorro’s (but with different colors and without a cape) and rides a Palomino. Ramón, the captain of the garrison, is Zorro’s main foe. Captain Ramón is helped in his task of capturing Zorro by González, a foolish sergeant who is friends with the De La Vega family.
[edit] Voice cast
- Henry Darrow as Zorro / Don Diego
- Julio Medina as Miguel
- Eric Mason as Capt. Ramon
- Don Diamond as Sgt. Gonzales
- Christine Avila as Maria
- Socorro Valdez as Gov. Gen. Garcia
- Carl Rivas as Don Alejandro de la Vega
- Ismael 'East' Carlo as Gaspar
[edit] Educational messages
Zorro showed the viewers information about California and the influence of Spanish language and Spanish culture in the region at the end of each chapter. These kinds of educational messages were common in 1980’s animated television series of Filmation. Other examples of this are the moral advice found in chapters of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
[edit] 1997 series
The New Adventures of Zorro was also the name of a 1997 animated series starring Michael Gough as Zorro/Deigo de la Vega, with Earl Boen as Captain Montecero, the lead villain, Pat Fraley as Diego's father Don Alejandro de la Vega and Tony Pope as the bumbling Sergeant Garcia. This series added elements of science fiction and fantasy to the Zorro legend, with the hero battling "supervillains" who used steampunk gadgets or magic. Zorro himself employed similar equipment designed by his mute manservant Bernardo, and was aided by the magic of the Native American wise woman Grey Owl.
[edit] External links
- The New Adventures of Zorro at the Internet Movie Database
- (French) Pictures and information about The New Adventures of Zorro in Planete-Jeunesse
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| Notable Books |
| The Curse of Capistrano | Zorro |
| Notable Films |
| Douglas Fairbanks: The Mark of Zorro | Don Q, Son of Zorro |
| Robert Livingston: The Bold Caballero |
| John Carroll: Zorro Rides Again |
| Reed Hadley: Zorro's Fighting Legion |
| Tyrone Power: The Mark of Zorro |
| Linda Stirling: Zorro's Black Whip |
| George Turner: Son of Zorro |
| Clayton Moore: Ghost of Zorro |
| Guy Williams: Zorro, the Avenger | The Sign of Zorro |
| Rodolfo de Anda: La Gran Aventura Del Zorro |
| Frank Langella: The Mark of Zorro |
| Alain Delon: Zorro |
| George Hamilton: Zorro, The Gay Blade |
| Anthony Hopkins / Antonio Banderas: The Mask of Zorro |
| Antonio Banderas: The Legend of Zorro |
| Television |
| Zorro | The New Adventures of Zorro | Zorro and Son | Zorro |The Legend of Zorro | The New Adventures of Zorro | Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa |Zorro: Generation Z |
| Notable Stage Productions |
| Zorro in Hell (2006) |Zorro (2008) |
