With scenic 18th century Mexico as a backdrop, Anthony Hopkins plays the original Zorro, a.k.a. Don Diego de la Vega, intent on revenge after rival enemy Don Raphael Montero (Stuart Wilson) murdered his wife and took his daughter, Elena. After being imprisoned for 20 years, the fabled hero removes his mask and takes on a tarnished young apprentice, Alejandro Murieta (Antonio Banderas), to infiltrate Montero's plan to take control of California from Santa Anna. A boisterous outlaw with his own desire for revenge, Murieta works with Diego to avenge his brother's death by the sword of Montero's right-hand man, Captain Harrison Love (Matt Letscher, in his big screen debut). After Diego's extensive training in swordfighting, discipline and manners, a new Zorro appears wreaking vengeance and stealing the heart of a now-grown Elena (Catherine Zeta-Jones).
Ο ηλικιωμένος Δον Ντιέγκο, που πριν από είκοσι χρόνια φορούσε τη μάσκα του Ζορρό, δραπετεύει από τη φυλακή και εκπαιδεύει ένα νεαρό παράνομο για να πάρει τη θέση του και να εκδικηθεί το διεφθαρμένο κυβερνήτη της Καλιφόρνια.
Anthony Hopkins, Stuart Wilson, Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Victor Rivers