Capitán Vidal

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Capitán Vidal is the ruthless and authoritarian Falangist officer who serves as the primary antagonist in Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy film "Pan’s Labyrinth."

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Capitán Vidal canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonist
fictional character
film character
affiliation Francoist Spain
alignment villain
appearsIn El laberinto del fauno
linked to: Pan’s Labyrinth

Pan’s Labyrinth
characterTrait authoritarian
obsessed with order
patriarchal
ruthless
sadistic
violent
commands Francoist outpost in rural Spain
countryOfCitizenship Spain
createdBy Guillermo del Toro
deathCause shot by Mercedes’s brother Pedro
enemyOf Maquis resistance fighters
Republican guerrillas
familyRelation father of Ofelia’s unborn half-brother
fictionalUniverse Pan’s Labyrinth universe
linked to: Pan’s Labyrinth
filmGenreContext dark fantasy
war drama
firstAppearance Pan’s Labyrinth (2006 film)
linked to: Pan’s Labyrinth
gender male
ideology Falangism
languageOfWork Spanish
militaryRank captain
narrativeFunction embodiment of fascist brutality
foil to Ofelia’s innocence
notableAction hunts down resistance fighters
kills Doctor Ferreiro
linked to: Doctor Ferreiro

murders a farmer and his son at a checkpoint
shoots Ofelia
tortures prisoners
notableProp pocket watch
obsession legacy and his son
occupation army officer
partOf Pan’s Labyrinth characters ensemble
linked to: Pan’s Labyrinth
portrayedBy Sergi López
productionCountryOfWork Mexico-Spain co-production
roleInWork primary antagonist
setting rural Spain
spouse Carmen
stepParentOf Ofelia
symbolizes authoritarian patriarchy
violence of Francoist regime
timePeriod 1944
Spanish Civil War aftermath

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Captain Vidal fullName Capitán Vidal
Captain Vidal fullName Capitán Vidal