Cabeza de Vaca
Summary: A handful of survivors from a disastrous 1528 Spanish expedition to Florida journey across the coast until they reach Mexico.
Release Date: April 17, 1992
Director:
Nicolás Echevarría
Runtime: 1 h 51 min
MPAA: R
Production: American Playhouse, Channel Four Films, Cooperativa José Revueltas, Fondo de Fomento a la Calidad Cinematográfica, Gobierno del Estado de Coahuila, Gobierno del Estado de Nayarit, Grupo Alica, Iguana Producciones, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE), Sociedad Estatal Quinto Centenario, Sociedad Estatal para la Ejecucion de Programas del V Centenario, Televisión Española (TVE), Universidad de Guadalajara
Language: Spanish
Domestic: $ 789,127
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