What is "zorro"

1838, "South American fox-wolf," from Spanish zorro, masc. of zorra "fox," from Basque azaria "fox." The comic book hero, a variation on the Robin Hood theme set in old Spanish California, was created 1919 by U.S. writer Johnston McCulley (1883-1958).

n. A South American canid of the genus ''Lycalopex'', visually similar to (and sometimes referred to as) a fox but more closely related to a wolf.

Zorro (Spanish for "fox") is the secret identity of Don Diego de la Vega, a fictional character created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley. He is a Californio nobleman living in Los Angeles during the era of Mexican rule (between 1821 and 1846), although some movie adaptations of Zorro's story have placed him during the earlier Spanish rule.

The character has undergone changes through the years, but the typical image of him is a dashing black-clad masked outlaw who defends the commoners and indigenous peoples of the land against tyrannical officials and other villains. Not only is he too cunning and foxlike for the bumbling authorities to catch, but he also delights in publicly humiliating them.

The character has been featured in numerous books, films, television series, and other media. Tiburcio Vásquez, Juan Nepomuceno Cortina and Joaquin Murrieta are cited as inspirations for Zorro.

Zorro is an American action-adventure western drama series produced by Walt Disney Productions. Based on the well-known Zorro character created by Johnston McCulley, the series premiered on October 10, 1957 on ABC. The final network broadcast was July 2, 1959. Seventy-eight episodes were produced, and 4 hour-long specials were aired on the Walt Disney anthology series between October 30, 1960 and April 2, 1961.

Zorro is a 2005 novel by Chilean author Isabel Allende. Its subject is the pulp hero Diego de la Vega, better known as El Zorro (The Fox), who was featured in an early 20th-century novel.

The novel takes the form of a biography and is the first origin story for this legendary character. In terms of material, it is a prequel to Johnston McCulley's 1919 novella The Curse of Capistrano, which first featured the character of Zorro. The story incorporates details from a variety of works that have featured the pulp hero, including the 1998 film The Mask of Zorro.

Zorro is a musical with music by the Gipsy Kings and John Cameron, a book by Stephen Clark and Helen Edmundson, and lyrics by Stephen Clark. It is inspired by the 2005 fictional biography Zorro, the first original story of the pulp hero Zorro, written by Chilean author Isabel Allende (itself a prequel to the events of the original Zorro story, the 1919 novella The Curse of Capistrano by Johnston McCulley). It also contains numerous references to earlier Zorro-related works, especially the 1998 film The Mask of Zorro. The original musical did a trial run tour which proved to be successful, and led to a transfer to the West End (which included some minor changes such as the recasting of the roles of Luisa and Ramon).

The musical originally opened at the Congress Theatre in Eastbourne with a five night run between 4–8 March, before moving to the West End in July.

The musical began previews at the Garrick Theatre in London on 2 July 2008, after the first few were cancelled due to technical problems. The official opening was 15 July 2008. Christopher Renshaw directed and Rafael Amargo choreographed. The cast featured Matt Rawle as Zorro/Diego De La Vega, Emma Williams as Luisa, Adam Levy as Ramon, Lesli Margherita as Inez, Nick Cavaliere as Sergeant Garcia, and Jonathan Newth as Don Alejandro De La Vega.

After almost nine months in the West End, the final London performance of Zorro at The Garrick Theatre was on 14 March 2009.

Zorro is a 1975 Italian/ French film based on the character created by Johnston McCulley. Directed by Duccio Tessari, it stars French actor Alain Delon as Zorro. Filmed in Spain, this Italian movie has many spaghetti western elements to it.

Zorro is a 2009 Philippine television series produced by GMA Network. It is an adaptation of the Zorro property created by Johnston McCulley, initially based on the novella The Curse of Capistrano. It stars Richard Gutierrez and Rhian Ramos. The series began airing on March 23, 2009 and ends on August 7, 2009.

Zorro is a 1985 video game written by James Garon and published by Datasoft. The game is as a puzzle platformer, where Zorro has to use items to solve puzzles while battling enemies with his sword, all to save the imprisoned senorita. Versions were released for the Apple II, Atari 8-bit family, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, and MS-DOS. A ZX Spectrum port was published in 1986 by U.S. Gold.

Zorro is a 1975 Hindi film starring Rekha, Naveen Nischol, Danny Denzongpa and Bindu.

Zorro (Spanish for "fox") is a swashbuckling fictional character of films, television, books, and video games that originated in the 1919 book The Curse of Capistrano by New York–based pulp writer Johnston McCulley. It may also refer to:

In film:

• The Mark of Zorro (1920 film), a silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks released
• Zorro Rides Again, a 1937 film serial starring John Carroll as a modern descendant of the original Zorro
• The Mark of Zorro (1940 film), a film starring Tyrone Powers
• The Mark of Zorro (1974 film), a television movie starring Frank Langella released
• Zorro (1975 film), an Italian/French film starring Alain Delon
• Zorro (1975 Hindi film), a Hindi film starring Rekha
• Zorro, The Gay Blade, a 1981 comedy film about Zorro starring George Hamilton, in which the character has a gay twin brother
• The Mask of Zorro, a 1998 film starring Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Stuart Wilson
• The Legend of Zorro, a 2005 film sequel to The Mask of Zorro

In television:

• Zorro (1957 TV series), a Walt Disney television series
• Zorro (1990 TV series), a television series starring Duncan Regehr
• Zorro (Philippine TV series), a short-lived 2009 Philippine version of Zorro starring Richard Gutierrez
• Zorro and Son, a short-lived 1983 sitcom television series
• Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa, a 2007 telenovela

In video games

• Zorro (video game), a 1985 cross-platform video game
• Zorro (1995 video game), a 1995 DOS video game

In other fictional media:

• Zorro (novel), a 2005 novel
• Roronoa Zoro, character from the manga/anime One Piece

In music:

• "Zorro", a 1958 song by The Chordettes
• "Zorro", a song by The Bluetones from their 2002 album Science & Nature
• The Zorros, an Australian rock band of the early 1980s

In zoology

• "Zorro", the European Spanish word for " fox" (esp. the species Vulpes vulpes)
• South American fox (Lycalopex), South American canids sometimes called "zorros" in English that are distinct and not closely related to true foxes

Other:

• João Zorro, a 13th-century Portuguese troubadour
• Zorro II and Zorro III, computer expansion bus implemented in Amiga computers
• Zorro Productions, Inc., the company that controls the worldwide trademarks and copyrights of the character Zorro
• Zorro (code name), the FBI's code name for Martin Luther King, Jr..

Zorro, also known as The New Zorro, New World Zorro, and Zorro 1990, is an American action- adventure drama series featuring Duncan Regehr as the character of Zorro. Regehr portrayed the fearless Latino hero and fencer on The Family Channel from 1990 to 1993. The series was shot entirely in Madrid, Spain and produced by New World Television (U.S.), The Family Channel (U.S.), Ellipse Programme of Canal Plus (France), Beta TV (Germany), and RAI (Italy). 88 episodes of the series were produced, 10 more than the first Zorro television series, which was produced by Disney in the late 1950s.

Since 2011, the series is airing in the United States on Retro TV as The New Zorro. Peter Rodgers Organization is the distributor for this version of Zorro.