Don Rafael Montero

Don Rafael Montero is the main antagonist in The Mask of Zorro. He is portrayed by Stuart Wilson.

The corrupt governor of Spain who fancied the wife of Diego de la Vega, the original Zorro. When he uncovers de la Vega's identity he infiltrates his house, and tries to pursue Esperanza to come with him. But she is accidently killed by one of Montero's soliers, who Montero murders in rage. He arrests de la Vega and takes his infant daughter Elena and raises her as his own.