Zorro Swashbuckling News and Updates

Zorro Swashbuckling News and Updates

Saturday, December 23, 2023

Zorro - The New Amazon Prime Series



Coming in January, 2024 the new ZORRO Spanish language series from Amazon Studios.

The 10 episode first season of the Spanish language ZORRO reboot series produced by the Los Angeles-based Secuoya Studios and John Gertz will premiere on January 19th 2024 and stream exclusively on Amazon’s Prime Video in the United States, Andorra, Mexico, Portugal, and Latin America.

Featured in the cast is Spain’s Miguel Bernardeau Guzmán as Diego/Zorro and Mexico’s Renata Notni as Lolita Marquez.

The series is directed by Javier Quintas, whose credits include episodes of Money Heist and Sky Rojo, and Miguel Angel Vivas, a director on Locked Up and Unauthorized Living and written by Carlos Portela (Hierro, Velvet Collection).

Executive Producers:

David Martínez, David Cotarelo and Angela Agudo.

CAST

Miguel Bernardeau, Renata Notni, Dalia Xiuhcoatl, Emiliano Zurita, Elia Galera, Paco Tous, Rodolfo Sancho, Cristo Fernández, Francisco Reyes, Cecilia Suárez, Luis Tosar, Ana Layevska, Estibalitz Ruiz, Fele Martinez, Andrés Almeida, Peter Vives, Joel Basqued, Chacha Huang, Mireia Mambo, Eva Camacho, Julien Lacabe.

Synopsis

Everyone expects to control California in 1834: The old colonizers, the newly installed government craving support from Mexico after serving the Spanish crown, Russian oligarchs using their Russian-American companies, the French who don’t want to relinquish their control of this rich territory and the newly formed United States of America. The victims of this struggle are always the same, the people; the native Indians, some of which serve as semi slaves in the missions and others remain free, the Mexican workers exploited and disenfranchised by the government, and the immigrants of every race and origins that came looking for opportunities. Their last hope is a millennial hero that has kept the peace in their world and has now reincarnated in the young Diego de la Vega. New times call for a new hero.

Trailer with English Subtitles.


Available only on Amazon.

Amazon Prime



The Vengeance of Zorro - Novel by Barry Creyton


The new Commandante’s arrival in Reina de los Angeles was uneventful. Then Capitán Juan Ruelas began mapping his path to political power. He began by overtaxing the people, to finance his campaign. Those who could not pay his high taxes were tortured.

Juanita, the pretty tavern server, sought help for her imprisoned father. She turned to Fray Felipe and Don Diego de la Vega — the lazy popinjay who moonlighted as the masked Zorro, scourge of outlaws and sworn enemy to tyrants. But perhaps not all Zorro’s cleverness can protect him and his loved ones when Ruelas’s oppression assumes a more personal nature.

Through the memoirs of Bernardo, Diego’s loyal manservant, unfold the degradations carried out by Capitan Ruelas, and the revenge exacted by Zorro.

Produced under license from Zorro Productions, Inc.

Available in trade paperback, hardcover and digital editions.

The Vengeance of Zorro available from Bold Venture Press

https://www.boldventurepress.com/the-vengeance-of-zorro/

Friday, May 26, 2023

ZORRO en en español! Zorro Cabalga por la Justicia!


 

A la venta ahora! Zorro Cabalga por la Justicia.

El nuevo libro completamente ilustrado del Zorro por Daryl

McCullough.

(Una 'historia ilustrada' basada en la serie de televisión New World protagonizada por Duncan Regehr)

Don Diego de la Vega, hijo de un rico terrateniente, regresa a Alta California para encontrar a los ciudadanos de Los Ángeles aplastados por la opresión. Opresión del Alcalde Luis Ramón hambriento de dinero; la opresión del sádico Capitán de Soto; opresión del inepto Sargento Mendoza. Cuando apoderarse de dinero y tierras ya no le satisface, Ramón comienza a vender a los ciudadanos pobres como esclavos para llenar sus arcas. Luego, de la noche, un héroe de negro aparece para hacer chocar sus espadas con los opresores: ¡el Señor Zorro, cuya espada es una llama para corregir todo mal!


Disponible en Bold Venture Press.


https://www.boldventurepress.com/zorro-cabalga-por-la-justicia/?fbclid=IwAR1aChqm1v6naFgplni3VVBwCAVF50RFgiawpZzbXf_m22wYq8YzoiXF3pA


Disponible en Amazon.com

Zorro Cabalga Por La Justicia (Spanish Edition): McCullough, Daryl: 9798395914842: Amazon.com: Books






Sunday, March 26, 2023

New Children's Book Zorro Rides For Justice Now Available


 Zorro Rides For Justice, the new illustrated children's book based on the New World television series that starred Duncan Regehr is now available from Bold Venture Press.

Don Diego de la Vega, son of a wealthy landowner, returns to Alta California to find Los Angeles' citizens being crushed by oppression. Oppression from the money-hungry Alcalde Luis Ramon; oppression from the sadistic Capitán de Soto; oppression from the inept Sergeant Mendoza. When seizing money and land no longer satisfies him, Ramon begins selling the poor citizens into slavery to fill his coffers. Then, from out of the night, a hero in black appears to clash blades with the oppressors —  Señor Zorro, whose sword is a flame to right every wrong!

Available in color trade paperback or glossy, color case-laminate hardcover.


Click Here to buy Zorro Rides For Justice

Thursday, March 16, 2023

ZORRO Rides For Justice Children's Picture Book

 


The Legend Begins Again as ZORRO Rides For Justice in the new Zorro children's picture book available from Bold Venture Press on March 31, 2023. Based on the New World Zorro series that starred Duncan Regehr, Patrice Martinez, John G. Hertzler, James Victor, Henry Darrow, Juan Diego Botto, Michael Tylo, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. 

In the early 1800s, California was still under Spanish rule. Some military commanders plundered and won riches at the expense of peace-loving settlers. Against these agents of injustice, the settlers were powerless — until one man’s courage stirred the hearts of Californians. He alone gave them the spirit to resist tyranny. That man was Zorro!

Don Diego de la Vega, son of a wealthy landowner, returns to Alta California to find Los Angeles citizens being crushed by oppression. Oppression from the money-hungry Alcalde Luis Ramon; oppression from the sadistic Capitán de Soto; oppression from the inept Sergeant Mendoza. When seizing money and land no longer satisfies him, Ramon begins selling the poor citizens into slavery to fill his coffers. Then, from out of the night, a hero in black appears to clash blades with the oppressors — Señor Zorro, whose sword is a flame to right every wrong!

Whether you're young or young at heart. . . this Zorro story will appeal to all who love Zorro. Whether you're a New World Zorro fan, a Disney Zorro fan, or just love Zorro, you'll find this story to be fun and entertaining. Zorro Rides For Justice is a delightful Zorro adventure. 

Available 31/3/2023 from Bold Venture Press

Click here to Pre-Order Zorro Rides For Justice.

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Who Is Your Favorite Zorro?

 WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE ZORRO?


CAST YOUR VOTE!!

1. Guy Williams

2. Duncan Regehr

3. Christian Meier

4. Anthony Hopkins

5. Henry Darrow

6. Antonio Banderas

7. Tyrone Power

8. Frank Langella

9. Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.

10. Alain Delon

11. George Hamilton

Saturday, January 14, 2023

Zorro Rides For Justice Children's Picture Book

 


If you love New World Zorro. Or you just love Zorro. If you have children. If you have grandchildren or great-grandchildren. . . Then stay tuned. 

From Out of the Night a Hero Must Rise. Zorro Rides For Justice is coming soon from Bold Venture Press. Reignite your love of the characters and series. OR. . . Introduce your little ones to Zorro for the first time with this 108-page children's picture book. Loaded with pictures, this book will make reading fun. And it will be a collectible. This the first children's book directly based on a Zorro television series in almost 50 years AND the first ever children's picture book based on New World Zorro.





Zorro Rides For Justice. . . .  Coming Soon. . . . From Bold Venture Press




Spanish Zorro Reboot


‘ZORRO’ REBOOT
Mediawan Rights has boarded the highly anticipated “Zorro” series reboot, produced by leading Spanish company Secuoya Studios.


Mediawan Rights is set to distribute the event series internationally. The show started shooting on July 25 in Spain and will be filming until the end of the year.

Written by Carlos Portela (“Velvet Collection”), the modern reboot will mark the IP’s big television comeback almost two decades after its last live-action adaptation. John Gertz, founder of Zorro Productions and a producer on “The Mask of Zorro” and “The Legend of Zorro” movies titles, is an executive producer on the show.

Set in the 1830s in Los Angeles, the flagship series stars Miguel Bernardeau, known for his role in the Spanish hit show “Elite,” in the lead role, opposite Mexican actress Renata Notni who will play Lolita Marquez. Dalia Xiucoatl, Emiliano Zurita and Joel Bosqued complete the cast. Javier Quintas (“Money Heist,”“Sky Rojo”) is directing the series.

“We are proud to be the international distributor of this powerful and original new version of ‘Zorro,’ an iconic and timeless hero,” said Valérie Vleeschhouwer, Mediawan Rights’s managing director, adding that the series underscores the company’s “ambition to support strong and high-end productions worldwide.”

Charles Touboul, Mediawan Rights’s head of content for scripted, described the series as “an origin story around this emblematic hero that not only respects the codes of the franchise,” and said it boasts “elaborated storylines with a contemporary relevance, strong female characters, pop culture references… Not to mention spectacular scenes in each episode!”

“Throughout our creative development process for ‘Zorro,’ our intention has been to create a best-inclass story of this global superhero, a premium production meant to be enjoyed by audiences around the world,” said Sergio Pizzolante, president of Secuoya Studios Commercial & Distribution.

Pizzolante and Gertz are executive producing, along with Andy Kaplan at KC Global Media, and Jesús Torres and Glenda Pacanins at NoStatusQuo Studio.

“Zorro” will roll out on Prime Video in the U.S., Latin America and Spain.

Zorro's Exploits -The New Zorro Book from Bold Venture Press

 

ZORRO'S BACK!!! Zorro rides to the rescue in an all-new anthology!!!

Get it NOW!!! The follow-up to ZORRO: The Daring Escapades.

The hero of Spanish California rides again in ZORRO's EXPLOITS.

17 new adventures featuring the Curse of Capistrano!

In the early 1800s, California was still under Spanish rule. Some of the military commanders plundered and won riches at the expense of the peace-loving settlers. Against these agents of injustice, the settlers were powerless, until one man arose whose courage stirred the hearts of Californians. He alone gave them the spirit to resist tyranny. That man was Zorro!

The original masked hero clashes swords with military tyrants, werewolves, outlaw gangs, vampires, and other assorted malcontents in seventeen original stories created especially for this volume.

Editor: Audrey Parente

Introductions by: Jan Zbiciński and Bill Cotter

Stories by: Ron Fortier, Bobby Nash, James Mullaney, John L. French, Tekla Cichocka, Aaron Rosenberg, Michael Kurland, Jim Beard, Susan Kite, Scott Cranford, Patricia Crumpler, Francisco Silva, Teel James Glenn, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Don Everett Smith Jr., Patrick Thomas, and Brett Bouriseau.

Illustrations by: Sora Almasy, Steve Shipley, Michael Grassia, Rick Celano, Phil Latter, Francisco Silva, Rob Davis, Perego, and Aleena Valentine-Lopez.

For more information or to purchase, click on the link below.
Zorro's Exploits - Bold Venture Press

Wilmer Valderrama to Star in Disney's Reimagined Zorro Series

 


Disney has officially announced that Wilmer Valderrama, star of "That 70s Show" and "NCIS" will star in a new reimagined Zorro series. Valderrama will play the dual role of Diego de la Vega and Zorro in this telenovela style Zorro. He will act as an executive producer along with Gary Marsh, the creative chief at Disney Branded Television, and John Gertz, President of Zorro Productions, Inc. 

Ayo Davis, President of Disney Branded Television, explains Disney's concept for the series: "We're reimagining this Disney classic as a compelling period piece, set in the Pueblo de Los Angeles, but told in a very modern telenovela style-- with richly drawn contemporary characters and relationships set against action, drama, suspense and humor of the original iconic Zorro." 

The series is currently in "Pre-Production." No other names are attached to this series at this time. No date for filming or release has been given. 

Guy Williams starred as Zorro in the original Disney series from 1957-60. He was and still is beloved by millions of fans worldwide. Williams is considered to be, by many, the greatest Zorro of all time.

Can Disney capture the greatness of the series that Disney made in the 1950s? Can Valderrama be even a shadow of the great Guy Williams' Zorro? IF, and that is a huge IF... IF, they can repeat the magic of that series with its outstanding storytelling, amazing characters, superb swashbuckling choreography,  and incredible acting they will have a hit that will make Zorro one of the most entertaining and watched characters on television once again.