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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.
Theatrical
Apr 17, 1992
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 31, 2001
Director
Writers
Nicolás Echevarría, Guillermo Sheridan
Producer
Music
Studio
American Playhouse, Cooperativa José Revueltas, Fondo de Fomento a la Calidad Cinematográfica, Gobierno del Estado de Coahuila, Gobierno del Estado de Nayarit, Grupo Alica, Iguana Producciones, Sociedad Estatal Quinto Centenario, Sociedad Estatal para la Ejecucion de Programas del V Centenario, Universidad de Guadalajara, TVE, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Film4 Productions
Original Language
Spanish
Keywords
Cast
Full credits →J
Juan Diego
Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
R
Roberto Sosa
Cascabel / Araino
R
Roberto Cobo
Lozoya
J
José Flores
Malacosa
F
Farnesio de Bernal
Fray Suárez
J
Josefina Echánove
Anciana Avavar
R
Ramón Barragán
Pánfilo de Narváez
J
Julio Solórzano Foppa
Alcaraz
D
Daniel Giménez Cacho
Dorantes
M
Max Kerlow
Man in armor
J
Jorge Santoyo
Aide de camp
J
José Manuel Poncelis
Wounded Indian
M
Mayra Sérbulo
