
105 minutes
4/1/1999
The film is a drama about the aftermath of the 1520s Spanish Conquest of Mexico told from the perspective of the indigenous Aztec people. It explores the social, religious, and psychological changes brought about by a historical process of colonization that both defined the American continent and is also highly reminiscent of today’s neocolonialism.

Damián Delgado
as Topiltzin / Tomás
José Carlos Rodríguez
as Fray Diego de La Coruña

Elpidia Carrillo
as Tecuichpo / Doña Isabel

Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez
as Beata Conversa
Iñaki Aierra
as Hernando Cortés

Honorato Magaloni
as Capitán Cristóbal Quijano

Maya Zapata
as Xochiquetzal - Niña Intérprete

Guillermo Ríos
as Alanpoyatzin - hermano

Josefina Echánove
as Nanahuatzin - abuela

Álvaro Guerrero
as Rolando
Rufino Echegoyen
as Fray Sebastian
Lourdes Villareal
as Cihuacóatl - sumo sacerdote
Luisa Avila
as Xilonen - princesa
Ramón Barragán
as Rámon Quevedo - notario

Diana Bracho
as Doña Juana
José Luis Carol
as Padre Santa María

Martin LaSalle
as Fraile Superior
Nicolás Jasso
as Guerrero Dual
Carlos Torrestorija
as Soldado Hector

Javier Bautista
as Soldado Lorenzo