Curro Jiménez
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Curro Jiménez was a successful Spanish television historical drama series that was first broadcast on La Primera Cadena of Televisión Española from December 22, 1976 to March 25, 1978.
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Curro Jiménez | |
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Written by | Antonio Larreta |
Directed by | Antonio Drove Mario Camus Joaquín Romero Marchenet |
Starring | Sancho Gracia Álvaro de Luna Eduardo García José Sancho |
Theme music composer | Waldo de los Ríos |
Country of origin | Spain |
Original language | Spanish |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 40 |
Production | |
Production company | Televisión Española |
Original release | |
Network | TVE1 |
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Its main theme was Andalusian "bandolerismo" (bandit lifestyle) in the 19th century, located in the Ronda mountains. The main characters were four bandits, Curro Jiménez (the romantic prototype of the Andalusian "bandolero", El Algarrobo ("the Carob tree"), El Gitano ("the Gipsy") and El Estudiante ("the Student").
The series consisted of 40 episodes, in three seasons, and a movie. It was followed by a 12 episodes sequel aired in 1995 on Antena 3.