Pioneering science fiction author Jules Verne is the hero of this fantasy adventure, which imagines the scribe on a remarkable trip through South America. Growing tired and restless with his home life, Verne (Marco Villarubia) and his close friend Count Ermanno Stradelli (Ronnie Nordenflycht), a scientist with a taste for adventure, set out to explore the Amazon, chartering a ship to sail down the famous river. En route, Verne and Stradelli pick up an extra passenger, a gentleman named Juan who is on the run from pirates, but they soon learn Juan is no gentleman -- he is actually a she, a woman named Juana (Kristin Pardo) who is searching for her long-lost father. While Verne and Stradelli briefly become rivals for the woman's affections, in time they set aside their differences to help her on her quest. 1888: El Extraordinario Viaje De La Santa Isabel (aka 1888: The Extraordinary Voyage of the Santa Isabel was Venezuela's official submission for the "Best Foreign Language Film" category of the 2005 Academy Awards.