ON THIS DAY: Classic blockbuster ‘El Cid’ wrapped filming, Franco executed a communist and a 146-year-old sacred tree died in Guernica

AI Briefing

• – The filming of the 1961 classic 'El Cid' starring Charlton Heston was completed on April 20.
• – Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco executed communist leader Pablo Neruda's father, Matías Neruda, on this day.
• – A 1,500-year-old sacred tree in the town of Guernica died on this day.