- El día de los muertos (film)
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El Dia de los Muertos 
Directed by Ricardo Islas Produced by Salomón Carmona and Cecil Chambers Written by Ricardo Islas Starring Christina De Leon, Jim Kirwan, Rosa Frausto, Mark Edwards and Dula Cinematography Mikael Kreuzriegler Editing by Ricardo Islas Studio Alpha Studios Release date(s) July 2007 (limited) Running time 106 min Country US Language English and Spanish Budget $100,000 (estimated) El Dia de los Muertos, is a thriller about a man who goes from Mexico to Chicago to avenge an attack on his daughter. Mexican marquis actor Carmona is co-star and executive producer, as he was on Islas’ 2003 bilingual feature To Kill a Killer. Christina De Leon, Jim Kirwan, Rosa Frausto, Mark Edwards and Dulay star. Dulay, Harris and Tony De Leon are producing. DP is Mikael Kreuzriegler.
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Plot
The Day of the Dead
Based on true facts[citation needed], a gang of suburban kids is sport-killing homeless people just for fun in the streets of Chicago. One day, they decide to try a new excitement, by murdering a young Mexican working girl, assuming there would be no consequences since she was an illegal immigrant. Police detective Carla Moreno takes the case personally and starts an investigation that leads her to a case of racial hatred and police corruption. The father of the victim is allowed into the country with a 15 days humanitarian visa, so that he can take his daughter’s body back to Mexico. Detective Moreno is made responsible for the father by the Homeland security Department. Things get complicated for detective Moreno, when the body of the girl mysteriously disappears from the morgue and the father decides to take investigation in his own hands… and maybe justice as well…
Trivia
While shooting a scene in Mexico, actress Rosa Frausto was invited to dance by a guy with a DEVIL mask. This sequence turned out to be very meaningful for the story, although it happened spontaneously and with no planning at all.
Specs
- Year of production: 2007
- Genre: Horror film
- Format: Length Feature
- Producers: Cyn Dulay, Tony De León and Mark Harris
- Writer/Director: Ricardo Islas
- Stars: Christina De León, Salomón Carmona, Jim Kirwan and Rosa Frausto
Works
- El Dia de los Muertos (2007) Film
External links
Categories:- 2007 films
- 2000s horror films
- American television films
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