The Dead One

The Dead One (2007)

El Muerto

On the Day of the Dead, the chosen will rise.

Trapped between the living and the dead, Diego de la Muerte fights to rescue his soul from the evil god of death that controls him. But a bigger battle awaits him when the Aztec god demands the soul of Maria, the girlfriend Diego left behind.

Date of release
2007-03-01
TMDB
5.1 / 10 (30)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Romance
Director
Brian Cox

Casting

Interesting facts

El Muerto 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.

Filming

Filming officially ended on February 14, 2005. On September 20, 2006, Hernandez announced that the final cut would be privately screened, stating that the film was "officially done":

[T]he last time I saw the film was November '05, once on Dia de Los Muertos and again two weeks later with Wilmer...that was a real rough cut. No digital effects, no official music/score, rough sound/color, etc.

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