Cabeza de Vaca

6.7
19911h 51m

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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Juan Diego

Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

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Roberto Sosa

Cascabel / Araino

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Farnesio de Bernal

Fray Suárez

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Josefina Echánove

Anciana Avavar

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Max Kerlow

Man in armor

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José Manuel Poncelis

Wounded Indian

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