Zorro and Ana Maria Verdugo

One of the most popular story arcs of the Walt Disney Zorro series took place in Monterrey. There, Diego de la Vega is introduced to Ana Maria Verdugo and becomes smitten with the dark-eyed beauty. However, Ana Maria's affections are not for Diego. Her heart is set on marrying his alter ego, the charming and daring El Zorro. The young caballero was not to be detoured by this slight obsticle. For Diego loved Ana Maria so much that he planned to give up being Zorro. Only the intervention of his father, Don Alejandro, prevented him from revealing his identity and accepting the Governor’s offer of amnesty, which would have allowed him the freedom to marry her and live a normal life. Zorro’s choice to continue as an outlaw, protecting the people of California rather than marrying her, left her disappointed and heartbroken. Now, several months later, the masked protector of California and Ana Maria have another encounter. Will Zorro have a change of heart? Will sparks fly between them again? Or will their love die? Find out — when Zorro and Ana Maria meet in the pages of ZORRO Swordplay and Romance, the new book from Bold Venture Press. Writen by Daryl McCullough and illustrated by Nestor Taylor. *Pictures shown not in the book. On sale at Bold Venture Press and on Amazon

ZORRO STORY COLLECTION 3

Zorro Swordplay and Romance offers a collection of 15 new exciting Zorro stories. On sale at Bold Venture Press and at Amazon

Zorro and The Treacherous Plot performed by All Ears Theatre

Zorro and The Treacherous Plot

 On November 23, 2023, All Ears Theatre of Kalamazoo, Michigan performed their third Zorro radio drama. On this occasion, All Ears presented Zorro and The Treacherous Plot live before a studio audience. The licensed production, adapted from an original story by Daryl McCullough, kicked off the 2023-24 season for the talented radio theater group. 

All Ears Theatre had previously performed Zorro and The King's Gold and Zorro and The Don's Dilemma. These shows will be featured again in upcoming seasons along with the final two episodes in the story arc. 

Zorro and The Treacherous Plot ©2023 is available to listen to free of charge on SoundCloud.

https://soundcloud.com/allearstheatrekalamazoo/zorro-and-the-treacherous-plot-by-daryl-mccullough

Zorro and the Treacherous Plot written by Daryl McCullough

Adapted for All Ears and Directed by Donald Ramlow

DIEGO/ZORRO: MICHAEL RAY HELMS
ALEJANDRO: MICKEY SYKES
BERNARDO/SGT. GARCIA/LUIS: TIM ESCHELBACH ANNOUNCER/ROSALIA/MARIA: MARTIE GROAT
CAPITAN ORTIZ: WILLIAM LAWSON
LT. SANCHEZ/ROBERTO/DRIVER/LUGO: RICHARD PHILPOT REYES/SENTRY/LANCER: RICK FONTAINE
MONTEZ/RAMON: DAVID ISAACSON

Music composed by Hal Hobson-Morse Music
Performed by Linda Havens and Deb Phillips
Sound effects performed by Steve Rossio and Gary Browne
Produced by Laura Kay Henderson, Jen Hebben, and Michael Ray Helms

Zorro is owned by Zorro Productions Incorporated. Stories were written and performed under license from ZPI. All works are copyrighted and used with permission. All Rights Reserved.

Visit the All Ears Theatre website for more information on All Ears Theatre and upcoming performances in 2024.

https://www.allearstheatre.org/

ZORRO SWORDPLAY AND ROMANCE - NEW BOOK

 

Zorro is back with more action, more adventure, and more romance than ever. This book is packed so full it had to be called ZORRO SWORDPLAY AND ROMANCE. 

If you love ZORRO. If you love action, adventure, and romance. If you love great stories. If you love to read. Then Zorro Swordplay and Romance is for you.

Zorro Swordplay and Romance includes 15 all-new stories from 15 authors. Stories are based on Walt Disney’s Zorro starring Guy Williams. New World Zorro starring Duncan Regehr and Patrice Martinez. Telemundo’s Zorro La Espada y La Rosa starring Christian Meier and Marlene Favela. The Mask of Zorro starring Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. And, Johnston McCulley’s original Zorro pulp stories.

Each story is wonderfully illustrated. 

Artists include The Presidential award-winning Perego (front cover and story), Award-winning artist Nestor Taylor (back cover and story), Anibal Arroyo, Rob Davis, Alvaro Andre Neves, Michael Wexler, Ramon Casares, Michael Grassia, Jeff Austin, Heather Anderson, Bobby Nash.

Among the stories featured are:

4 New World Zorro stories from some of the most beloved NWZ authors who together have written nearly 300 Zorro stories in their careers.

Unhappy Lover by Tekla Cichocka
No The Picnic For Zorro by Linda Bindner
And Then There Was You by Heather Anderson
A Tax For Valentine’s Day by Katrin Micka

4 Walt Disney Zorro stories:

Between Love and Duty by multiple award-winning author John French
Reward For Zorro by veteran Disney Zorro author Patricia Crumpler
Zorro Finds His True Calling by award-winning veteran Disney Zorro author Susan Kite Change of Heart by Zorro historian, and veteran Zorro author Daryl McCullough whose credits include multiple Zorro radio dramas and books among them the Grammy and Audie nominated The Mark of Zoro.

5 Johnston McCulley pulp Zorro stories:

Whispers of The Past by accomplished author Michael Wexler
Rose of Madrid by actor, stuntman, and award-winning author, known as the urban swashbuckler Teel James Glenn
Revenge of The Sea Witch by multiple award-winning author Bobby Nash
Outfoxed By A Woman by veteran author Dr. Richard A. Olson.
The Man Who Used To Be Zorro by Dynamite, Scholastic, and DC Comics writer Eric M. Esquivel

1 Zorro La Espada Y La Rosa story:

Thorns of The Rose by Zorro historian Jan Zbicinski

1 The Mask of Zorro story:

Shadow of Rebellion by veteran Zorro author and artist Francisco Silva

Zorro, a masked rogue, gave the citizens of Spanish California the courage to resist tyranny! He fought with a flashing sword — and a dashing smile. The tyrants referred to him as a ‘bandit,’ but everyone knew Zorro only stole the hearts of admiring señoritas — and one beautiful tavern owner in particular. These new short stories, starring the famous character created by Johnston McCulley, emphasize the wily Fox's romantic side, as he charms — and slashes — his way through 15 new adventures!

On sale now! 

Directly from Bold Venture Press
https://www.boldventurepress.com/zorro-swordplay-and-romance/

and Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Zorro-Swordplay.../dp/B0D64CD8N3

It is also available from Amazon in the UK, Germany, Netherlands, and EU.

New ZORRO Series Starring Jean Dujardin

 

Oscar-winning comedian and actor Jean Dujardin (The Artist) will star in the new eight-part French Zorro series. The cast will include the well-known Italian comedian Salvatore Ficarra and French actors Audrey Dana, André Dussollier, Eric Elmosnino, and Grégory Gadebois.

The series takes place in 1821 as Don Diego de la Vega becomes mayor of Los Angeles and has to deal with the corrupt businessman Don Emmanuel. 

Created by Benjamin Charbit (“Gagarine”) and Noé Debré (“Dheepan”), the series is produced by Marc Dujardin’s Le Collectif 64 and Julien Seul at Bien Sûr Productions, written by Charbit, Debré, and Emmanuel Poulain-Arnaud (“Le Test”), and directed by Jean-Baptiste Saurel (“Parallèles”) and Emilie Noblet (“Parlement”).

Paramount has bought the series along with rights for distribution in the UK, Italy, Germany, and Latin America. France TV distribution is handling sales for all other territories. Rumor has it the show will be available in Canada and Australia as well.

The series will air on Paramount+ later this year first, then in other areas. Tentative release is slated for September 2024.

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/