‘The Legend of El Cid’ will arrive on Amazon Prime Video on 18th December 2020.
The series stars Jaime Lorente (‘Money Heist’, ‘Elite’) and it was filmed in the Spanish provinces of Soria, Burgos, Teruel as well as in Madrid, and the city of Zaragoza.
‘The Legend of El Cid’ tells the story of Rodrigo āRuyā Diaz de Vivar [aka ‘El Cid’], a national hero of Spain, but also one of the most mysterious and complex characters in the countryās history. The five-episode series explores Ruyās younger years when he becomes a faithful subject, knight and hero for the crown.
The story takes place in the eleventh century, one of the most fascinating periods in Spanish history, where Christians, Arabs and Jews lived together in the Iberian Peninsula, facing wars and forging alliances. ‘El Cid’ is a story of love, intrigue, betrayal and the struggle between those with power and authority.
In addition to Jaime Lorente starring as El Cid, the series also features actors JosĆ© Luis GarcĆa-PĆ©rez as King Ferdinand I The Great, Elia Galera as Queen Sancha The Beauty, Carlos Bardem as the count of LeĆ³n, Juan Echanove in the role of the bishop, Alicia Sanz as the Infanta Urraca, Francisco Ortiz as Sancho VII the Strong, Jaime OlĆas as Alfonso VI, LucĆa Guerrero as Jimena, LucĆa DĆez as the Infanta Elvira, NicolĆ”s Illoro as King GarcĆa, Juan FernĆ”ndez as Rodrigo, El Cidās grandfather, Pablo Ćlvarez as OrduƱo, the antagonistic of Ruy, GinĆ©s GarcĆa MillĆ”n as King Ramiro of Navarra, Dani Tatay as BeltrĆ”n, the son of Ramiro, Dani Albaladejo as Master Orotz, David Castillo as the squire Lisardo, AdriĆ”n Salzedo as Alvar, Ćlvaro Rico as NuƱo, Emilio Buale as the warrior SĆ”daba, Hamid Krim as the Sultan of Zaragoza Al-Muqtadir, Sarah Perles as Amina, the Sultan’s daughter, and Zohar Liba as Abu Bakr.
‘El Cid’ is produced by Zebra. Sara FernĆ”ndez-Velasco is the Executive Producer alongside JosĆ© Velasco, who is also the creator of the series together with Head Writer, Luis Arranz.
The series is directed by Adolfo MartĆnez PĆ©rez, Marco A. Castillo, Miguel Alcantud and Arantxa EchevarrĆa. The original soundtrack was composed by the Academy Award-winning Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel), and Alfonso GonzĆ”lez Aguilar, composer of the Academy Award-nominated animation film, Klaus.