El Muerto (2007)

Directed by

Brian Cox

Genre

fantasy film, action film, horror film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Mexican-American man is kidnapped and sacrificed by Aztec gods. He is sent back to the living world to fulfill an ancient prophecy as the undead hero El Muerto.

supernaturalaction-packedgrittymythologicalfast-paceddarkdramaticserious

What happens

El Muerto (alternatively, The Dead One, El Muerto: The Dead One, The Dead One: El Muerto, The Dead One: An American Legend) is a 2007 American independent superhero film based on the comic book series, El Muerto: The Aztec Zombie created by Javier Hernandez. The film was written and directed by Brian Cox with Javier Hernandez serving as Associate-Producer. It stars Wilmer Valderrama, Angie Cepeda, Joel David Moore, Billy Drago, Tony Plana, Michael Parks, María Conchita Alonso and Tony Amendola. The film follows the story of Diego de la Muerte, a 21-year-old Mexican-American who is abducted, sacrificed, and sent back to the land of the living by the Aztec gods of death and destiny to fulfill an ancient prophecy. The official premiere was held on March 1, 2007 at the Latino Film Festival in San Diego, California with a straight-to-DVD release slated for September 18, 2007 followed by subsequent screenings in New York City and San Diego. El Muerto has gone on to win the Best Feature Film Award at the first annual Whittier Film Festival in 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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