The Legend of El Cid

The Legend of El Cid

El Cid
Canceled First aired 18/Dec/2020 Spain Spanish 2 season(s) 10 episode(s)
Action & AdventureDramaWar & Politics
The story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and war hero in medieval Spain.
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Season 2 · Season 2
5 episode(s) · Air date: 15/Jul/2021
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After the death of their father, Sancho, Alfonso, and García become kings of Castile, Leon, and Galicia, respectively. The disputes between them will turn the Iberian Peninsula into a battlefield. Ruy is knighted, and is getting closer and closer to achieving the dream his father never could. But, along the way, he will have to sacrifice what he loves most.

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After the death of their father, Sancho, Alfonso, and García become kings of Castile, Leon, and Galicia, respectively. The disputes between them will turn the Iberian Peninsula into a battlefield. Ruy is knighted, and is getting closer and closer to achieving the dream his father never could. But, along the way, he will have to sacrifice what he loves most.

S2E5
The Path of Hate
Air date: 15/Jul/2021 · Runtime: 59 min
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Sancho has decided to execute his brother Alfonso and the rest of Leonese nobles who support him, including Orduño. As soon as Alfonso is dead, Sancho will be crowned King of Leon, and as a reward for his services, he offers Ruy the title of Count when Orduño is executed. He can finally get everything he has dreamed of: nobility, lands… and Jimena. But there is something Ruy isn’t counting on.

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Sancho has decided to execute his brother Alfonso and the rest of Leonese nobles who support him, including Orduño. As soon as Alfonso is dead, Sancho will be crowned King of Leon, and as a reward for his services, he offers Ruy the title of Count when Orduño is executed. He can finally get everything he has dreamed of: nobility, lands… and Jimena. But there is something Ruy isn’t counting on.

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S2E4
Ambush
Air date: 15/Jul/2021 · Runtime: 59 min
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After Ruy’s decisive intervention in the battle, Sancho of Castile takes Galicia from his brother García. But this does not bring peace to the Iberian Peninsula. On the contrary: the final battle between Leon and Castile is approaching. Meanwhile, Ruy is forced to betray Amina.

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After Ruy’s decisive intervention in the battle, Sancho of Castile takes Galicia from his brother García. But this does not bring peace to the Iberian Peninsula. On the contrary: the final battle between Leon and Castile is approaching. Meanwhile, Ruy is forced to betray Amina.

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S2E3
Wind of War
Air date: 15/Jul/2021 · Runtime: 59 min
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After Sancha’s death, the war between the three brothers is imminent. Sancho sets out to attack Galicia, but in order to do that he must pass through Leon. Alfonso can’t decide whether to leverage that moment and attack him or to let him through. Meanwhile, Ruy struggles with the passion between him and Amina, and the pain that Jimena’s betrothal to Orduño is causing him.

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After Sancha’s death, the war between the three brothers is imminent. Sancho sets out to attack Galicia, but in order to do that he must pass through Leon. Alfonso can’t decide whether to leverage that moment and attack him or to let him through. Meanwhile, Ruy struggles with the passion between him and Amina, and the pain that Jimena’s betrothal to Orduño is causing him.

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The Burden of Duty
Air date: 15/Jul/2021 · Runtime: 59 min
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Alfonso, following Urraca’s advice, has one last tempting card up his sleeve to get Ruy to stay in Leon by his side: breaking off Jimena’s betrothal to Orduño and blessing her marriage to Ruy. Ruy will get everything he wants, but in exchange he will have to betray Sancho. Meanwhile, the Arabs, who are looking to destabilize the Christian kingdoms, tell Sancha that the King was poisoned.

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Alfonso, following Urraca’s advice, has one last tempting card up his sleeve to get Ruy to stay in Leon by his side: breaking off Jimena’s betrothal to Orduño and blessing her marriage to Ruy. Ruy will get everything he wants, but in exchange he will have to betray Sancho. Meanwhile, the Arabs, who are looking to destabilize the Christian kingdoms, tell Sancha that the King was poisoned.

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S2E1
Promises and Temptations
Air date: 15/Jul/2021 · Runtime: 59 min
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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.

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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.

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Season 1 · Season 1
5 episode(s) · Air date: 18/Dec/2020
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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.

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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.

S1E5
Atonement
Air date: 18/Dec/2020 · Runtime: 59 min
Summary

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.

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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.

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S1E4
Champion
Air date: 18/Dec/2020 · Runtime: 59 min
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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.

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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.

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Baraka
Air date: 18/Dec/2020 · Runtime: 59 min
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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.

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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.

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The Ordeal
Air date: 18/Dec/2020 · Runtime: 59 min
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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.

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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.

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S1E1
The Conspiracy
Air date: 18/Dec/2020 · Runtime: 59 min
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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.

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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.

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Jaime Lorente
Jaime Lorente
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar
Francisco Ortiz
Francisco Ortiz
Sancho II de Castilla
José Luis García Pérez
José Luis García Pérez
Fernando I de León
Alicia Sanz
Alicia Sanz
Urraca de Zamora
Jaime Olías
Jaime Olías
Alfonso VI de León
Lucía Guerrero
Lucía Guerrero
Jimena Díaz
Pablo Álvarez
Pablo Álvarez
Orduño Flaínez
Carlos Bardem
Carlos Bardem
Flaín Fernández
Adrián Salzedo
Adrián Salzedo
Álvar Fáñez
David Castillo
David Castillo
Lisardo
Lucía Díez
Lucía Díez
Elvira de Toro
Juan Echanove
Juan Echanove
Bernardo de Sedirac
Elia Galera
Elia Galera
Sancha I de León
Nicolás Illoro
Nicolás Illoro
García II de Galicia
Zohar Liba
Zohar Liba
Abu Bakr
Sarah Perles
Sarah Perles
Amina
Amparo Alcaraz
Amparo Alcaraz
Alberta
Álvaro Rico
Álvaro Rico
Nuño

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Luis Arranz
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Adolfo Martínez
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Adolfo Martínez Pérez
Adolfo Martínez Pérez
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Alberto Ruiz Rojo
Alberto Ruiz Rojo
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Arantxa Echevarría
Arantxa Echevarría
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Manuel Carballo
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Marco A. Castillo
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Marco Castillo
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Miguel Alcantud
Miguel Alcantud
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José Velasco
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Sara Fernández-Velasco
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Alfonso G. Aguilar
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