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Released on: 1991-10-11

Cabeza de Vaca

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.

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Drama

History

Production Companies:

American Playhouse

Cooperativa José Revueltas

Fondo de Fomento a la Calidad Cinematográfica

Gobierno del Estado de Coahuila

Gobierno del Estado de Nayarit

Grupo Alica

Iguana Producciones

Sociedad Estatal Quinto Centenario

Sociedad Estatal para la Ejecucion de Programas del V Centenario

Universidad de Guadalajara

TVE

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía

Film4 Productions

Production Countries:

Mexico

Spain

United Kingdom

United States of America

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