Presenting Señor Zorro

It's a crying shame that until now a single review wasn't post yet over so classy series, Dom Diego is backing from Spain at his father request, about a year a new commander at Los Angeles was using his power to plunder the people, the Diego and Bernardo make a wise plain, he must pretend as weak man, linked on Spanish literature and against all kind of violence, Bernardo who is really mute also shall be deaf, Diego burn a father's letter and thrown away all yours prizes received on Spain as best swordsman in order not to raise any suspicions, all casting are introduces to audience, Captain Monastário, Sergeant Garcia, Don Alejandro de La Vega, just the majors characters, Disney also allowed a strong humor oriented, great opening episode!!

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First watch: 1973 / How many: 4 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 7.75.

It's great to see Grit TV showing the Zorro TV series again, starting today, 1 September 2024, at 11AM central time. Two episodes will be shown each weekday.

This episode introduces Don Diego as newly returned from military school in Spain, learning that Los Angeles is now under the thumb of evil Captain Monastario. Diego adopts his Zorro disguise and rides a magnificent black horse called Tornado. Zorro writes the wrongs of outwits Monastario at every turn. With the help of his faithful servant, Bernardo, Diego vows to continue the fight against injustice.

Guy Williams and Britt Lomond both auditioned for the roles of Zorro and Monastario. Williams wound up as Zorro and Lomond as Monastario. Gene Sheldon was Bernardo and Henry Calvin the rotund Sergeant Garcia. In 2004, Britt Lomond wrote "Chasing After Zorro," a book giving a behind the scenes look at the making of the series.

I loved watching this show on Walt Disney Presents every Sunday night at 6PM back in 1957, when I was four years old and seeing the reruns in later years. Now the series is back on Grit TV. The mark of "Z" for Zorro!