Cabeza de Vaca (1991)
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.
Director:
Nicolás Echevarría
Writers:
Guillermo Sheridan, Nicolás Echevarría.
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Juan Diego as Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca |
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Roberto Sosa as Cascabel / Araino |
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Carlos Castanon as Castillo |
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Gerardo Villarreal as Estebanico |
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Roberto Cobo as Lozoya |
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José Flores as Malacosa |
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Farnesio de Bernal as Fray Suárez |
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Josefina Echánove as Anciana Avavar |
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Ramón Barragán as Pánfilo de Narváez |
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Julio Solórzano Foppa as Alcaraz |
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Daniel Giménez Cacho as Dorantes |
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Max Kerlow as Man in armor |
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Jorge Santoyo as Aide de camp |
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José Manuel Poncelis as Wounded Indian |
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Mayra Sérbulo as |
| Writing | Guillermo Sheridan | Screenplay |
| Camera | Guillermo Navarro | Director of Photography |
| Art | José Luis Aguilar | Production Design |
| Writing | Nicolás Echevarría | Screenplay |
| Directing | Nicolás Echevarría | Director |
| Sound | Mario Lavista | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Rafael Castanedo | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tolita Figueroa | Costume Design |
| Writing | Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca | Novel |
| Sound | Carlos Aguilar | Sound Engineer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guillermo del Toro | Makeup Effects Designer |
| Production | Bertha Navarro | Executive Producer |