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This article refers to the film. For the comic, see El Muerto.

El Muerto is a live-action indie film based on the independent comic, El Muerto (aka El Muerto - The Aztec Zombie by Javier Hernandez).

(Note: the film is currently in post production and therefore any information is subject to change.)

Plot synopsis

A young man unwittingly marks himself in homage to the old Aztec god of death, Mictlantecuhtli, and dies in a car accident on his way to a Dia de Los Muertos festival. He awakens in the Aztec realm of the dead, Mictlan, to be sacrificed to the old god. Afterward, he is sent back to Earth exactly one year after his death, having supernatural powers.

Tagline:
"He's Dead. He Lives."

Cast & crew

Wilmer Valderrama
as Diego de La Muerte/El Muerto
Angie Cepeda as Maria
Joel David Moore as Zak
Maria Conchita Alonso
as Sister Rosa
Billy Drago
as Old Indian
Tony Plana
as Asparicio
Michael Parks
as Sheriff Stone
Director/Screen Writer: Brian Cox
Associate Producer: Javier Hernandez

Release date

Currently in post-production.

Trivia

The film takes place in Los Angeles, unlike the comic book which takes place in Whittier, CA.
The last day of shooting the film was on Valentine's Day.
Javier Hernandez makes a brief cameo appearance in the film.
The director of the film, Brian Cox, heard Javier Hernandez on NPR radio discussing his comic. He became interested in the story and asked if he would consider making El Muerto a movie, to which Javier replied "I wouldn't NOT consider it."

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