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The Legend of the Nahuala

The Legend of the Nahuala

20077.91h 24m

Overview

Leo San Juan, an insecure child of nine years old, lives eternally frightened by horror stories that Nando tells his older brother. Within these stories it is 'The Legend of Nahuala', according to which, an old abandoned Casona is possessed by the spirit of an evil witch known as the Nahuala.

Directed by Ricardo Arnaiz
Produced by Socorro Aguilar, Socorro Aguilar, Ricardo Arnaiz
Box OfficeBudget: $975KRevenue: $4.0M

Top Cast

Fabrizio Santini

Fabrizio Santini

Leo San Juan (voice)

Martha Higareda

Martha Higareda

Xochitl (voice)

Andrés Bustamante

Andrés Bustamante

Don Andres (voice)

Jesús Ochoa

Jesús Ochoa

Santos (voice)

Rafael Inclán

Rafael Inclán

Alebrije (voice)

Ofelia Medina

Ofelia Medina

Nahuala (voice)

Manuel Valdés

Manuel Valdés

Lorenzo Villavicencio (voice)

Mayté Cordero

Mayté Cordero

Teodora Villavicencio (voice)

Bruno Coronel

Bruno Coronel

Nando San Juan (voice)

Themes & Keywords

arts and cultureanimaciónanimacion mexicana

About The Legend of the Nahuala

The Legend of the Nahuala is a animation, family, fantasy film released in 2007 exploring themes of arts and culture, animación, animacion mexicana. Directed by Ricardo Arnaiz, it stars Fabrizio Santini, Martha Higareda, Andrés Bustamante. Leo San Juan, an insecure child of nine years old, lives eternally frightened by horror stories that Nando tells his older brother. Within these stories it is 'The Legend of Nahuala', according to which, an old abandoned Casona is possessed by the spirit of an evil witch known as the Nahuala.

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