To understand the "Serie 91," we must first look at the phenomenon that started it all. Premiering on December 22, 1976, on La 1 of Televisión Española (TVE), the original Curro Jiménez was an instant cultural sensation in Spain, created by the Uruguayan playwright Antonio Larreta.
: Set in the 19th century during the Napoleonic Wars, it follows Curro Jiménez , a boatman turned bandit ( bandolero ) in the Serranía de Ronda, fighting French invaders and social injustice. The Iconic Gang : Curro Jiménez : The romantic lead (Sancho Gracia). El Algarrobo : The muscle (Álvaro de Luna). El Estudiante : The intellectual (Pepe Sancho).