Queen of Swords is an action-adventure television series produced between the two Zorro films, The Mask of Zorro (1998) and The Legend of Zorro (2005), set in California during the early 19th century that ran for one season, from 2000 to 2001. The show is about a young noblewoman who is Tessa Alvarado by day and a Zorro-style masked avenger by day and night known as the Queen of Swords. The Queen of Swords robs from the oppressive Military Alcald...
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Queen of Swords is an action-adventure television series produced between the two Zorro films, The Mask of Zorro (1998) and The Legend of Zorro (2005), set in California during the early 19th century that ran for one season, from 2000 to 2001. The show is about a young noblewoman who is Tessa Alvarado by day and a Zorro-style masked avenger by day and night known as the Queen of Swords. The Queen of Swords robs from the oppressive Military Alcalde and returns money to the oppressed peasants while righting wrongs, protecting the innocent, punishing the guilty and trying to find the murderer of her father.
Never depicted as physically stronger than her opponents, winning by being more skilled or using the element of surprise and when the odds are too great running away to fight another day
The series first aired on October 7, 2000 and, after a season of poor ratings, was cancelled, but has since gained a cult following since through re-runs.
In 1817, a young Spanish aristocrat, Tessa...
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