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."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Capitán Vidal canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3285262 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Capitán Vidal Context triple: [Captain Vidal, fullName, Capitán Vidal]
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A.
The Gaucho
The Gaucho is a 1927 silent adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks as a dashing South American cowboy hero in a tale of romance, action, and redemption.
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B.
Alas de la Patria
Alas de la Patria is the official motto of the Argentine Air Force, expressing its patriotic mission and identity.
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C.
Aguirre
Aguirre is a cursed 16th-century Spanish conquistador and the main antagonist in Disney's adventure film "Jungle Cruise."
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D.
Carmen de Patagones
Carmen de Patagones is a historic town in southern Argentina, known as the oldest settlement in Patagonia and situated on the banks of the Río Negro opposite the city of Viedma.
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E.
Nueve de Julio
Nueve de Julio is a city in Argentina, best known as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nueve de Julio.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Capitán Vidal Target entity description: 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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A.
The Gaucho
The Gaucho is a 1927 silent adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks as a dashing South American cowboy hero in a tale of romance, action, and redemption.
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B.
Alas de la Patria
Alas de la Patria is the official motto of the Argentine Air Force, expressing its patriotic mission and identity.
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C.
Aguirre
Aguirre is a cursed 16th-century Spanish conquistador and the main antagonist in Disney's adventure film "Jungle Cruise."
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D.
Carmen de Patagones
Carmen de Patagones is a historic town in southern Argentina, known as the oldest settlement in Patagonia and situated on the banks of the Río Negro opposite the city of Viedma.
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E.
Nueve de Julio
Nueve de Julio is a city in Argentina, best known as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nueve de Julio.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Francoist Spain ⓘ |
| alignment | villain ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Pan’s Labyrinth
ⓘ
surface form:
El laberinto del fauno
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
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Republican guerrillas ⓘ |
| familyRelation | father of Ofelia’s unborn half-brother ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Pan’s Labyrinth
ⓘ
surface form:
Pan’s Labyrinth universe
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| filmGenreContext |
dark fantasy
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war drama ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Pan’s Labyrinth
ⓘ
surface form:
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006 film)
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| ideology |
Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista
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surface form:
Falangism
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| languageOfWork | Spanish ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of fascist brutality
ⓘ
foil to Ofelia’s innocence ⓘ |
| notableAction |
hunts down resistance fighters
ⓘ
Doctor Ferreiro ⓘ
surface form:
kills 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
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surface form:
Pan’s Labyrinth characters ensemble
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| portrayedBy | Sergi López ⓘ |
| productionCountryOfWork | Mexico-Spain co-production ⓘ |
| roleInWork | primary antagonist ⓘ |
| setting | rural Spain ⓘ |
| spouse | Carmen ⓘ |
| stepParentOf | Ofelia ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
authoritarian patriarchy
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violence of Francoist regime ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1944
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Spanish Civil War aftermath ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Capitán Vidal Description of subject: 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."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Captain Vidal