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.
Directed by Nicolás Echevarría
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Cast
Juan Diego
Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Roberto Sosa
Cascabel / Araino
Carlos Castanon
Castillo
Gerardo Villarreal
Estebanico
Roberto Cobo
Lozoya
José Flores
Malacosa
Farnesio de Bernal
Fray Suárez
Josefina Echánove
Anciana Avavar
Ramón Barragán
Pánfilo de Narváez
Julio Solórzano Foppa
Alcaraz
Daniel Giménez Cacho
Dorantes
Max Kerlow
Man in armor
Jorge Santoyo
Aide de camp
José Manuel Poncelis
Wounded Indian
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