Overview
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.
Cast
- 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