Studies show that horror films are predominantly viewed by Latino audiences. There is something about a zombie, vampire or ghost flick that causes Latinos to flock to the movie theaters. It is no surprise then that writer and director Millie Loredo is making her directorial debut with indie horror film Sorrow.
Loredo decided to feature a diverse cast in her film, and Houston-born Latina Vannessa Vasquez takes the lead as Mila Sweeney. As much as Latinos enjoy horror films, though, there aren’t many that feature Latinos in the cast. The following horror films, several of which Loredo studied as she turned her short film into a 90-page screenplay, feature Latinos. Keep reading to find out which horror films feature Latinos!
1.From Dusk Till Dawn
Features: Salma Hayek, Cheech Marin, Danny Trejo
Robert Rodriguez’s horror-crime thriller features several Latino actors and actresses, including Salma Hayek, Cheech Marin and Danny Trejo, all of Mexican descent. This film follows a pair of thieving brothers, Seth and Richie, as a bank robbery spree leads them to a strip club in Mexico filled with vampires.
2. Planet Terror
Features: Freddy Rodriguez
This sci-fi zombie horror film is also directed by Robert Rodriguez and features Freddy Rodriguez as El Wray. He helps his ex-girlfriend, a go-go dancer named Cherry Darling, through a zombie apocalypse.
3. Land of the Dead
Features: John Leguizamo
This film, written and directed by George A. Romero, is also a zombie film. It features John Leguizamo as Cholo DeMora, an assassin surviving years after a zombie apocalypse.
4. Zombie Hunter
Features: Danny Trejo
This film, directed by Kevin King, also features Danny Trejo. He plays Father Jesus, a priest-like zombie slayer in a post-apocalyptic world infested with “Natas,” or zombies.
5. The Burning Dead
Features: Danny Trejo
This film premiered this year and was directed by Rene Perez. It stars Danny Trejo as a zombie hunter when the eruption of a volcano brings long-dead cannibals back to life.
Click here now to watch the trailer for Sorrow, which premieres at River Oaks Theatre in Houston, Texas on Tuesday, April 21! Buy your ticket for the screening here!
Loredo decided to feature a diverse cast in her film, and Houston-born Latina Vannessa Vasquez takes the lead as Mila Sweeney. As much as Latinos enjoy horror films, though, there aren’t many that feature Latinos in the cast. The following horror films, several of which Loredo studied as she turned her short film into a 90-page screenplay, feature Latinos. Keep reading to find out which horror films feature Latinos!
1.From Dusk Till Dawn
Features: Salma Hayek, Cheech Marin, Danny Trejo
Robert Rodriguez’s horror-crime thriller features several Latino actors and actresses, including Salma Hayek, Cheech Marin and Danny Trejo, all of Mexican descent. This film follows a pair of thieving brothers, Seth and Richie, as a bank robbery spree leads them to a strip club in Mexico filled with vampires.
2. Planet Terror
Features: Freddy Rodriguez
This sci-fi zombie horror film is also directed by Robert Rodriguez and features Freddy Rodriguez as El Wray. He helps his ex-girlfriend, a go-go dancer named Cherry Darling, through a zombie apocalypse.
3. Land of the Dead
Features: John Leguizamo
This film, written and directed by George A. Romero, is also a zombie film. It features John Leguizamo as Cholo DeMora, an assassin surviving years after a zombie apocalypse.
4. Zombie Hunter
Features: Danny Trejo
This film, directed by Kevin King, also features Danny Trejo. He plays Father Jesus, a priest-like zombie slayer in a post-apocalyptic world infested with “Natas,” or zombies.
5. The Burning Dead
Features: Danny Trejo
This film premiered this year and was directed by Rene Perez. It stars Danny Trejo as a zombie hunter when the eruption of a volcano brings long-dead cannibals back to life.
Click here now to watch the trailer for Sorrow, which premieres at River Oaks Theatre in Houston, Texas on Tuesday, April 21! Buy your ticket for the screening here!
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