This film chronicles the true story of Cabeza de Vaca, a Spanish explorer circa 1528 who was shipwrecked in Florida and was forced to live among the natives, where he slowly learned to respect their way of life. I?d been reading about this guy lately, and I decided to track down...( read more)
Carlos Castanon,
Daniel Gimenez Cacho,
Gerardo Villarreal,
Juan Diego,
Ramon Barragan
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The adventure of Spanish conquistador Alvar Cabeza De Vaca, who after being shipwrecked in 1528 off the coast of Florida, traveled for eight years across North America to the pacific coast of Mexico, ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: July 31, 2001
Stats: 40 reviews
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February 7, 2009
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October 9, 2009
La conquista y exploración española de la costa del Pacífico americano, es un tema que poco o casi nada se ha tocado en el cine. Con Cabeza de Vaca (1991), del realizador mexicano Nicolás Echevarría, se rescata a un personaje clave en la conquista de ese lado de Mesoamérica, Alva...( read more)
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September 18, 2009
A powerful, fantastic and mezmerizing Mexican film about Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca. Two thumbs up. Haunting music.
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