The Legend of El Cid
TV Show · Drama · History

The true story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, El Cid, since his beginnings at the court of Leon as a mere page, until he became a legend. A cunning warrior who knew his way around Muslim palaces and Christian castles where alliances were forged, blood ties were sealed through arranged marriages, and schemes and betrayals were plotted. A real, surprising portrait of Spain in the 11th century.

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

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    THE CONSPIRACY
    It’s the mid-11th Century. Ruy is a young man who has just been named squire to Prince Sancho, King Fernando of León’s eldest son. One night he discovers that someone he loves is involved in a conspiracy to overthrow the King. From then on, Ruy is caught between his loyalty to duty and to his heart.
    1h 12m
  • EPISODE 2
    THE ORDEAL
    Flaín wants to find the man who frustrated the conspiracy. Rodrigo knows it was his grandson, which is why he intends to send him off to Vivar. However, Ruy resists leaving the King at the mercy of Flaín, and he thinks that the only solution is ending the Count of León's life. When it looks like everything is about to kick off, the Navarre troops turn up at the border and declare war against León.
    53m
  • EPISODE 3
    BARAKA
    Fernando sends his son, Sancho, with a small army to Zaragoza to confront his brother, Ramiro, the King of Aragon. Before leaving with Sancho, Ruy reveals to the King that Flaín tried to kill him. Fernando starts to investigate who betrayed him. Meanwhile, Ruy leaves León ignorant to the fact Flaín sent a hitman within the troop to kill him.
    51m
  • EPISODE 4
    CHAMPION
    The Castile tropos with Sancho and Ruy fight an outnumbered battle against the Aragonese. When all seems lost, the outcome seems totally unexpected. In León, Fernando discovered who was conspiring against him, among whom his wife, Sancha. Unbeknownst to the King, his daughter, Urraca, has also made a decision that will change the power balance forever.
    57m
  • EPISODE 5
    ATONEMENT
    After Fernando’s subsequent illness, Sancho and his troops return to León. Ruy tells his grandfather that Flaín sent someone to kill him. Rodrigo knows his grandson’s life is in danger. Flaín, on the other hand, doesn’t give up on his mission to conspire against the dying King and decides to attempt seizing power before his death. He is unaware that Urraca still has a card to play.
    59m
  • EPISODE 1
    Promises and Temptations
    After the assassination of Flaín, the Count of Leon, many point at Ruy as the culprit. Meanwhile, the one from Vivar is forced to go back to Zaragoza, where he was sentenced to death for having lain with Amina, the Emir’s daughter. In Leon, Urraca finds out that Jimena and Ruy are in love, and schemes a plan to gain benefit from this information.
    55m

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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 true story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, El Cid, since his beginnings at the court of Leon as a mere page, until he became a legend. A cunning warrior who knew his way around Muslim palaces and Christian castles where alliances were forged, blood ties were sealed through arranged marriages, and schemes and betrayals were plotted. A real, surprising portrait of Spain in the 11th century.

Information

Studio
Amazon Studios
Released
2020
Rated
TV-14
Region of Origin
Spain

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Subtitles

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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