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Cabeza de Vaca
Cabeza de Vaca
7.9
/10
325 Ratings

CABEZA DE VACA

Directed by Nicolás Echevarría
Spain, United States, 1991
Action, Drama

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis

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.

Our take

Nicolás Echevarría gives the Age of Exploration an evocative, albeit unconventional treatment. Rather than a by-the-book biopic, this idiosyncratic and impressionistic travelogue renders the life of the titular historical figure with a style that switches between the observational and hallucinatory.