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horseback, and jousting. The show resembled scenes from the
movie “El Cid”, which J. Montaner had seen prior to creating the
show. The show was run by the corporation, and J. Montaner was a
minority shareholder.
Jaime Climent (Climent) had several businesses in Benidorm,
Spain, including a barbeque restaurant with seating for 2,000
people, called Rancho Grande. Climent was familiar with
J. Montaner’s show and wanted to bring it to Benidorm. Climent
contacted J. Montaner, and they agreed to open a show in
Benidorm. On January 25, 1977, Torneo Medieval, S.A. (TM), was
incorporated in Spain. The initial shareholders of TM were
Climent, 45 percent; J. Montaner, 13 percent; Juan Colom
Valcaneras, 15 percent; Juan-Pedro Rousselet Barbaud (Rousselet),
15 percent; and Bosch, 12 percent. TM operated a medieval theme
dinner theater in Benidorm in a castle known as Castell Comte
D’Alfaz.
Some of the Son Termens employees were transferred to
Benidorm to assist with opening the show. The Benidorm show was
similar to the Son Termens show, and, over time, innovations were
incorporated into the Benidorm show. The show in Benidorm became
profitable 2 to 3 years after it began operating. Neither
J. Montaner, his sisters, nor the other shareholders of
Son Termens, S.A., were compensated by TM for the use of the
medieval dinner show concept.
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