The upcoming Netflix film brings the urban legend and folklore tale of the Chupacabra. The film titled, Chupa is a much more kid-friendly affair in an experience that looks much more like an Amblin film. After discovering a young Chupacabra, an unlikely friendship and adventure begins.
While this isn’t the horror film we expected it to be, we are still excited to see the Chupacabra being given some serious screentime on Netflix and being given a fun, and family-friendly story to boot.
The synopsis for Chupa goes like this:
Shy 13-year-old Alex (Evan Whitten) flies from Kansas City to Mexico to meet his extended family for the first time. There he meets his grandfather and former lucha libre champion Chava (Demián Bichir), energetic, wrestling-obsessed cousin Memo (Nickolas Verdugo), and fearless, hip cousin Luna (Ashley Ciarra). But just as Alex begins to get his bearings, he discovers a mythical creature living under his grandfather’s shed: a young chupacabra cub, which he recognizes from stories of the feared, full-grown chupacabra, fabled to feed on farmers’ livestock. Alex soon learns that his new friend “Chupa” has a secret history with his family, and that dogged, dangerous scientist Richard Quinn (Christian Slater) is hunting the misunderstood creature to try and harness his powers. To protect Chupa from impending danger, Alex sets off on the adventure of a lifetime, one that will push the bonds of his newfound family to the brink, and remind him that life’s burdens are lighter when you don’t have to carry them alone.
The film stars Demián Bichir, Evan Whitten, Christian Slater, Ashley Ciarra, Nickolas Verdugo, Adriana Paz, Gerardo Taracena and Julio Cesar Cedillo in a film by Jonás Cuarón.
Chupa arrives on Netflix beginning April 7.
