Vargas as Murrieta. Murieta, a 1965 Spanish Western directed by George Sherman with Jeffrey Hunter as Murrieta. The Big Valley, United States ABC TV Series, 1967, episode "Joaquin" with Fabrizio Mioni as Juan Molina, suspected to be Joaquin Murrieta Desperate Mission, United States Television Movie, 1969, with Ricardo Montalban as Joaquin Murrieta Faces of Death II, 1981 fake documentary film about death. Murrieta's head in the jar was believed to have survived the earthquake, and was sold to different collectors; its current "owner" has it on display, and explains the legend. However, the head is a wax fake that was formerly on display in the now-closed Almaden Museum in San Jose. The Star and Death of Joaquin Murieta, a 1982 Soviet musical drama film with Andrey Kharitonov as Murrieta. The Mask of Zorro (1998 film) features a youthful Joaquin Murrieta and his death at the hands of Captain Harrison Love (A Fictionalized version of Murrieta's real killer Harry Love). Joaquin's fictional brother Alejandro (Antonio Banderas) assumes the role of Zorro, and kills Love in revenge. Victor Rivers played Joaquin and Matt Letscher played Capt. Love. Murrieta is referenced in CSI S05E12 "Snakes" by a suspect claiming to be his descendant and therefore protected by him. Behind The Mask of Zorro (2005) a History Channel documentary about Murrieta and how he inspired the character of Zorro. The Head of Joaquin Murrieta, (2015) PBS short-documentary. As producer John Valadez seeks the head of Murrieta, and seeks to bury it. Timeless, (2018) in the first half of the two-part series finale "The Miracle of Christmas". Murrieta is played by Paul Lincoln Alayo. The Head of Joaquin Murrieta (La cabeza de Joaquín Murrieta), (2023) Amazon Studios series, made in Mexico. Comics Joaquin Murrieta in Desperado #2, Lev Gleason, Aug 1948, art by Dan Barry In 1950, Joaquin Murietta appears on comic strip Casey Ruggles by Warren Tufts. Death to Gringos! in Jesse James #7, Avon Periodicals, May 1952, art by Howard Larsen The California Terror! in Badmen of the West #2 [A-1 #120], Magazine Enterprises, 1954 The Fabled Killer-Caballero Of California in Western True Crime #4, Fox Feature Syndicate, Feb 1949 Music "Así Como Hoy Matan Negros," recorded by Víctor Jara and Inti-illimani, based on Pablo Neruda and Sergio Ortega's collaboration Fulgor y Muerte de Joaquín Murieta. "Cueca de Joaquín Murieta" recorded by both Víctor Jara and Quilapayún, in the style of Chile's national