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The Legend of El Cid

The Legend of El Cid

20207.22 Seasons10 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

The story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and war hero in medieval Spain.

NetworksPrime Video

Top Cast

Jaime Lorente

Jaime Lorente

Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar

Francisco Ortiz

Francisco Ortiz

Sancho II de Castilla

Alicia Sanz

Alicia Sanz

Urraca de Zamora

Jaime Olías

Jaime Olías

Alfonso VI de León

Lucía Guerrero

Lucía Guerrero

Jimena Díaz

Pablo Álvarez

Pablo Álvarez

Orduño Flaínez

Adrián Salzedo

Adrián Salzedo

Álvar Fáñez

David Castillo

David Castillo

Lisardo

Lucía Díez

Lucía Díez

Elvira de Toro

Juan Echanove

Juan Echanove

Bernardo de Sedirac

Themes & Keywords

portugalspainmonarchygalicia, spainperiod dramahistoricalspanish history11th centuryiberian peninsula

About The Legend of El Cid

The Legend of El Cid is a action & adventure, drama, war & politics series that first aired in 2020 exploring themes of portugal, spain, monarchy, galicia, spain, period drama, historical. it stars Jaime Lorente, Francisco Ortiz, Alicia Sanz. The story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and war hero in medieval Spain.

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