Francisco Javier García Cabeza de Vaca
Francisco Javier García Cabeza de Vaca( born 17 September 1967) is a Mexican American politician affiliated with the PAN, and the current Governor of Tamaulipas.
García Cabeza de Vaca has previously served as a local and federal legislator, having served one term in the Chamber of Deputies and three and a half years in the Senate.
Séraphine (film)
Séraphine is a 2008 French- Belgian film directed by Martin Provost and written by Marc Abdelnour and Provost.
It stars Yolande Moreau as the French painter Séraphine Louis and Ulrich Tukur as Wilhelm Uhde.
It won the 2009 César Award for Best Film.
Cabeza de Vaca (film)
Cabeza de Vaca is a 1991 Mexican film about the adventures of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca( c. 1490 – c. 1557), an early Spanish explorer, as he traversed what later became the American Southeast.
He was one of four survivors of the Narvaez expedition and shipwreck.
He became known as a shaman among the Native American tribes he encountered, which helped him survive.
His journey of a number of years began in 1528.
After his return to Spain, he published his journal in 1542.
The screenplay by Guillermo Sheridan and Nicolás Echevarría is based on this journal.
Directed by Nicolás Echevarría and starring Juan Diego, the film was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.
The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
A DVD version was released in 2012.
Juan Diego (actor)
Juan Diego Ruiz Moreno( born 14 December 1942 in Bormujos, Seville, Spain), is a Spanish actor who has appeared on stage, in television and film productions since 1957.
Among his leading roles are San Juan de la Cruz in" La noche oscura"( 1989), Cabeza de Vaca in" Cabeza de Vaca"( 1991), Cochero in" Déjeme que le cuente"( 1998), Gildo in" La Vida que te espera"( 2004); and Damián in" Remake"( 2006).
Among his awards is the Silver Biznaga for" Best Actor" for" Smoking Room"( 2002).
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (Jerez de la Frontera, 1488/1490/1492Seville, 1557/1558/1559/1560) was a Spanish explorer of the New World, and one of four survivors of the 1527 Narváez expedition.
During eight years of traveling across the US Southwest, he became a trader and faith healer to various Native American tribes before reconnecting with Spanish civilization in Mexico in 1536.
After returning to Spain in 1537, he wrote an account, first published in 1542 as "La relación y comentariosThe Account and Commentaries"), which in later editions was retitled "Naufragios y comentariosShipwrecks and Commentaries").
Cabeza de Vaca is sometimes considered a proto-anthropologist for his detailed accounts of the many tribes of Native Americans that he encountered.
In 1540, Cabeza de Vaca was appointed "adelantado" of what is now Paraguay, where he was governor and captain general of New Andalusia.
He worked to build up the population of Buenos Aires but, charged with poor administration, he was arrested in 1544 and then transported to Spain for trial in 1545.
Although his sentence was eventually commuted, he never returned to the Americas.
He died in Seville.
Nicolás Echevarría
Nicolás Echevarría( born 8 August 1947) is a Mexican film director and cinematographer.
He has directed over 20 films since 1973.
His 1991 film" Cabeza de Vaca" was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.
Echevarría draws on his Mexican heritage in early films.
He discusses his observations of Mexican spirituality in an interview with Betsy Sussler: “ I have worked with about ten groups of Indians in Mexico, and the things that I have come across most often—related to all of them is this: there are two worlds, one belongs to everyday life —to man, we get up, we take a shower, we think about what we eat for breakfast, what we ’ll do for the day...
Now there is another world, it could be called the Sacred Space. ”
He lived with the Huichol people for two years and made three films with them.
Echevarría features a Mexican Shaman woman in his 1978 documentary" María Sabina, mujer espíritu."
Martin Provost
Martin Provost( born 13 May 1957) is a French film director, writer and actor.
He wrote and directed films such as" Séraphine" and" Le Ventre de Juliette".
His 2013 film" Violette" was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
Martín Cabeza de Vaca
Martín Cabeza de Vaca( died 1534) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville( 1508 – 1534).
Diego Cabeza de Vaca
Diego Cabeza de Vaca( died 1625) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Crotone( 1623 – 1625).
Vicente Sartorius y Cabeza de Vaca
Vicente Sartorius y Cabeza de Vaca, 4th
Marquis de Mariño( Madrid, 30 November 1931 – Ibiza, 22 July 2002) was a Spanish nobleman and Olympic bobsledder.

Question: Do both films Séraphine (Film) and Cabeza De Vaca (Film) have the directors from the same country?
Answer: no