Series synopsis
The Legend of El Cid is a Spanish action & adventure drama war & politics television series that premiered on Prime Video on December 18, 2020. It ended on July 15, 2021. It was created by José Velasco, Luis Arranz. It stars Jaime Lorente, Francisco Ortiz, José Luis García Pérez and Alicia Sanz.
The story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and war hero in medieval Spain.
Premise
The story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and war hero in medieval Spain.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jaime Lorente as Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar
- Francisco Ortiz as Sancho II de Castilla
- José Luis García Pérez as Fernando I de León
- Alicia Sanz as Urraca de Zamora
- Jaime Olías as Alfonso VI de León
- Lucía Guerrero as Jimena Díaz
- Pablo Álvarez as Orduño Flaínez
- Carlos Bardem as Flaín Fernández
Supporting cast
- Adrián Salzedo as Álvar Fáñez
- David Castillo as Lisardo
- Lucía Díez as Elvira de Toro
- Juan Echanove as Bernardo de Sedirac
- Elia Galera as Sancha I de León
- Nicolás Illoro as García II de Galicia
- Zohar Liba as Abu Bakr
- Sarah Perles as Amina
- Amparo Alcaraz as Alberta
- Álvaro Rico as Nuño
- Daniel Tatay as Beltrán Ramírez
- Ginés García Millán as Ramiro I de Aragón
Guest cast
- Val Semure as Panadera
- Jorge Asín as Carretero
- Iván Baena as Sancho Garcés IV de Pamplona
- Eduardo Fedriani as Saltimbanqui
- Juan Gareda as Sancho Garcés
- Jesús López as Jimeno
- Juan Codina as Pedro Vela
- Jesús Granda as Pater
- Said El Mouden as Imán
- María Ángeles Robles as Criada
- Bouzan Hadawi as Presentador
- María Ramos Mouhoub as Poetisa
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 5 | December 18, 2020 | December 18, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 5 | July 15, 2021 | July 15, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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. |
December 18, 2020 |
| 2 |
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. |
December 18, 2020 |
| 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. |
December 18, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
July 15, 2021 |
| 2 |
The Burden of Duty 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. |
July 15, 2021 |
| 3 |
Wind of War 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. |
July 15, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Prime Video |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 18, 2020 |
| Last aired | July 15, 2021 |
| Runtime | 59 minutes |
| Status | canceled |