His secret identity was Juan Valdez. He was born in 1812 and died in 1877. He was a Latino superhero who single-handedly won the Mexican-American War. Yes, he wore that famous cape and fought with a sword. What's in your Yahoo! Answers name?
2006-09-21 17:15:34 · 8 answers · asked by ZORRO 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
check out this website;
uncclopedia.org/wiki/zorro
2006-09-21 19:20:31 · update #1
Cool! Never knew that....
2006-09-21 17:27:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Juan Valdez is a fictional character that has appeared in advertisements for the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia since 1959, representing the Colombian coffee farmer. He typically appears alongside his mule Conchita, carrying sacks of harvested coffee beans. He has become an icon for Colombia as well as coffee in general.
The advertisements were designed by the Doyle Dane Bernbach ad agency, with the goal of distinguishing 100 per cent Colombian coffee from coffee blended with beans from other countries.
Juan Valdez made his first TV appearance in 1983.
Initially portrayed by José F. Duval, Juan Valdez has been portrayed by Carlos Sánchez since 1969 and voiced by Norman Rose. In 2006, Sánchez announced his retirement, and Carlos Castañeda, a grower from the Andes, was selected by the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia as the new face of Juan Valdez. [1]
The name "Juan Valdez" is by no means unique, as both Juan and Valdez are common Hispanic names and there are possibly thousands of men with this name alive today. In fact, on the morning of April 30, 1975, Master Sgt. Juan Valdez was the last American to leave Saigon as the war in Vietnam came to a close. Valdez had been serving at the U.S. Embassy in Saigon and, with nine fellow Marines, was evacuated on the final American helicopter to depart before South Vietnamese president Duong Van Minh surrendered that same day to People's Army Colonel Bui Tin.
2006-09-21 19:11:55 · answer #2 · answered by LadyRebecca 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try reading this...
http://www.irishdemocrat.co.uk/reviews/the-irish-zorro/
If you search the web most link this irishman as the inspiration for the Zorro character....
2006-09-21 18:04:39 · answer #3 · answered by mlcmonkey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. My aunt told me about it I think after we watched the movie. It's based on a collection of storries, but I forgot who wrote them. He wasn't Spanish though like you might think.
2006-09-21 17:39:46 · answer #4 · answered by Mark M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't believe there was a real life zorro.
My YA name is my name.
2006-09-21 21:36:31 · answer #5 · answered by Jenny A 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The legend may have actually come from IRELAND originally, believe it or not.
Love Jack
2006-09-21 17:32:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I see him as the proverbial "Arthur", that he will return when he is needed the most.
God, we could use him now NORTH of the border!!!
2006-09-21 18:43:02 · answer #7 · answered by wi_saint 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-09-21 17:24:14 · answer #8 · answered by ~I LUV BRENDON URIE~ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋