Curro Jiménez
Curro Jiménez was a successful Spanish TV series that aired on TVE1 from 22 December 1976 to 1979. Its main theme was Andalusian "bandolerismo" in the 19th century, located in the Ronda mountains. The main characters were four bandits, Curro Jiménez
Seasons
1. The Boatman from Cantillana
Air Date: 1976-12-22
The boatman Curro Jiménez, due to the harassment of some wealthy people who take away his work and beat him up, assumes revenge by killing four men going underground.
2. A Student, a Friar and a Carob
Air Date: 1977-03-06
Curro Jiménez meets three companions to form his band of bandits.
3. 20,000 Mexican Ounces
Air Date: 1977-03-13
Curro Jiménez and his cronies get into an affair to get a fortune in gold coins.
4. Charles III Slept Here
Air Date: 1977-03-20
A French detachment arrives at an inn carrying a shipment of gold. Different bands plan to seize the gold, reaching unsuspected situations for everyone.
5. The Great Battle of Andalusia
Air Date: 1977-03-27
The Marchioness of a town in Andalusia collect abusive taxes on people with the complicity of a French general. A potter and painter faces them risking his life.
6. The Kidnapping
Air Date: 1977-04-03
The son of a wealthy landowner is kidnapped. The father receives a rescue request signed by Curro Jiménez. Curro appears before the mayor, denying that he was the author of the kidnapping.
7. The Painful
Air Date: 1977-04-10
The Countess of Palma goes to a convent in search of her niece Mercedes, but finds out that the young woman went to the mountains with the bandits. Don Mariano, usurer of Carmona, is going to donate an image of 'La Dolorosa' to the town church. The image is full of gold inside.
8. The Fate of Antonio Navajo
Air Date: 1977-04-17
Antonio Navajo is the chief of smugglers. A traitor tries to implicate him in the murder of two men from Curro Jiménez.
9. Three-way Carom
Air Date: 1977-04-24
Curro Jiménez, Pedro Higueras and Víctor Areco, leaders of three groups of bandits from the Andalusian mountains, interview each other, at the request of the second. The meeting is held on neutral ground and each attends with three of his gang.
10. The Hostages
Air Date: 1977-05-08
The usurer Anselmo García has kicked the Countess of Alloro out of his farmhouse, and refuses to give him money for his jewelry, so the Countess offers his daughter to marry him.
11. The Woman in Black
Air Date: 1977-05-15
Curro Jimenez receives a letter informing him that a former member of his gang is in serious danger. Curro sets out on the journey remembering how he met his friend and the struggles they had against the French.
12. In Crazy Fortune
Air Date: 1977-05-22
A dying man confesses to the priest the possession of half of a map that indicates the place of a shipment of gold. Many want to get hold of him
13. Death Waits in Ronda
Air Date: 1977-05-29
The latest attacks by bandits on the stagecoaches transporting French travelers, make the invading army suspect that there is a spy among the people driving them. The French set a trap and everyone involved falls into it.
1. Return Home
Air Date: 1977-06-05
Curro Jiménez, nostalgic, decides to go see his old mother. There he meets a young woman who helps the old woman, apparently selflessly. Actually, this is a spy sent there by an enemy of the bandit.
2. The Pendulum
Air Date: 1977-06-12
Curro Jiménez and his men storm a gambling house. They chase and separate them. Each one takes a path to meet in a castle and get the money back.
3. The Legend of Zacarias Mendoza
Air Date: 1977-06-19
A man protected by a high office is forced to try to capture Curro Jiménez. For this he seeks, coercing, the collaboration of Zacarías Mendoza, a former retired bandit.
4. Justice Server
Air Date: 1977-10-09
One of Curro Jiménez's men is murdered at a gypsy party. The bandit is caught when he goes to notify the death to his friend's parents, but manages to escape and take revenge.
5. The Trap
Air Date: 1977-10-16
The assaults on stagecoaches occur continuously in the province by the bandits. The governor makes a pact with Curro Jiménez to stop them, but there are more bandits around.
6. In the Mouth of the Devil
Air Date: 1977-10-23
A chief and his son abuse the people of a town by making them work for a pittance. Curro Jiménez intervenes and revenge is prepared.
7. Burial in the Mountains
Air Date: 1977-10-30
A new police chief wants to capture Curro at all costs. He sends an ex-convict spy and holds his mother hostage with tragic consequences.
8. The Champion from Almeria
Air Date: 1977-11-06
A party with dancing and boxing matches is held on Saturdays in a mining company. O'Hara, champion of the mine, usually defeats his opponents. Perico, discovers a very strong young man and arranges a fight, mortgaging his house
9. The Burning Fire
Air Date: 1977-11-13
Someone tries to assassinate Curro Jiménez but only manages to wound Algarrobo. A lonely woman with whom Curro falls in love has the solution to the enigma.
10. Fiends
Air Date: 1977-11-20
Some convicts escape, led by an assassin who is also a marquis, and they terrorize the towns they pass by demanding money and murdering.
11. The Mister
Air Date: 1977-11-27
An English journalist, a correspondent for the London Times, arrives in Andalusia to interview Curro Jiménez to publish his biography. But it is not so easy to find him.
12. The Promise
Air Date: 1977-12-04
A landowner, an old friend of Curro's, writes to him asking for help. When Curro arrives at the farmhouse where they had met, he finds that he has died and his young widow is harassed by mysterious enemies. The bandit decides to discover the murderers, at the risk of his own life, out of loyalty to his friend.
13. A Long Absence
Air Date: 1977-12-11
A man persecuted by justice is pardoned for having captured the real culprit. After two years of absence, he arrives at his house where he finds that his stepbrother has taken over his farm and his legitimate wife.
1. The Prisoner from Arcos
Air Date: 1977-12-18
Dionisio, a distinguished official of the Court, arrives in Andalusia with his young wife to take over his new job, his head full of fantasies and adventures. His dreams will come true due to his great resemblance to Curro Jiménez.
2. Uncle Peter
Air Date: 1977-12-25
El Algarrobo finds a kidnapped girl in a gypsy camp and rescues her by becoming fond of her as if without wanting to leave her.
3. In the Palm of the Hand
Air Date: 1978-01-01
Curro appears dying and takes refuge in the house of a mother and daughter who take care of him. He has lost his memory and does not know who he is, but there are those who recognize him and seek the reward.
4. The Pardon
Air Date: 1978-01-08
The king sends an emissary to Curro Jiménez with the mission that, in exchange for pardoning him, he catches an adverse political group that hides in the area.
5. Caught
Air Date: 1978-01-15
Curro and his men go to an arms purchase deal but the dealer's nephew kills him and blames Curro Jiménez.
6. DOA
Air Date: 1978-01-22
El Estudiante returns to visit a young invalid with whom he has been having an affair. The peaceful home life and Carmen's demands make El Estudiante leave his life as a bandit. He surrenders himself to justice, but things get complicated and Curro Jiménez comes to his aid.
7. The Witches' Forest
Air Date: 1978-01-29
While on a surveillance mission, El Algarrobo has a strange experience with a young lady who lives isolated in a mysterious forest.
8. The Pious and the Rogues
Air Date: 1978-02-05
El Algarrobo's niece is going to marry a rich young man, so they have to put on a comedy for the groom's family. El Algarrobo becomes an Indian uncle, El Estudiante falls in love with his girlfriend and Curro takes advantage of the farce to rob a jewelry auction.
9. Half Moon
Air Date: 1978-02-12
A brother-in-law of El Gitano is mysteriously murdered and a crescent moon is engraved on his temple. Other victims also appear with the same mark. Curro finds a young woman who is also following in the footsteps of the man from the Media Luna.
10. The Night of the Marten
Air Date: 1978-02-19
The violent death of a great landowner and philanthropist casts doubts on Natalia, his young and beautiful widow. Curro Jiménez accidentally meets the son of the deceased and becomes his friend, starting to investigate.
11. The Best Lesson
Air Date: 1978-02-26
A young man, son of a doctor, trained in liberal ideas, decides to imitate Curro Jimenez to implement justice, for this reason he kidnaps the owner of a mine that cruelly exploits the miners. At the doctor's request, Curro Jimenez must intervene to teach a lesson to his imitator and to a young miner who accompanies him in his adventure.
12. I Command in the Mountains
Air Date: 1978-03-05
Curro and his men act on this occasion directly in Cordoba capital. There they carry out their robberies, get involved in the liberation of some prisoners and carry out amorous conquests. The Indian governor wants to make the bandits understand that he is the only one in charge of Cordoba.
13. The Battle of the Sherry
Air Date: 1978-03-12
A Scottish nobleman condemned to death chooses to die drowned in a barrel of sherry wine of a special vintage. As the winemaker refuses to sell the wine, an English lord hires Curro Jiménez to provide it.
14. The White Horse
Air Date: 1978-03-19
Curro rescues a white horse and returns it to its owner, an ex-mercenary who is looking for work with his wife and son. The work offered him in a farmhouse is simple, must meet a band of murderers and finish with Curro and his guys.
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Rating
7.1/10
Release Date
1976-12-22
Episodes
40 (3 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
TVE
Telestar