Three moments in the life of Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas; his youth encounter with the natives; his resignation in maturity to lands and encomiendas to evangelize and defend justice and dignity against the cruelty of the Spanish and his reflections at the end of his life
Acting
José Alonso ages 50 years with pure exhausted conviction.
Production
Dirt, sweat, and authentic colonial grime everywhere.
Director
Sergio Olhovich
José Alonso
Bartolomé de las Casas
Germán Robles
Fray Antón de Montesinos
Claudette Maillé
Petrilla
Rolando de Castro
Gabriel
Blanca Torres
Isabel
Claudio Brook
Fernando El Católico
Héctor Ortega
Emperator Carlos V
Julián Pastor
Governor
Juan Carlos Colombo
Obispo Fonseca y Canciller
Amelia Zapata
María
Juan Carlos Serrán
Pedro Rentería y fray Rodrigo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Las Casas is basically the patron saint of 'I was just following orders' truthers—except he actually stopped following orders.
The real Las Casas spent 50 years writing 'A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies,' which was so damning that Spain tried to suppress it. This film barely touches his writing obsession.
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