Toronado - Black stallion on the western adventure ZORRO/ABC/1957-59. Toronado was owned by Don Diego De La Vega (Guy Williams) whose alias was Zorro a masked outlaw who galloped through the 1820s Spanish Colony of Monterey, California avenging those wronged by the tyrannical governor. During the 1958 season Zorro acquired a white stallion called Phantom. This horse was owned by a Lt. Santos, killed by bandits on a road outside Monterey. Trying to follow the horse Don Diego said "It was like trying to catch the wind." Bernardo (Gene Sheldon), Zorro's mute sidekick, rode a burro named Rosita. The real life Toronado was a registered Morgan gelding known as "Diamond Decorator." The Tornado horse character also appeared in the sequel series ZORRO & SON/CBS/1983 and THE NEW ZORRO/FAM/1990-93.      

   

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