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La Chacala

La Chacala

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Overview

Javier takes Delia, his pregnant wife, to his ranch in a remote village. Although she's surrounded with love and comfort, Delia has an uneasy feeling. One day, Javier goes out hunting and kills a deer, which to his horror turns out to be a man. Javier's servants toss the corpse over a canyon and tell him to forget the incident, but the dead man's ghost seeks out his mother, the local witch, and begs her to avenge his murder. The witch turns up at Javier´s ranch, and under a mysterious and unexpected shower of thunder and lightning, curses the family. Javier's wife shall bear twin daughters, one of which shall be a fearsome demoness. A day later, Delia goes into labor and gives birth to a healthy baby girl. Everybody feels calmer after the birth, yet a couple of hours later, Delia gets labor pains again. This time she's ripped apart by another baby girl. Delia bleeds to death, yet because the two girls look identical, both healthy and beautiful, it´s hard to know which one killed her mother. Several years later, the identical twins have very different personalities. Gilda is an independent doctor and a city dweller. Her twin Liliana is a frail invalid who resides in the ranch. However, one of them harbors inside the dreadful Chacala, which will soon materialize to wreak havoc among those around her.

Created by Eric Vonn
Written by Eric Vonn
NetworksTV AztecaAzteca Trece

Top Cast

Christian Bach

Christian Bach

Gilda Almada / Liliana Almada / La Chacala / Delia de Almada

Jorge Rivero

Jorge Rivero

Javier Almada

Rafael Sánchez Navarro

Rafael Sánchez Navarro

Joaquín García

José Alonso

José Alonso

Padre Isaías

Julia Marichal

Julia Marichal

Dominga

R

Roberto Blandon

David

A

Anna Ciocchetti

Marina

Miguel Ángel Ferriz Jr.

Miguel Ángel Ferriz Jr.

Gustavo

Lina Santos

Lina Santos

Brenda

Wendy de los Cobos

Wendy de los Cobos

Gabriela

Themes & Keywords

supernatural creaturetelenovela

About La Chacala

La Chacala is a mystery, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 1997 exploring themes of supernatural creature, telenovela. Created by Eric Vonn, it stars Christian Bach, Jorge Rivero, Rafael Sánchez Navarro. Javier takes Delia, his pregnant wife, to his ranch in a remote village. Although she's surrounded with love and comfort, Delia has an uneasy feeling. One day, Javier goes out hunting and kills a deer, which to his horror turns out to be a man. Javier's servants toss the corpse over a canyon and tell him to forget the incident, but the dead man's ghost seeks out his mother, the local witch, and begs her to avenge his murder. The witch turns up at Javier´s ranch, and under a mysterious and unexpected shower of thunder and lightning, curses the family. Javier's wife shall bear twin daughters, one of which shall be a fearsome demoness. A day later, Delia goes into labor and gives birth to a healthy baby girl. Everybody feels calmer after the birth, yet a couple of hours later, Delia gets labor pains again. This time she's ripped apart by another baby girl. Delia bleeds to death, yet because the two girls look identical, both healthy and beautiful, it´s hard to know which one killed her mother. Several years later, the identical twins have very different personalities. Gilda is an independent doctor and a city dweller. Her twin Liliana is a frail invalid who resides in the ranch. However, one of them harbors inside the dreadful Chacala, which will soon materialize to wreak havoc among those around her.

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