Cabeza de Vaca is a 1991 Mexican film directed by Nicolás Echevarría and starring Juan Diego about the adventures of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, an early Spanish explorer, as he traversed what later became the American South.
The film was included in The 100 Best Films of Mexican Cinema list published by the magazine Somos in July 1994 in the 61st position. ==Awards and nominations==