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Zombies of Juan of the Dead
Also called: Juan of the Dead
Juan of the Dead sets a zombie outbreak in Cuba and uses it for political satire. Its slacker hero sees a business opportunity, and the state blames American-backed dissidents. It was the first Cuban independent film to receive state approval.1
First appeared
2011
Released 2011Source work
Juan de los Muertos (2011)
Alejandro BruguésMade in
Cuba, Spain
What causes it
Never explained
No cause is given.How you become one
A bitten person dies and reanimates.
When did it first appear?
2011Released 2011
field notes
What the sources say
1
Cuban authorities in the film insist the zombies are dissidents paid by the United States1
2
The hero starts a business killing people's zombified relatives for a fee1
3
Marketed as Cuba's first zombie film1
4
Won the Goya Award for best Spanish-language foreign film in 20121
5
At about 3 million dollars, the most expensive privately financed film made in Cuba1
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