Learn more. The Mask of Zorro: Directed by Martin Campbell. With José María de Tavira, Diego Sieres, Emiliano Guerra, Yolanda Orizaga. A young thief seeking revenge for his brother's death is trained by the once-great, aging Zorro, who is pursuing his own vengeance.

No one has answered this question yet. What is 'The Mask of Zorro' about? Don Diego de la Vega ( Anthony Hopkins ), the original Zorro, is captured and imprisoned by corrupt Spanish governor Don Rafael Montero ( Stuart Wilson) just as Spain concedes governance of California to Mexico.

The Mask of Zorro is a 1998 swashbuckler / western film based on the character of Zorro (Anthony Hopkins retires and trains Alejandro Murrieta, played by Antonio Banderas, to succeed him as the masked vigilante).

Diego vows revenge against Raphael and, in doing so, decides to train a new Zorro to take his place. His successor, the cocky young thief Alejandro Murrieta ( Antonio Banderas ), who once met Zorro when he (Alejandro) was a child, has reasons of his own for wanting to wear the mask. Is 'The Mask of Zorro' based on a book?