''The Shadow of Zorro'' ( es, Cabalgando hacia la muerte; it, L'ombra di Zorro) is a 1962 Spanish western film directed by
Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent
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He died on 16 August 2012 at the age of 91 in Madrid
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, written by
José Mallorquí and
Jess Franco
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, and starring
Frank Latimore, Maria Luz Galicia,
Mario Feliciani
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Life and career
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,
Raffaella Carrà
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,
Robert Hundar and Gianni Santuccio.
Plot
Two brothers, Billy (Claudio Undari) and Dan (Paul Piaget), head to California, determined to hunt down and kill Zorro to avenge the death of their brother.
Their ploy, Billy will dress up as Zorro and commit a variety of atrocities, hopefully drawing the real Zorro out of retirement.
The real Zorro is Don Jose de la Torre (Frank Latimore), the richest man in California. His fiance Maria (Maria Luz Galicia) doesn’t want to see Zorro resurrected. She wants to marry and live a quiet life.
Don Jose isn’t fond of donning the mask again either.
But when Billy and Dan have trouble learning the identity of Zorro, they start capturing and threatening those who might be able to provide the answers.
Finally, it’s the brutal death of an aging servant named Raimundo that spurs Zorro back into action.
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Cast
References
External links
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Spanish Western (genre) films
1962 Western (genre) films
1962 films
Films directed by Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent
Films produced by Alberto Grimaldi
Films scored by Francesco De Masi
Films shot in Spain
Films with screenplays by José Mallorquí
Films based on works by Johnston McCulley
1960s Spanish films
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