The Legend of the Guanajuato Mummies

2014 1h 24m ES

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8.1

BANGER

★8.1TMDB · 175

AnimationHorrorAdventureComedyFamily

Synopsis

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Three friends confront a horde of mummies, who have inexplicably awakened, and try to rescue their pal, not realizing they have fallen into a trap.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Benny Emmanuel
Leo San Juan (voice)
Mayté Cordero
Teodora Villavicencio (voice)
Eduardo España
Evaristo (voice)
Rafael Inclán
Alebrije (voice)
Andrés Couturier
Don Andrés (voice)
José Luis Orozco
Don Gaspar (voice)
Alexander Müller
Valentina-Luis (voice)
Orlando Quiroz

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alberto Rodríguez
Writers: Dulce María Belchez Guerrero, Ricardo Arnaiz, Alberto Rodríguez
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.8× over at the box office.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Las Leyendas Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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AWARDS

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Roberto Bolado shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Benny Emmanuel and Mayté Cordero and Eduardo España carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alberto Rodríguez directs. Roberto Bolado cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

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184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $1.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Made its money back 4.8× over at the box office.
4Released 12 years ago.
5Part of the "Las Leyendas Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
7Editor Roberto Bolado shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Benny Emmanuel and Mayté Cordero and Eduardo España carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt3881410 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.