
The Ruins(2008)
Americans Amy, Stacy, Jeff and Eric look for fun during a sunny holiday in Mexico, but they get much more than that after visiting an archaeological dig in the jungle.


“Some places are not meant to be discovered”
Danielle Noble (played by Carla Ortiz) and her team of expert cave divers led by an ambitious american archaeologist (Steve Wilcox), undertake an expedition in search of the lost Mayan Library, without imagining they will instead find the hidden gates of hell known as Xib'alb'a.

Carla Ortiz
Danielle Noble

Steve Wilcox
Dr. Alan Green
Mark Tacher
Many

Luis Felipe Tovar
El Brujo

Olga Fonda
Eli
Luis Salinas
Alberto Haggar
Emilio Koh Albornoz
Mariana Ivanova Hernandez
Ricardo Lima
Curse of the Mayans is a horror, science fiction film released in 2017 exploring themes of mexico, library, maya civilization, cave, end of the world, jungle. Directed by Joaquin Rodriguez, it stars Carla Ortiz, Steve Wilcox, Mark Tacher. Danielle Noble (played by Carla Ortiz) and her team of expert cave divers led by an ambitious american archaeologist (Steve Wilcox), undertake an expedition in search of the lost Mayan Library, without imagining they will instead find the hidden gates of hell known as Xib'alb'a.
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