The Legend of El Cid Season 1

Synopsis

Ruy Díaz de Vivar is a Young page who loyally serves his master, Sancho, the future King of León and Castile. While he fights to come out on top in the Court thanks to his natural talent with a sword, he gets caught up in a conspiracy to overthrow the King, which would cause as much bloodshed, pain, and death in the Christian Kingdoms as it would in the Muslim taifas.

Main Cast

Jaime Lorente

Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Francisco Ortiz

Sancho II de Castilla

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

José Luis García Pérez

Fernando I de León

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Alicia Sanz

Urraca de Zamora

Age : N/A | Popularity : 51%

Jaime Olías

Alfonso VI de León

Age : N/A | Popularity : 16%

Lucía Guerrero

Jimena Díaz

Age : N/A | Popularity : 25%

Carlos Bardem

Flaín Fernández

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Lucía Díez

Elvira de Toro

Age : N/A | Popularity : 37%

Episodes

Episode 1

18 December 2020 - The Conspiracy

It’s the mid-11th Century. Ruy es 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.

Episode 2

18 December 2020 - The Ordeal

Flaín is wants the man who upset the conspiracy. Rodrigo knows it was his grandson, which is why he intends to send him off to Vivar. On the other hand, Ruy resists leaving the King at the expense of Flaín, as he sees the only solution being to end 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.

Episode 3

18 December 2020 - 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.

Episode 4

18 December 2020 - 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.

Episode 5

18 December 2020 - 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.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Adolfo Martínez Marco Castillo
Crew	Script	Luis Arranz
Production	Executive Producer	Sara Fernández-Velasco José Velasco
Sound	Music	Alfonso G. Aguilar Gustavo Santaolalla
Department	Role	Name

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