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Juan DiegoAlvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca -
Roberto SosaCascabel / Araino
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Roberto CoboLozoya
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Farnesio de BernalFray Suárez
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Josefina EchánoveAnciana Avavar
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Daniel Giménez CachoDorantes
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Max KerlowMan in armor
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José Manuel PoncelisWounded Indian
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Mayra Sérbulo
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Carlos CastanonCastillo
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Gerardo VillarrealEstebanico
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José FloresMalacosa
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Ramón BarragánPánfilo de Narváez
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Julio Solórzano FoppaAlcaraz
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Jorge SantoyoAide de camp
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| Domestic Box Office (USA): | 789 127 $ |
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| Length: | 1 h 51 min |
Description:
"The Saga of Old Mexico" is an internationally acclaimed film about Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca's difficult journey in early 16th-century North America. The historical drama follows a Spanish survivor who, after a failed expedition to Florida, journeys across the continent. Cabeza de Vaca encounters the Iguase, an ancient Native American tribe, and spends eight years learning from them. The film shows how their culture changes him, making him a healer and respected leader among them. But the tribe's peaceful life is threatened when Spanish conquistadors arrive, seeking to enslave them. The film explores themes of loyalty and identity as Cabeza de Vaca must choose between his past and his newfound home, questioning the motives behind exploration and conquest.
| Alternative title: | Cabeza de Vaca |
| Release year: | 1991 |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Awards: | 🏆 2 wins & 5 nominations |
| Type: | Movie |
| Sub-genres: | indigenous peoples |
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