Preserving Cabeza de Vaca: An Introduction

There are films that are widely known, frequently restored, and carefully preserved as part of the global cinematic canon. And then there are films like Cabeza de Vaca (1991). Directed by Nicolás Echevarría, the film tells the story of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, a 16th-century Spanish explorer who became stranded in what is now…