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Cabeza de Vaca

6.8(37)

Released:October 11, 1991

Runtime:1h 51m

Status:Released

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.

Cast

Juan Diego

Juan Diego

Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Roberto Sosa

Roberto Sosa

Cascabel / Araino

Carlos Castanon

Castillo

Gerardo Villarreal

Estebanico

Roberto Cobo

Roberto Cobo

Lozoya

José Flores

Malacosa

Farnesio de Bernal

Farnesio de Bernal

Fray Suárez

Josefina Echánove

Josefina Echánove

Anciana Avavar

Ramón Barragán

Pánfilo de Narváez

Julio Solórzano Foppa

Alcaraz

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Dorantes

Max Kerlow

Max Kerlow

Man in armor

Jorge Santoyo

Aide de camp

José Manuel Poncelis

José Manuel Poncelis

Wounded Indian

Mayra Sérbulo

Mayra Sérbulo

Storyline

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.

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