Around the early 2000's, when I was working for Disney, I had a dream about Zorro that was in animation. Animation! Never before or since have I ever dreamt like that. It was wild!! The day after, I told my manager about it. She was going to look into it, but no one from Disney called me.
The dream was so vivid that it made me wonder if I dreaming of an animation in the works. Like being in the mind of a Disney animator who may be making an animation about Zorro. Apparently, they weren't. I'm still waiting to see if my dream makes it into the mind of a Disney animator.
I was a little disappointed that they've done so many and not this one. Isn't Zorro public domain? After all, there are Zorro cartoons, but not in the style of Disney or my dream. Disney did produce a "real person" Zorro TV show in the 50's, which I enjoyed watching as a child. In fact, I've enjoyed all the various Zorro movies that have been made: the gallant Spanish hero defending the rights of the innocent against the wicked, based on the 1919 book, The Curse of Capistrano.
Spanish? Hmmm... it seems our Spanish hero may talk with a little bit of an Irish accent. In 2014, I saw a Smithsonian video about Zorro being a Wexford Irishman called William Lamport. Irish not Spanish? Of course, it's believed that the current Zorro is a myth, but as in most myths, there may be some truths involved too.
Here's the Smithsonian video about it: Zorro Wasn’t Mexican or Spanish, But… Irish?
https://youtu.be/94KiluTAEas
Here's an article about it: The mark of Lamport: The real Zorro was from Wexford
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/abroad/the-mark-of-lamport-the-real-zorro-was-from-wexford-1.3059440
Lastly, after recent investigation, I discovered a possible answer to my question. There has been legal action, for many years, about Zorro rights. Maybe Disney is waiting for the dust to settle and a Zorro animation could still be in our future. Here's hoping.
