Cabeza de Vaca
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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.
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Cast
15 people
Juan Diego
Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Known for
Paco's Men
Jamon Jamon
Roberto Sosa
Cascabel / Araino
Known for
El Señor de los Cielos
Rosario Tijeras (Mexico)
Carlos Castanon
Castillo
No other roles listed
Gerardo Villarreal
Estebanico
Roberto Cobo
Lozoya
Known for
The Young and the Damned
The Place Without Limits
José Flores
Malacosa
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Fray Suárez
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Josefina Echánove
Anciana Avavar
Known for
Rubí
Amityville 3-D
Ramón Barragán
Pánfilo de Narváez
Also in
Quartet for the End of Time
A Good Death Beats a Dull Life
Julio Solórzano Foppa
Alcaraz
Also in
500 Years
Alaide Foppa Falla, The Unfortunate One
Daniel Giménez Cacho
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Max Kerlow
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Known for
La última noche
Nicolás Echevarría Director · Guillermo Sheridan Screenplay Xavier Robles Screenplay
United States release April 17, 1992 · Produced in Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom, United States · Languages Latin, Spanish
Production
American Playhouse
Production
Cooperativa José Revueltas
Production
Fondo de Fomento a la Calidad Cinematográfica
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Gobierno del Estado de Coahuila
Production
Gobierno del Estado de Nayarit
Production
Grupo Alica
Production
Iguana Producciones
Production
Sociedad Estatal Quinto Centenario
Production
Sociedad Estatal para la Ejecucion de Programas del V Centenario
Production
Universidad de Guadalajara
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TVE
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Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
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Film4 Productions
Production
Channel Four Films
Production
IMCINE
Production
Televisión Española
Production
Mexico · Spain · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Latin · Spanish
Release dates
Germany · February 26, 1991
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Mexico · October 11, 1991
Theatrical
United States · April 17, 1992
Theatrical
United States
March 23, 1991 · Premiere · New York New Directors and New Films Festival
Canada
September 7, 1991 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Denmark
September 25, 1993 · Theatrical
France
September 10, 2010 · Premiere · L'Étrange Festival
December 22, 2010 · Theatrical
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