The film is set in the year 1850. Zorro (Antonio Banderas) makes a promise to Elena (Catherine Zeta-Jones) that he would give up his secret identity and live a normal life as Alejandro de la Vega once California becomes a state of the Union. But once that is done, some other problem crops up and he is unable to keep his promise as he has to continue as Zorro to fight evil. That's when Armand...

The film is set in the year 1850. Zorro (Antonio Banderas) makes a promise to Elena (Catherine Zeta-Jones) that he would give up his secret identity and live a normal life as Alejandro de la Vega once California becomes a state of the Union. But once that is done, some other problem crops up and he is unable to keep his promise as he has to continue as Zorro to fight evil. That's when Armand (Rufus Sewell) begins to woo Elena and plans to have her hand in marriage. Will Zorro be able to stop her from accepting Armand as a suitor after going back on his word?