Pedro Estepa Menéndez

Something is happening in Soria ... Several stories are being spread on WhatsApp and Social Media. Renowned journalists and youtubers are reporting on curious events but there is one that can change the reality of our country. Now, “Ground Zero” is Soria.

Spain, 1961. Life in the small village of Torrelobatón, in the province of Valladolid, was turned upside down when the cinematic magic circus of a future Hollywood blockbuster, produced by Samuel Bronston, the rogue mogul of his own film empire, came to town: its inhabitants became participants and witnesses of the shooting of “El Cid,” a film directed by Anthony Mann, starring mythical actors Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren. Those days, legends came alive.