2024
118 min
El Cid retells from a contemporary perspective the story of the most famous Spaniard in history, a man trapped between two worlds and two cultures. A nobleman, a hero, a mercenary, a vassal, but also a man who could have been king. El Cid was centuries ahead of his time and became transcended by his own legend.
Fernando sends his son Sancho to Zaragoza to face his brother Ramiro, King of Aragón. Before his departure, Ruy reveals to the king that Flaín has plotted to kill him.