Cabeza de Vaca (1992)

  • NR
  • 04/17/1992 (US)
  • Action, Drama, History
  • 1h 51m

Overview

An international award winning saga of old Mexico. 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.

Nicolás Echevarría

Director, Screenplay

Guillermo Sheridan

Screenplay

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

Novel

Cast

Juan Diego's headshot

Juan Diego

Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Roberto Sosa's headshot

Roberto Sosa

Cascabel / Araino
Carlos Castanon's headshot

Carlos Castanon

Castillo
Gerardo Villarreal's headshot

Gerardo Villarreal

Estebanico
Roberto Cobo's headshot

Roberto Cobo

Lozoya
José Flores's headshot

José Flores

Malacosa
Farnesio de Bernal's headshot

Farnesio de Bernal

Fray Suárez
Josefina Echánove's headshot

Josefina Echánove

Anciana Avavar

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