Mask Of Zorro, The / The Legend Of Zorro

Image Not Available Starring: Antonio Banderas, Raul Mendez Original UK Premiere: 1998 Dvd Release: 6th March, 2006 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Widescreen, Region 2 Encoding Subtitled In: English, Hindi

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The Mask of Zorro is an American action film directed by Martin Campbell & stars Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins & Catherine Zeta-Jones. In the early 19th century, the Mexican army is on the verge of liberating its country from Spanish colonial rule. In the area of present day California, the cruel & ruthless Spanish Governor Montero is about to be overthrown by the advancing Mexican Army. In a last ditch effort to trap his arch-nemesis, the masked swordsman Zorro, Montero lays a trap. The trap is thwarted with assistance from the local peasant population who see Zorro as their champion. Particularly helpful were two orphan brothers, Joaquin & Alejandro Murrieta. However, Montero is able to surmise that Zorro is really Don Diego de la Vega, a Spanish noble living in California whom the governor thought to be his ally. Montero attempts to arrest de la Vega at his home later that evening. In the ensuing fight, de la Vegas wife is killed, his house is burned & his infant daughter, Elena, is taken by Montero.

Antonio Banderas, born Jose Antonio Domínguez Bandera, is a Spanish actor born in Málaga. As a young man, he went penniless to Madrid to make a career in the Spanish film industry. He first gained wide attention through a series of films with director Pedro Almodóvar between 1982 & 1990 & is one of the stars of the three Spy Kids movies. He divorced his Spanish wife and, in 1996, married American actress Melanie Griffith, whom he had met during the shooting of Two Much. They have a daughter, Stella del Carmen. The Banderas-Griffith family established themselves at Hollywood, where Antonio usually plays Latinos. He is probably the most famous Spanish actor. He invested his movie earnings in businesses marketing Andalusian products, which he promotes in Spain & the USA. He has shown sympathies for the Spanish Socialist Party. He has tried his hand at directing with a film featuring his wife. When speaking Spanish, he has an Andalusian accent, but he usually substitutes it with a standard Castilian one when acting. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Posters Of Antonio Banderas

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