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Curse of the Mayans

Curse of the Mayans

Some places are not meant to be discovered

20173.61h 30m

Overview

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.

Directed by Joaquin Rodriguez
Written by Joaquin Rodriguez
Produced by Carlos Calderón
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0M0

Top Cast

Carla Ortiz

Carla Ortiz

Danielle Noble

Steve Wilcox

Steve Wilcox

Dr. Alan Green

M

Mark Tacher

Many

Luis Felipe Tovar

Luis Felipe Tovar

El Brujo

Olga Fonda

Olga Fonda

Eli

L

Luis Salinas

A

Alberto Haggar

E

Emilio Koh Albornoz

M

Mariana Ivanova Hernandez

R

Ricardo Lima

Themes & Keywords

mexicolibrarymaya civilizationcaveend of the worldjunglearchaeologistalien raceancient civilizationarchaeological expeditionscuba diveryucatan

About Curse of the Mayans

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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