The Legend of the Chupacabras

2016 1h 23m ES

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7.5

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25%

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5.2

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★7.5TMDB · 158🥫25%Rotten Tomatoes★5.2IMDB · 356

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Synopsis

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Leo San Juan and his team of "ghostbusters" continue with their adventures, this time fighting against the mexican monster himself: "El Chupacabras".

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Benny Emmanuel
Leo San Juan (voice)
Emilio Treviño
Nando San Juan (voice)
Eduardo España
Evaristo (voice)
Mayté Cordero
Teodora Villavicencio (voice)
Laura González
Juanita (voice)
Ricardo Mendoza
Soldado Larios (voice)
Herman López
Alebrije (voice)
Humberto Solórzano
El Charro Negro (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alberto Rodríguez
Writers: Alberto Rodríguez, Acán Coen
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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RUNTIME

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

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.2× over at the box office.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 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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Original score by Leoncio Lara. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Benny Emmanuel and Emilio Treviño and Eduardo España carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

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

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $1.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Made its money back 3.2× over at the box office.
4Released 10 years ago.
5Part of the "Las Leyendas Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
7Original score by Leoncio Lara. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Benny Emmanuel and Emilio Treviño and Eduardo España carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt5591458 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.