Esteban is a young boy who was rescued from a shipwreck near the New World in the 16th Century. Determined to discover the secrets of his origins he persuades Mendoza, the navigator on a Spanish expedition to South America, to take him along. On the voyage he meets Zia, a young Incan girl abducted by the Spanish because they believe she knows the location of the legendary Cities of Gold (she also has a gold medallion similar to one Esteban has had since he was a baby) - and Tao, a boy who claims to be the last survivor of a lost, advanced race. Together with Mendoza and his assistants Sancho and Pedro, they search across the New World for the Cities of Gold.
Released: 1982
Language: English dub / Japanese / French
Alternate Titles: Mystérieuses cités d'or (France), Taiyô no ko Esteban (Japan)
Style: 2D animation
Number of Episodes: 39
[ French ] Featuring the voices of:
| Jean-Claude Ballard | ... Mendoza |
| Jackie Berger | ... Esteban |
| Jacques Ferrière | ... Pedro |
| Isabelle Ganz | ... Zia |
| Pierre Garin | ... Gaspard |
| Pierre Hatet | ... Gomez |
| Francis Lax | ... Sancho |
| Hubert Noël | ... Pichu |
| William Sabatier | ... Pizarro |
| Odile Schmitt | ... Tao |
| Jean Topart | ... Documentaries narrator |
[ Japanese ] Featuring the voices of:
Produced by: Kanae Mayuzumi, Max Saldinger and Atsumi Yajima
Based on: novel
The first (primarily) French animation series to break through into the English speaking market. It was followed a few years later by another French directed series, 'Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea'. Those who can play Region 2 DVDs can buy a pretty in-depth copy of the complete - English - series from HMV store and its website. The boxset is complete with all 39 live-action documentaries that originally ran with the series. The set is set for a Region 1/NTSC release in the near future.
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