The film tells two parallel stories. One, set in the present, tells of a pagent about the conquest of America, while the other, set in the 15th century, tells of a group of conquistadors coming ashore searching for gold. The film takes place in an unnamed country.
La máscara de la conquista is of 1 hour(s) and 25 minute(s). It is Produced By: . It was released on 1986-01-01.
Genres: Documentary
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