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The Mask of Zorro AU
During the Spanish Revolution, Mexico lives under the rule of the cruel General Domingo Zhar enslaves peasants and sometimes murders them. But his acts of cruelty are defeated by the brave masked vigilante El Tigre who bravely fights off Domingo's men who's identity is unknown. His true identity is the wealthy Don Alfonso Posada who lives happily with his lovely wife Catalina and their baby daughter Frida. However Domingo learns Alfonso's secret and confronts him in his home. The two fight and Domingo nearly kills Alfonso but Catalina sheilds him from the blow resulting in her death. Domingo who was once infatuated with Catalina blames Alfonso for her death so he arrests him and as he revenge he steals Frida as his own child and takes her back to Spain. In jail Alfonso meets three orphan boys Manny, T.J, and Davi who despite their young age are very clever and skilled and together they manage to escape prison. Seeing their pontential Alfonso decides to raise the boys in hiding. Nineteen years later the boys grow up to be thieves and con artists much to the disapproval of Alfonso.
General Domingo Zhar has returned with Frida now a young woman as his ward and is more cruel and ruthless than ever now in prisoning and even murdering innocent people. Though unknown to him Frida secretly frees his slaves and prisoners and is plotting against him. One day during one of their scams Manny saves Frida from drowning and falls in love with her but unfortunately Domingo is very possessive of Frida and has developed lustful feelings toward her due to her resemblance to her late mother.
Upon learning that both his archenemy and long lost daughter have returned Alfonso trains Manny to become the new El Tigre only this time instead of a vigilante he is a gentleman thief who is secretly stealing evidence to expose Domingo's corruption to the Spanish crown while at the same time trying to avoid Frida who is trying to catch the masked thief.