Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
37 audience votes
Key crew
- Nicolás EchevarríaDirector
- Mario LavistaOriginal Music Composer
- Nicolás EchevarríaScreenplay
- Guillermo SheridanScreenplay
Cast
- Juan DiegoAlvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
- Roberto SosaCascabel / Araino
- Carlos CastanonCastillo
- Gerardo VillarrealEstebanico
- Roberto CoboLozoya
- José FloresMalacosa
- Farnesio de BernalFray Suárez
- Josefina EchánoveAnciana Avavar
- Ramón BarragánPánfilo de Narváez
- Julio Solórzano FoppaAlcaraz
- Daniel Giménez CachoDorantes
- Max KerlowMan in armor
Stills
Themes
indigenous peoples