El Cid: The Legend

Name: El Cid: The Legend
Genre: Adventure, Animation
Released: 2003-11-27
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Natalia Verbeke, Eduard Farelo, Juan Antonio Bernal, Loles León, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 'El Sevilla'

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Release Date

11/27/2003

Runtime

90 mins

Genres

Adventure Animation

Overview

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!

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Budget

Revenue

$4,032,296

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A sweeping animated retelling of a legendary Spanish hero's fall from grace, tracing the arc from youthful innocence through heartbreaking loss and exile. It's an operatic tale of betrayal and resilience told with the scale of historical epic.