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El Cid Review 2020 Tv Show Series Season Cast Crew Online
Creators: Luis Arranz, José Velasco
Stars: Jaime Lorente, Alicia Sanz, José Luis García Pérez
Amazon Prime Video’s first array into Spanish-language original series has been announced.
El Cid is a new upcoming five-episode drama due to launch on the streaming platform.
All episodes will be made available to stream on December 18 around the world.
In order to watch the show, fans will just need a subscription to the platform.
The new show features several recognisable Spanish stars in its leading roles.
This includes Money Heist star Jaime Lorente who will be playing the titular El Cid or Rodrigo ‘Ruy’ Diaz de Vivar.
He is best known as Denver in the hugely popular Netflix series La Casa de Papel, which is soon back for its fifth and final season.
Many of the characters are based on real historical figures who appear in Spanish legends of the period.
Alongside Lorente, the show also features Che star Carlos Bardem as the Count of Leon and Buried actor José Luis García-Pérez as King Ferdinand.
Other cast members include Elia Galera as Queen Sancha The Beauty, Juan Echanove as the bishop, Alicia Sanz as the Infanta Urraca and Francisco Ortiz as Sancho VII the Strong.
Jaime Olías plays Alfonso VI, Lucía Guerrero appears as Jimena and Lucía Díez is the Infanta Elvira.
The cast is completed by Nicolás Illoro, Juan Fernández Pablo Álvarez, Ginés García Millán and Dani Tatay.
El Cid is a dramatisation of the real historical figure Ruy Diaz, who is thought of as a national hero of Spain.
The first season follows his younger years as he becomes a knight and faithful defender of the crown.
The series is set in the 11th century when Christians, Arabs and Jews lived together in the Iberian Peninsula.
Viewers should expect plenty of action on the battlefield as well as stories of love, betrayal and power struggles.