Zorro Swashbuckling News and Updates

Zorro Swashbuckling News and Updates
Showing posts with label The High Chaparral. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The High Chaparral. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Henry Darrow Dead at 87

 



Henry Darrow passed away on March 14, 2021. He was 87. Henry's career spanned sixty years. He will be best remembered as Manolio Montoya on the television western series The High Chaparral. The series five-year run made Darrow a household name and launched him into stardom. He would go on to appear in hundreds of TV series and films. Fans will also remember Henry as the loveable Don Alejandro de la Vega on the 1990s Family Channel series Zorro. His appearance opposite Duncan Regehr endeared him to millions of viewers around the globe. 


Henry's life was chronicled in the book Henry Darrow Lightning in the Bottle authored by Henry and his friend Jan Pippins. The book gives an intimate look at the life and career of the trailblazer Latino actor. 


Henry Darrow will be remembered as the only actor to hold the distinction of playing Zorro in three different Hollywood television series - The New Adventures of Zorro (1981), Zorro and Son (1983), and Zorro (1994) in the episode Like Father, Like Son. Henry also holds the distinction of being the only of play the father of Zorro in two different series: Zorro and Son (1983) and Zorro (1991-93). He is also the first Latino actor to play Zorro in a Hollywood production. 


Henry Darrow was an actor, beloved husband, and a dear friend to many. He was always gracious and more than generous with his time. He was funny, loveable, and kind. Adored and loved by thousands, he will be missed. But not forgotten. Goodbye, Henry. Thank you for bringing us so many smiles and great times and good memories over the many years. 












Sunday, January 13, 2013

Henry Darrow Lightning in the Bottle

Henry Darrow, he isn't just a Latino success story. He's a human success story. You can read about this fine man and wonderful actor in his new autobiography "Henry Darrow: Lightning in the Bottle." You'll be entertained from the book's opening page to it's closing paragraph as you learn of Henry's meager beginnings as a boy growing up in New York and Puerto Rico to his rise to prominence in the role of Manolito Montoya in the western TV series The High Chaparral. Trace Henry's career as the only actor to ever play the role of Zorro in three different series to his hundreds of appearances on a variety of television series. The various stories, reflections and anecdotes by Henry and numerous Hollywood celebrities will make you laugh and smile so much you won't want to put the book down. Pick up your copy of "Henry Darrow: Lightning in the Bottle" today. It's available on Amazon.com in paperback and kindle. Autographed editions can be obtained through the Henry Darrow Book website. Also be sure to check out Henry Darrow's Facebook page for updates and information.

If you'd like to meet Henry Darrow in person he'll be at The High Chaparral Reunion at Old Tucson Studios - March 22-24, 2013 in Tucson, Arizona.


For more information on The High Chaparral Reunion go to their Facebook page or website.

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Henry Darrow's Book Now Available in Print and on Kindle

Henry Darrow's new autobiography "Lightning in the Bottle" is now available in print and as an ebook on Kindle. If you love a book you can't put down then this is one to add to your collection. Author Jan Pippins artfully tells the life story of one of the most interesting and enjoyable personalities to grace Hollywood in the last 40 years. The story of this hard working and fine actor is nothing short of captivating.

Print
http://www.amazon.com/Henry-Darrow-Lightning-Jan-Pippins/dp/1593936885
Kindle
http://www.amazon.com/HENRY-DARROW-LIGHTNING-BOTTLE-ebook/dp/B008RAYRF4/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1343851578&sr=1-1