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The Mask of Zorro

Year:
Duration:
136 min
Genres:
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance | Thriller | Western
IMDB rate:
6.7
Director:
Martin Campbell
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 16 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1998-07-17
Filming Locations: Atotonilico de Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico
Earnings
Budget: $65,000,000
Opening Weekend: $22,525,855 (USA) (19 July 1998)
Gross: $93,771,072 (USA) (3 January 1999)
Cast
Actor
Character
José María de Tavira
Young Alejandro Murrieta (as Jose Maria de Tavira)
Diego Sieres
Young Joaquín Murrieta
Emiliano Guerra
Boy Crying
Yolanda Orisaga
Woman Crying (as Yolanda Orizaga)
Paco Morayta
Undertaker
William Marquez
Fray Felipe
Stuart Wilson
Don Rafael Montero
Tony Amendola
Don Luiz
Anthony Hopkins
Don Diego de la Vega
Pedro Altamirano
Squad Leader
Luisa Huertas
Nanny
María Fernández Cruz
Baby Elena de la Vega
Mónica Fernández Cruz
Baby Elena de la Vega
Julieta Rosen
Esperanza de la Vega
Antonio Banderas
Alejandro Murrieta
Raúl Martínez
Heavyset Lieutenant
Victor Rivers
Joaquín Murrieta
L.Q. Jones
Three-Fingered Jack
José Pérez
Cpl. Armando Garcia
Tony Cabral
Soldier Holding 'Wanted' Poster
Tony Genaro
Watering Station Owner
Iván Rafael
Small Boy at Watering Station (as Ivan Rafael)
David Villalpando
Stupid Soldier
Matt Letscher
Capt. Harrison Love
Maury Chaykin
Prison Warden
Paul Ganus
Prison Guard
Sergio Espinoza
Leper Zorro
Conrad Roberts
Black Zorro
Abel Woolrich
Ancient Zorro
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Don Pedro
Moisés Suárez
Don Héctor
Humberto Elizondo
Don Julio
Fernando Becerril
One of the Six Dons
Alberto Carrera
One of the Six Dons
Eduardo López
One of the Six Dons
Gonzalo Lora
One of the Six Dons
Rudy Miller
One of the Six Dons
Manolo Pastor
One of the Six Dons
Diego Sandoval
Padre at the Beach
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Elena
Enrike Palma
Bartender
Erika Carlsson
Don Pedro's Wife
Manuel de Jesús Vásquez Morales
Guitar-Playing Soldier (as Manuel de Jesus Vasquez Morales)
Óscar Zerafín González
Giant Soldier (as Oscar Zerafin Gonzalez)
Vanessa Bauche
Indian Girl
Kelsie Kimberli Garcia
Baby Joaquín
Kaylissa Keli Garcia
Baby Joaquín
Joaquim de Almeida
General Santa Anna
JD Roberto
Firing Squad Drummer
Eduardo Roman
Guard at Goldmine
Taso N. Stavrakis
Firing Squad Soldier #1 (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
Andy Garcia was considered for the role of Alejandro Murrieta.
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The mask Alejandro puts on just before he steals the horse he made from the same scarf he had earlier unwrapped from the horse's front leg.
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The DVD includes an alternate ending where Alejandro and Elena meet General Santa Anna while walking away from the mine with all the rescued prisoners. Joaquim de Almeida plays Santa Anna in this scene.
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Goofs
When Zorro is surfing down the gulch on a shovel during his fight with Captain Love, a strap holding his foot to the shovel can be seen.
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The movie was set around 1841, but a pressure gauge measures in metric units which were not adopted in Mexico until the 1860s.
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Captain Love uses a Remington 1858 Carbine in the movie. The movie takes place in 1841, 17 years before the revolver on which the carbine is based was invented.
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Quotes
Watering Station Owner: [after the Muriettas "escape" from the soldiers at the watering station]
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Don Diego de la Vega: There is a saying, a very old saying: when the pupil is ready the master will appear.
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Alejandro Murrieta: [upon first meeting her] Be careful senorita, there are dangerous men about.
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Faq
Q
How did Alejandro do the magic trick with the rose?
A
It wasn't a full stemmed rose, more of a bud. Its stem was pinched between his fingers with the rose behind his hand so it couldn't be seen when he shows his empty palms. Then he just curls his fingers to bring it into view. [This description was provided by a magician.]
Q
Who did the trick riding on the horses?
A
The tricks on horseback were done by a trick rider named Tad Griffith. Check out his website here. There's a photo of him with Antonio Banderas.
Q
What kind of dance were Elena and Alejandro doing at the banquet?
A
The music is credited as Spanish Tango. It has also been referred to as Malaguena, said to be derived from an old folk song called El Sombrero Blanco. As for the dance, those who are familiar with the tango say that the dance was definitely not a tango, at least not a classic tango. Other dances that have been suggested include the Paso Doble, the Flamenco, and the Fandango, or some variation of them.
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