Cabeza de Vaca (1991)
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59% of users liked it
(1,580 ratings)
With little dialog and exquisite, almost documentary-like images, Cabeza de Vaca offers a fascinating (if not mystical and at times just plain puzzling) foray back to early 16th-century America as it chronicles the exploits of the explorer Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca as he spends eight years… More With little dialog and exquisite, almost documentary-like images, Cabeza de Vaca offers a fascinating (if not mystical and at times just plain puzzling) foray back to early 16th-century America as it chronicles the exploits of the explorer Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca as he spends eight years traversing the wild lands surrounding the Gulf of Mexico. The story itself is based on the book Naufragio, Cabeza de Vaca's personal account. Cabeza de Vaca was the ship's treasurer on an ill-fated expedition to America. Marooned on the densely jungled Florida coast he becomes the unwilling guest of the Iguase Indians (for added realism and to help audiences understand how Cabeza de Vaca felt, the Native speech is not translated). He is enslaved and much of the story centers on his coming to grips with his strange new life and the people around him. Eventually he is taken to a powerful Iguase shaman who teaches him the healing arts, skills he is able to put to amazing use during his amazing journey. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Nicolás Echevarría, Nicolas Echeverria
- Written By
- Nicolás Echevarría, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International
R,
- In Theaters
- Mar 23, 1991 Wide
- On DVD
- Jul 31, 2001
- Studio
- Concorde/New Horizons Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Kelly Vance, East Bay Express
Actor Juan Diego falls into every ditch in Texas, moos at the sky, and gets bitten by angry critters. By the time the pic ends, we feel as if we've traveled every step of the way with him.
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Cast
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Juan Diego
as Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
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Roberto Sosa
as Cascabel/Araino
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Carlos Castanon
as Castillo
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Gerardo Villarreal
as Estebanico
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Roberto Cobo
as Lozoya
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Jose Flores
as Malacosa
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Josefina Echánove
as Anciana Avavar
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Ramon Barragan
as Panfilo de Narvaez
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Daniel Jiménez Cacho
as Dorantes
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Max Kerlow
as Hombre de la Armadura
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Abel Woolrich
as Shipwrecked Man
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Julio Solorzano Foppa
as Alcaraz
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Héctor Téllez
as Cart Driver
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Juan Carlos Martínez
as Shipwrecked Man
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Farnesio DeBernal
as Fray Suarez
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Santiago Lopez Petit
as Indian Singer
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Mayra Serbulo
as Iguase Lover
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Alicia Sanchez
as Avavar Dancer
- Daniel Giménez Cacho
