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The Mark of Zorro
Author: Written and dramatized for audio by Yuri Rasovsky; Based on a novel by Johnston McCulley
Narrator: Val Kilmer and a full cast
Unabridged: 3 hr 8 min
Format: Digital Audiobook
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Published: 03/28/2011
Genre: Fiction - Action & Adventure
Synopsis
Starring Val Kilmer as the voice of Zorro Based on Johnston McCulleys The Curse of Capistrano first published in 1919 by the pulp magazine AllStory Weekly, dramatized for audio by Yuri Rasovsky
A 2011 Grammy Nominee for Best Spoken Word Album Named One of AudioFile's Best Audiobooks of 2011 Set in Los Angeles during the era of early nineteenth 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 fullblooded youths of his age, he presents himself as a fop, lacking in vigor, vitality, and strength. But Vegas timorous reputation is merely a mask to conceal his alter egoEl 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 Californias corrupt governor, he is everhunted by the Commandante of La Reina de Los Angeles, Capitan Ramn, 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 seorita in Los Angeles. Unimpressed with Diegos 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 Ramn has also taken an interest in the fair seorita, making matters worse. As tensions heighten between Ramon 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 fullcast audio drama by the awardwinning 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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