The Legend of El Cid
TV Show · Drama · History

The story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and war hero in medieval Spain. A man trapped between two worlds and two cultures, El Cid is centuries ahead of his time and becomes transcended by his own legend.

2020 · 1h 12m
Starring Jaime Lorente, Alicia Sanz, José Luis García-Pérez

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    The Conspiracy
    Young Ruy has just been named squire to prince Sancho, the eldest son of king Fernando of Leon. One night, he unveils a plot to dethrone the King, involving someone he loves.
    1h 12 min
  • EPISODE 2
    The Ordeal
    Flaín looks for the man that frustrated the treacherous plot. Rodrigo knows that man was his grandchild, so he sends him to Vivar, away from the court. However, Ruy refuses to leave the king to the mercy of his enemies.
    53 min
  • EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    Fernando sends his son Sancho to Zaragoza to face his brother Ramiro, king of Aragón. Before his departure, Ruy reveals to the king that Flaín has plotted to kill him.
    51 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Champion
    The Castilian troops, with Sancho and Ruy in the frontline, fight an uneven battle against innumerable Aragonese forces. When all seems lost, the unexpected occurs.
    57 min
  • EPISODE 5
    Atonement
    Sancho and his troops return to León. Ruy lets his grandfather know that Flaín sent an assassin to kill him. Flaín does not give up in his eagerness to kill the dying king, but he does not know Urraca still has an ace up her sleeve.
    59 min
  • EPISODE 1
    Promises and Temptations
    After the assassination of Flaín, many point to Ruy as the culprit. Meanwhile, in Leon, Urraca finds out that Jimena and Ruy are in love and schemes a plan to gain from this information.
    55 min

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Cast & Crew

  • Jaime Lorente
    Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar
  • Alicia Sanz
    Infanta Urraca
  • José Luis García-Pérez
    Fernando I El Grande
  • Elia Galera
    Sancha la Bella
  • Carlos Bardem
    Conde de León
  • Juan Echanove
    Bishop
  • Juan Fernández
    Rodrigo
  • Ginés García Millán
    Ramiro de Navarra
  • Lucía Guerrero
    Jimena: Francisco Ortiz: Sancho VII el Fuerte
  • Jaime Olías
    Alfonso VI
  • L‌D
    Lucía Díez
    Infanta Elvira

About

The Legend of El Cid

Drama

The story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and war hero in medieval Spain. A man trapped between two worlds and two cultures, El Cid is centuries ahead of his time and becomes transcended by his own legend.

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Studio
Amazon Studios
Released
2020
Region of Origin
Spain

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English (United States) , Arabic (world) , Chinese, Simplified , Chinese, Traditional , Czech (Czechia) , Danish (Denmark) , Dutch (Netherlands) , Filipino (Philippines) , Finnish (Finland) , French (France) , German (Germany) , Greek (Greece) , Hebrew (Israel) , Hindi (India) , Hungarian (Hungary) , Indonesian (Indonesia) , Italian (Italy) , Japanese (Japan) , Korean (South Korea) , Malay (Malaysia) , Norwegian Bokmål (Norway) , Polish (Poland) , Portuguese (Brazil) , Portuguese (Portugal) , Romanian (Romania) , Russian (Russia) , Spanish (Spain) (SDH), Swedish (Sweden) , Tamil (India) , Telugu (India) , Thai (Thailand) , Turkish (Türkiye)

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Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.
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