The Legend of the Nahuala

2007 1h 24m ES

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★8.0TMDB · 257★6.1IMDB · 729

FamilyFantasyAnimationHorror

Synopsis

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Leo San Juan, an insecure child of nine years old, lives eternally frightened by horror stories that Nando tells his older brother. Within these stories it is 'The Legend of Nahuala', according to which, an old abandoned Casona is possessed by the spirit of an evil witch known as the Nahuala.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Fabrizio Santini
Leo San Juan (voice)
Martha Higareda
Xochitl (voice)
Andrés Bustamante
Don Andres (voice)
Jesús Ochoa
Santos (voice)
Rafael Inclán
Alebrije (voice)
Ofelia Medina
Nahuala (voice)
Manuel Valdés
Lorenzo Villavicencio (voice)
Mayté Cordero
Teodora Villavicencio (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ricardo Arnaiz
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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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 4.1× over at the box office.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Released 19 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

CAST

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Fabrizio Santini and Martha Higareda and Andrés Bustamante carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1003009 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ricardo Arnaiz directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

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184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Made its money back 4.1× over at the box office.
4Released 19 years ago.
5Part of the "Las Leyendas Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
7Fabrizio Santini and Martha Higareda and Andrés Bustamante carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1003009 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.