Cabeza de Vaca (1991)
Cabeza de Vaca (1991)
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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Cast

Juan Diego Juan Diego As: Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Roberto Sosa Roberto Sosa As: Cascabel / Araino
Carlos Castanon Carlos Castanon As: Castillo
Gerardo Villarreal Gerardo Villarreal As: Estebanico
Roberto Cobo Roberto Cobo As: Lozoya
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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.


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Certification: U

Details

Genres: Action, Drama, History

Language: Latin, Español

Release Date: 11 October 1991

Country: MX, ES, GB, US

Runtime: 111m

Company Credits

Company: 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

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Cast

Juan Diego

Juan Diego

Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Roberto Sosa

Roberto Sosa

Cascabel / Araino

Carlos Castanon

Carlos Castanon

Castillo

Gerardo Villarreal

Gerardo Villarreal

Estebanico

Roberto Cobo

Roberto Cobo

Lozoya

José Flores

José Flores

Malacosa

Farnesio de Bernal

Farnesio de Bernal

Fray Suárez

Josefina Echánove

Josefina Echánove

Anciana Avavar

Ramón Barragán

Ramón Barragán

Pánfilo de Narváez

Julio Solórzano Foppa

Julio Solórzano Foppa

Alcaraz

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Dorantes

Max Kerlow

Max Kerlow

Man in armor

Jorge Santoyo

Jorge Santoyo

Aide de camp

José Manuel Poncelis

José Manuel Poncelis

Wounded Indian

Mayra Sérbulo

Mayra Sérbulo

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Bertha Navarro

Bertha Navarro

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Tolita Figueroa

Tolita Figueroa

Costume Design

Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro

Makeup Effects Designer

Sound

Mario Lavista

Mario Lavista

Original Music Composer

Carlos Aguilar

Carlos Aguilar

Sound Engineer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Guillermo Navarro

Guillermo Navarro

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

José Luis Aguilar

José Luis Aguilar

Production Design

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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