The Messiah — Embrace of the Serpent Character Profile

About The Messiah

A delusional Brazilian figure who runs the Catholic mission in 1940 and believes he is a biblical figure. He only trusts visitors when he mistakes them for the Biblical Magi, but eventually respects Karamakate after the shaman heals his wife.

Character Facts

Played by

Nicolás Cancino

Appears in

Embrace of the Serpent (2015)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• The Messiah — Social Respected Healer — Karamakate (Young) (Nilbio Torres)

  Karamakate earns the mission leader's admiration through traditional healing practices.

• The Messiah — Alliance Trusted Visitor — Richard Evans Schultes (Brionne Davis)

  The mission leader views Evan as a prophesied figure, facilitating cooperation.

• The Messiah — Social Acquaintance — Manduca (Yauenkü Miguee)

  Manduca maintains a peripheral but observable connection to the mission community.

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More characters from Embrace of the Serpent

• Karamakate (Young) (Nilbio Torres)
• Karamakate (Old) (Antonio Bolívar)
• Theodor Koch-Grunberg (Jan Bijvoet)
• Richard Evans Schultes (Brionne Davis)
• Manduca (Yauenkü Miguee)
• The Missionary (Luigi Sciamanna)
• Santiago (Pediwake Daniel Martínez)
• The Rubber Trapper (José Sabogal)