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| Alexis Díaz de Villegas | ... | Juan | |
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Jorge Molina | ... | Lázaro |
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Andros Perugorría | ... | Vladi |
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Eliecer Ramírez | ... | El Primo |
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Susana Pous | ... | Lucía |
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Elsa Camp | ... | Yiya |
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Juan Miguel Mas | ... | Mario |
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Argelio Sosa | ... | Rogelio |
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Marisol Egurrola | ... | Abuela Amurrada |
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Juan is a slacker trying to reconnect with his daughter, who plans to rejoin her mother in Miami. Lazaro, Juan's friend, is trying to connect with his own son, a persistent womanizer. They begin to notice that locals are "going crazy", killing people and eating their flesh, and the recently deceased are returning to life. The Cuban government and the media claim that the zombies are dissidents revolting against the government. Juan starts a business to profit off of killing the zombies, but the group may soon find their own lives at risk. Written by Anonymous
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50 years after the Cuban Revolution, a new Revolution is about to begin. See more »Certificate:
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13 January 2012 (Spain) See more »Also Known As:
Juan of the Dead See more »Filming Locations:
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$12,007, 18 March 2012, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
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Written by Sergio Valdes
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The film made with the support of the Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficas - Icaic, Canal Sur, Televisión Española and with the collaboration of Junta de Andalucía, Ibermedia, Cinergia and Universidad De Guadalajara. See more »Crazy Credits
We see Juan fighting zombies on the dock, except that it's animated to look like a graphic novel. See more »Soundtracks
Tu Vida Con La MiaWritten by Sergio Valdes
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It is rare that a film combines, satire, parody, thrills, scary zombies, and deadpan humor. Such is the film Juan of the Dead.
Plot is simple. Zombies try to take over Cuba. But the government says they are "dissidents" created by the Americans to undermine Cuba. In a very clever film, the director, Alejandro Bruques, takes us on a fantasy ride of zombie threats and humor with many political points along the way.
Several island residents form a motley crew of a trans gurl, a muscle bound dude, a hot babe and a guy named "California", is just the beginning of zombie mayhem.
They even open a business, "we kill your loved one" to earn a few extra bucks off the zombies...Cuban style.
The budget is not mentioned in the film overview, but I bet they really made a very low budge stretch quite a bit. From the beginning to end credits it is a delight. Every film student should see this movie to see what you can do with imagination and not the fancy cameras profiled in American media.
Their first kill has a harpoon go through a zombie to kill an old lady standing right behind the zombie. Ooops! A wooden oar weapon is so decrepit that we would never use it as an oar.
There is also the famous car/boat that many refuges use to flee Cuba used to escape the onslaught of zombies. In one scene, an attack by numerous zombies is thwarted by a single harpoon and a "rally around the flag pole". Heh, heh.
A slow motion arrow is an tick toward Matrix.
The film introduces a stereo type American and since the crew does not speak English, Juan introduces himself by saying "My name is Juan". Get it. It beginning Spanish class the first thing you learn is "Yo me llamo Juan". Very funny.
They spoof Bruce Lee with a freeze frame at the end. Ending credits are terrific. There are subtitles so get ready and just read them.
The ending credits are really inventive as is the entire film. I have never seen it in a bargain bin, so I will try and make my own copy from a TV showing. I recommend this highly as a very funny, highly inventive, well shot film about the zombie Apocalypse.