The Mysterious Cities of gold

"General presentation

This short page is censed to present briefly the serie on which the scenario is based : The Mysterious Cities of gold. There are also a link through a glossery (in french) which explains some specific terms of the serie and links through web sites devoted to the cities of gold.

Title

The Mysterious Cities of Gold is a Franco-Japanese cartoon of 39 episodes diffused for the first time on TV on the 28th of september 1983. Its unequalled succes is the result of its quality, notably its scenario (based on Scott O'Dell's novel : The King's Fifth ) and its music.

The story starts in 1532 and tell the adventures of 3 children : Esteban, an orphan who lived in Barcelona ; Zia, a young inca; and Tao, the last descendant of Hiva empire, their continent had benn flooded under the Pacific ocean a few centuries before. The children are accompanied by a spanish sailor Mendoza and Pedro and Sancho, looking for the legendary cities of gold.

If you want more infrmation, go and see the Glossery or visit the following web sites.





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