Cabeza de Vaca 1991

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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.

Release Date 1991-10-11
Runtime 1h 51m
Directors Guillermo Navarro, Nicolás Echevarría
Producer
Writers Guillermo Sheridan, Nicolás Echevarría, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca