*Elena De la Vega is the deuteragonist of the Zorro duology. She is the daughter of Diego de la Vega (the original Zorro) and the main love interest and eventual wife of Alejandro de la Vega, the current Zorro.

Catherine Zeta-Jones portrays Elena as a sweet, tender, strong and upstanding young lady. She is innocent but has a hidden passion for justice and adventure, something that doesn't seem rightful for a woman in the society she's living in. That's why sometimes she seems frustated with the noblemen's contempt towards her political ideas and justice ambitions.

But this adventure and justice passionate yearnings are a legacy from her father the original Zorro. But she also has the sweetness and warmth from her mother Esperanza. While Eléna understands and applies respectability in her day to day life, she has a hedonistic side that Zorro fulfills. During their first duel, her physical desires overwhelmed her and she indulged in an intense kiss with him. It was probably due to her magisterial and "proper" father that her repressed passions manifested themselves with such strength.

While arriving to Las Californias she falls in love with the new Zorro and considers him a true hero. She is as idealistic as him.

While maturing and being a mother, she becomes more settled and tries to avoid risks for the sake of her family.*