The Mark of Zorro (Dramatized)
by Yuri Rasovsky , McCulley Johnston
Narrated by Val Kilmer
LENGTH: 3 hrs and 9 mins
128K - 168 Mb
Based on Johnston McCulley’s The Curse of Capistrano first published in 1919.
Set in Los Angeles during the era of early 19th-century Colonial Spanish California,
the story introduces us to wealthy, young aristocrat Don Diego de la Vega, son of the
richest ranchero in the country. Don Diego is an idler who has never concerned himself
with more than the cut of his clothes. Unlike other full-blooded youths of his age, he
presents himself as a fop, lacking in vigor, vitality, and strength. But Vega’s timorous
reputation is merely a mask to conceal his alter ego—El Zorro. As Zorro, dressed in black
and wearing a mask, he is transformed into a cunning swordsman who fearlessly pulls off
dashing and daring escapades in his quest to avenge the helpless, aid the poor and oppressed,
and punish cruel officials. Deemed an outlaw by California’s corrupt governor, he is
ever-hunted by the Commandante of La Reina de Los Angeles, Capitan Ramón, and his henchman,
Sergeant Pedro Gonzalez.
Forced to find a wife or lose his inheritance, Diego sets off to romance the fiery, outspoken
Lolita Pulido, the most beautiful señorita in Los Angeles. Unimpressed with Diego’s passionless
efforts to win her affections, Lolita finds herself attracted to the dashing and courageous Zorro.
With the Pulido family having been impoverished by the corrupt governor, her father would see her
married to the rich Don Diego. At the same time, the nobly born but morally dissolute Captain Ramón
has also taken an interest in the fair señorita, making matters worse. As tensions heighten between
Ramón and the Pulido family and pursuit of the masked avenger intensifies, Zorro leaves his mark on
those who would perpetrate injustice.
The Mark of Zorro, masterfully adapted into a full-cast audio drama by the award-winning Hollywood Theater
of the Ear especially for Blackstone Audio, is an exciting, action packed, swashbuckling adventure that will
have listeners on the edge of their seats.
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Thanks!
Thank you.
Thank you for the addition of The Mark of Zorro. I have heard it before and enjoyed it - got it from the library. Now I will be able to listen again without a trip to the library.
Thank you Rick!
Muchas Gracias, Señor Rik!!!