El Cid (TV series)
El Cid is a Spanish historical action drama web television series about Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar "El Cid", the 11th-century Castilian knight and warlord. Created by José Velasco and Luiz Arranz for Amazon Prime Video,[1] the series stars Jaime Lorente alongside José Luis García Pérez, Elia Galera, Carlos Bardem, Alicia Sanz and Jaime Olías, among others.[2][3] The 5-episode first season was released on Prime Video on December 18, 2020.
| El Cid | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | José Velasco Luis Arranz |
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| Composer | Gustavo Santaolalla |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | José Velasco |
| Production company | Zebra Producciones |
| Release | |
| Original network | Prime Video |
| Original release | December 18, 2020 |
Premise
Ruy (Jaime Lorente), son to low-ranking nobleman wronged by Ferdinand, Count of Castile (José Luis García Pérez) and raised in the borderlands of Castile is taken by his grandfather Rodrigo (Juan Fernández) to the capital of the Kingdom of León,[4] where Ferdinand, married to Queen Sancha (Elia Galera) rules as King. Ruy becomes the squire of Sancho (Francisco Ortiz),[4] the older male child of Ferdinand. Ruy's loyalty to Ferdinand (a man he despises) is tested,[4] as a plot to overthrow Ferdinand by the Leonese nobility led by Count Flaín (Carlos Bardem) begins to unravel. Meanwhile, the ambitions of another member of Ferdinand's progeny, Urraca (Alicia Sanz), dissapointed for being cast aside the line of succession in favour of Sancho just because she is a female despite being the eldest child, create tensions in the Royal Court.[5]
Cast
- Jaime Lorente as Ruy Díaz (El Cid)
- Lucía Guerrero as Jimena Díaz
- José Luis García Pérez as Ferdinand, the Great,[6] (Count of Castile, King of León)
- Elia Galera as Queen Sancha.[6]
- Alicia Sanz as Infanta Urraca.[6]
- Francisco Ortiz as Sancho
- Jaime Olías as Alfonso
- Lucía Díez as Infanta Elvira.[6]
- Nicolás Illoro as García
- Ginés García Millán as King Ramiro
- Juan Echanove as Obispo Don Bernardo
- Juan Fernández as Rodrigo
- Carlos Bardem as Conde Flaín de León
- Pablo Álvarez as Orduño Flaínez
- Alfons Nieto as Vellido
- Sara Vidorreta as Ermesinda
- Rodrigo Poisón as Velarde
- Daniel Albaladejo as Maestro Orotz
- Álvaro Rico as Nuño
- Adrián Salzedo as Alvar
- Daniel Tatay as Beltrán
- David Castillo as Lisardo
- Ignacio Herráez as Trifon
- Hamid Krim as Al-Muqtadir
- Zohar Liba as Abu Bakr
- Emilio Buale as Sádaba.[6]
- Sarah Perles as Amina
- Adil Koukouh as Mundir
Production and release
The five-part first season was released on December 18, 2020 on Prime Video.[3] In January 2021, the confirmation of a second season was reported in media.[7]
Languages
The original language of El Cid is Spanish. The series is also available on Amazon in English, French, Portuguese, Dutch, and other languages.
References
- Zurro, Javier (18 December 2020). "'El Cid' de Amazon es un decepcionante 'Juego de Tronos' cañí". El Español.
- Ramachandran, Naman (17 September 2020). "Global Bulletin: Amazon Releases First Images for Blockbuster Series 'El Cid'". Variety. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- Méndez, M. (15 December 2020). ""En 'El Cid' nos hemos permitido muchas licencias, como también se las permitió el Cantar de mio Cid"". eldiario.es. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- Granda, Gerardo (16 December 2020). "Quién es quién en la serie "El Cid" de Amazon Prime Video". La Razón.
- Dios, María de (17 December 2020). "Jaime Lorente: "La figura del Cid ha sido manipulada por muchos intereses políticos"". El Periódico.
- Cabanelas, Lucía M. (16 November 2020). "Jaime Lorente se convierte en «El Cid» en el épico tráiler de la nueva serie de Amazon". abcplay. ABC.
- Silvestre, Juan (12 January 2021). "'El Cid': Amazon Prime confirma la segunda temporada de la serie de Jaime Lorente". Fotogramas.