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Movie Description
In 1528 a Spanish explorer survived a shipwreck that took the lives of all 600 of his shipmates. For 8 years he wandered through the Florida wilderness learning the ways of an Indian tribe, only to see his new and old lives clash with the arrival of the Conquistadors. This is his hauntingly stylistic true story.
Synopsis
This Mexican-made film, set in Florida during the Spanish conquest, looks at the gradual transformation of one conquistadore after he's captured by Indian tribes.
After his ship runs aground on the Florida coast, Cabeza de Vaca ends up a captive of local Indians. Although he tries to escape at first, he ultimately accepts his fate and begins learning both the tribe's language and its magical traditions, imparted to him by a shaman. Granted his freedom after he succeeds in curing a blind man, Cabeza de Vaca once again finds himself taken by another group of Indians; they treat him kindly and, ultimately, even becomes their shaman.
But when Cabeza de Vaca encounters his fellow Spaniards once again, he finds they regard his newfound role as heretical... and have plans for the Native Americans that will surely end in their destruction.
Film Notes
Guillermo del Toro, who did the special makeup effects for this film, directed his own feature, "Cronos," just one year later.
Other cast: Carlos Castanon (Castillo), Gerardo Villareal (Estebanico), José Flores (Malacosa), Eli Machuca (Hechicero), Josefina Echanove (Anciana Avavar) and Oscar Yoldi (Esquivel).
A Producciones Iguana-Television Española production, in association with Channel 4 Television and American Playhouse Theatrical Films.
Industry Reviews
"...A bold, stunning feat of the imagination that transports us to another world..."
Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas (07/03/1992)
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