Cabeza de Vaca (1991)
Synopsis
In 1528, a Spanish expedition flounders off the coast of Florida with 600 lives lost. One survivor, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, roams across the American continent searching for his Spanish comrades. Instead, he discovers the Iguase, an ancient Indian tribe. Over the next eight years, Cabeza de Vaca learns their mystical and mysterious culture, becoming a healer and a leader. But soon this New World collides with the Old World as Spanish conquistadors seek to enslave the Indians, and Cabeza de Vaca must confront his own people and his past.
Release Date: 1991-10-11
Runtime: 111 minutes
Director: Nicolás Echevarría
Top Cast
- Juan Diego as Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
- Roberto Sosa as Cascabel / Araino
- Carlos Castanon as Castillo
- Gerardo Villarreal as Estebanico
- Roberto Cobo as Lozoya
- José Flores as Malacosa
- Farnesio de Bernal as Fray Suárez
- Josefina Echánove as Anciana Avavar
- Ramón Barragán as Pánfilo de Narváez
- Julio Solórzano Foppa as Alcaraz
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