The Mysterious Cities of Gold

The Mysterious Cities of Gold

Taiyou no Ko Esteban; The Mysterious Cities of Gold; Esteban, Child of the Sun
PG 13 39 TV
1532. Esteban, age 12 is a foundling from Barcelona, with a mysterious power of ordering the Sun to appear, for which he is called "Child of the Sun." Upon the death of his adoptive father, Esteban learns he was rescued as a baby from a sinking ship in the ocean. The mysterious medallion that Esteban wears since ever has a trace somewhere in the New World, probably coming from the Mysterious Cities of Gold. Esteban leaves Spain to find his parents and find out who he is. On the way he meets Zia, an Inca girl who was kidnapped from her people years back and has exactly the same medallion as him. Later on, they are joined by Tao, a young Galapagos robinson, the last descendant of the Empire of Heva, an Empire said to have built the Cities of Gold. Following Coyolite, the shining star represented on their medallions, the three children travel through the unexplored New World, searching for the Cities of Gold, believing that this way is leading them to their lost parents.
Country: Japan
Genres: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Premiered: Spring 1982
Date aired: May 01, 1982 to Feb 05, 1983
Broadcast: Tuesdays at 19:30 JST
Episodes: 39
Duration: 27 min
Status: Completed
MAL: 7.75 by 6,202 users
Studios: Pierrot
Producers: DiC Entertainment
Links: MAL, AL

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