Miguel is one of the main protagonists of The Road to El Dorado. He is voiced by British and Northern Irish actor, Kenneth Branagh.
Appearance[]
Miguel is of average height, broad shouldered, with shoulder-length blond hair with dark brown roots and emerald green eyes below slightly thick brown eyebrows. He has a muscular and fairly-toned body. He has a trimmed beard that is several shades darker than his blond hair. His outfit consists of his iconic red loose tunic, light brown khaki pants, a brown belt, and brown slip-on shoes with socks formerly. He appears to be in his mid-twenties to early thirties.
During the "It's Tough to be a God" montage, he wore a green headdress with a red band with a golden piece in the middle, red and purple earrings, a purple neckpiece with a gold trim, matching cuffs on his wrists, rings under his legs, and a purple and yellow loincloth with a red sash.
Near the end of the movie, he wore a green crown with a sun symbol, an orange arch on top, a red band, golden earrings, and a blue cape with his sleeves of his tunic rolled up.
Personality[]
Miguel is free-spirited, fun-loving and adventurous, and although he is initially interested in getting gold from El Dorado, he becomes more interested in exploring the city itself, a contrasting personality trait to Tulio. He is often childlike and likes making faces.
Miguel is a person with a strong sense of justice, but also an empathetic soul – as seen when he tries to save the citizens of El Dorado by banishing Tzekel-Kan. He is loyal to his friends and is willing to go to great lengths to help and protect them.
Although Miguel sometimes tends to come off as slightly dim-witted and fantasy-oriented, he often expands on Tulio's plans and even comes up with his own - such as when he got himself and Tulio off the brig. He also likes to flirt, as seen during the dice game at the beginning of the movie and before Tulio told him Chel was "off limits".
Miguel is a bit more sensitive and playful than Tulio. He plays the lute, enjoys entertaining, cares for others and is able to see the beauty and potential of the world around him. For example, Miguel has no problem standing up against Tzekel-Kan and ordering him to stop sacrificing the locals. He can, however, seem a bit over-confident, which often gets him into trouble. Although he and Tulio aren't particularly brave, they aren't exactly cowardly either. Even though he can be much more outgoing than the quieter Tulio, they are extremely close.
Trivia[]
- Despite being a Spaniard, he has an English accent.
- He appears to be an analogue to Jesus Christ; like Jesus, he has long hair and a beard, has a benevolent, kind and forgiving personality, is seen as God/a god by a group of people despite being a mortal man, and calls out a corrupt figure.
- He is the only character in the movie with green eyes and the only major character to have blond hair.
- Miguel may be from northern Spain or even England, due to the above mentioned blond hair and green eyes and the English accent.
Quotes[]
- "We should have kept our swords, I think."
- "Uh, well, thanks a lot!"
- "I'll bet we can make that."
- "We're both in barrels. That's the extent of my knowledge."
- "All right, Cuba!"
- "The gods are speaking for themselves now! This city, and these people have no need for you anymore! There will be no sacrifices. Not now, not ever!"
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