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Who played El Cid and Jimena in the 1961 film El Cid?
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El Cid
The Cid, sculpture in Balboa Park, San Diego.
In the 1961 epic film El Cid, the titular character, El Cid, was played by Charlton Heston, while his fiancée, Jimena, was portrayed by Sophia Loren.1