Opuntia

Director	David Fenster
Year	2017
Country	USA
Runtime	1h
Language	English
Format	DCP
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Synopsis

Conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca journeyed from Florida to Texas to Chihuahua in the 16th century, avoiding starvation through the discovery of the prickly pear fruit, and surviving disease due to his contact with various Native American groups who taught him the arts of shamanic healing. OPUNTIA director David Fenster uses a psychic medium to contact Cabeza de Vaca and tell his story, which heralds the age of Spanish colonization of the Americas.