La Leyenda del Chupacabras
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| Directed by | Alberto Rodriguez |
| Produced by | Fernando de Fuentes Jose C. Garcia de Letona |
| Written by | Acán Cohen Alberto Rodriguez |
| Starring | Benny Emmanuel Mayte Cordeiro Lalo España Laura G |
| Music by | Leoncio Lara Bon |
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| Distributed by | Videocine (Mexico) Pantelion Films (United States) |
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81 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | $5.1 million |
La Leyenda del Chupacabras (in English: The Legend of Chupacabras) is a 2016 Mexican animated horror comedy film, directed by Alberto Rodriguez. Produced by Ánima Estudios, the film is the fourth installment to the Leyenda film series and its story is inspired by the chupacabras legend.
The film was released theatrically in the United States on October 14, 2016 in limited release, distributed by Pantelion Films and Lionsgate, and in Mexico on October 21, 2016, opening to negative critical reception.
Leo San Juan was imprisoned after being mistaken for a rebel insurgency by the royal army while on his way home to Puebla. But when a mysterious flying monster, known as the chupacabra, is on the rise, attacking prisoners and guards, he must defend his fate and fight the flying monster. Things are made even more complicated when it turns out that Leo's brother has joined the royalists.
The film has been first teased on Ánima Estudios' social media on 4 March 2016, naming it the "next installment", tentatively titled "La Leyenda de".
The film was announced for release in Mexico on 21 October 2016. The film's teaser trailer has premiered on 26 May 2016. The film's official trailer has been released on 9 September 2016.
The film has been presented at the 2016 Pixelatl Festival in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
A Bugsted short was accompanied with the Mexican release of the film.
The film received a limited theatrical release in the United States, which was released on October 14, 2016, one week prior to its Mexican release, distributed by Pantelion Films and Lionsgate. It was shown in the original Spanish language format with English subtitles.
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