Cabeza de Vaca (1991)
Action
Drama
History
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.
Cast
Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Cascabel / Araino
Dorantes
Man in armor
Aide de camp
Wounded Indian
Castillo
Estebanico
Lozoya
Malacosa
Fray Suárez
Anciana Avavar
Pánfilo de Narváez
Alcaraz
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