
Cabeza de Vaca
Action · Drama · History
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Juan Diego
Juan Diego
Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Juan Diego
Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca


Roberto Sosa
Roberto Sosa
Cascabel / Araino
Roberto Sosa
Cascabel / Araino
Carlos Castanon
Carlos Castanon
Castillo
Carlos Castanon
Castillo
Gerardo Villarreal
Gerardo Villarreal
Estebanico
Gerardo Villarreal
Estebanico


Roberto Cobo
Roberto Cobo
Lozoya
Roberto Cobo
Lozoya
José Flores
José Flores
Malacosa
José Flores
Malacosa


Farnesio de Bernal
Farnesio de Bernal
Fray Suárez
Farnesio de Bernal
Fray Suárez


Josefina Echánove
Josefina Echánove
Anciana Avavar
Josefina Echánove
Anciana Avavar
Ramón Barragán
Ramón Barragán
Pánfilo de Narváez
Ramón Barragán
Pánfilo de Narváez
Julio Solórzano Foppa
Julio Solórzano Foppa
Alcaraz
Julio Solórzano Foppa
Alcaraz
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