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Cabeza de Vaca (1991)

1h 51m

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Cabeza de Vaca (1991)

Name: Cabeza de Vaca
Genre: Adventure, Action, Drama, History, Western
Released: 1991-10-11

1h 51m

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October 11, 1991
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Plot.

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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Currently Cabeza de Vaca is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Nuestro Cine MX

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Release Date
October 11, 1991

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 51m

Genres
Adventure Action Drama History Western

Last updated: 2025-04-04

This Movie Is About.

indigenous peoples

Wiki.

Cabeza de Vaca is a 1991 Mexican film directed by Nicolás Echevarría and starring Juan Diego about the adventures of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (c. 1490 – c. 1557), an early Spanish explorer, as he traversed what later became the American South.

Cabeza de Vaca was one of four survivors of the Narváez expedition and shipwreck. He became known as a shaman among the Native American tribes he encountered, which helped him survive. His journey of a number of years began in 1528. After his return to Spain, he published his journal in 1542. The screenplay by Guillermo Sheridan and Nicolás Echevarría is based on Cabeza de Vaca's journal Naufragios y comentarios ("Shipwrecks and Commentaries").

The film was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

A DVD version was released in 2012.