The Legend of El Cid

S02E01

Promises and Temptations

After the assassination of Flaín, the Count of Leon, many point at Ruy as the culprit. Meanwhile, the one from Vivar is forced to go back to Zaragoza, where he was sentenced to death for having lain with Amina, the Emir’s daughter. In Leon, Urraca finds out that Jimena and Ruy are in love, and schemes a plan to gain benefit from this information.

• Directed by Alberto Ruiz Rojo
• Written by Adolfo Martínez Pérez, Angel E. Pariente

S02E02

The Burden of Duty

Alfonso, following Urraca’s advice, has one last tempting card up his sleeve to get Ruy to stay in Leon by his side: breaking off Jimena’s betrothal to Orduño and blessing her marriage to Ruy. Ruy will get everything he wants, but in exchange he will have to betray Sancho. Meanwhile, the Arabs, who are looking to destabilize the Christian kingdoms, tell Sancha that the King was poisoned.

• Directed by Miguel Alcantud
• Written by Adolfo Martínez Pérez, Luis Arranz

S02E04

Ambush

After Ruy’s decisive intervention in the battle, Sancho of Castile takes Galicia from his brother García. But this does not bring peace to the Iberian Peninsula. On the contrary: the final battle between Leon and Castile is approaching. Meanwhile, Ruy is forced to betray Amina.

• Directed by Adolfo Martínez Pérez
• Written by Adolfo Martínez Pérez, Angel E. Pariente

S02E03

Wind of War

After Sancha’s death, the war between the three brothers is imminent. Sancho sets out to attack Galicia, but in order to do that he must pass through Leon. Alfonso can’t decide whether to leverage that moment and attack him or to let him through. Meanwhile, Ruy struggles with the passion between him and Amina, and the pain that Jimena’s betrothal to Orduño is causing him.

• Directed by Manuel Carballo
• Written by Adolfo Martínez Pérez, Luis Moreno

S01E05

Atonement

After Fernando’s subsequent illness, Sancho and his troops return to León. Ruy tells his grandfather that Flaín sent someone to kill him. Rodrigo knows his grandson’s life is in danger. Flaín, on the other hand, doesn’t give up on his mission to conspire against the dying King and decides to attempt seizing power before his death. He is unaware that Urraca still has a card to play.

• Directed by Arantxa Echevarría
• Written by Adolfo Martínez Pérez, Curro Royo

S01E03

Baraka

Fernando sends his son, Sancho, with a small army to Zaragoza to confront his brother, Ramiro, the King of Aragon. Before leaving with Sancho, Ruy reveals to the King that Flaín tried to kill him. Fernando starts to investigate who betrayed him. Meanwhile, Ruy leaves León ignorant to the fact Flaín sent a hitman within the troop to kill him.

• Directed by Miguel Alcantud
• Written by Adolfo Martínez Pérez, Angel E. Pariente

S02E05

The Path of Hate

• Directed by Marco A. Castillo
• Written by Adolfo Martínez Pérez, Luis Arranz

S02E01

Promises and Temptations

• Directed by Alberto Ruiz Rojo
• Written by Adolfo Martínez Pérez, Angel E. Pariente

S02E02

The Burden of Duty

• Directed by Miguel Alcantud
• Written by Adolfo Martínez Pérez, Luis Arranz

S02E03

Wind of War

• Directed by Manuel Carballo
• Written by Adolfo Martínez Pérez, Luis Moreno

S02E04

Ambush

• Directed by Adolfo Martínez Pérez
• Written by Adolfo Martínez Pérez, Angel E. Pariente

S01E01

The Conspiracy

• Directed by Adolfo Martínez Pérez, Miguel Alcantud
• Written by Adolfo Martínez Pérez, Luis Arranz