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  2. Pishtaco - Wikipedia

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    Andean Indigenous people feared Spanish missionaries as pishtacos, believing the missionaries were killing people for fat, thereafter oiling church bells to make them especially sonorous. [4] In modern times, similar beliefs held that sugar mill machinery needed human fat as grease, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] or that jet aircraft engines could not start ...

  3. La Llorona - Wikipedia

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    Statue of La Llorona on an island of Xochimilco, Mexico, 2015. La Llorona (Latin American Spanish: [la ʝoˈɾona]; ' the Crying Woman, the Weeping Woman, the Wailer ') is a vengeful ghost in Mexican folklore who is said to roam near bodies of water mourning her children whom she drowned in a jealous rage after discovering her husband was unfaithful to her.

  4. 30 Coins - Wikipedia

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    30 Coins (Spanish: 30 monedas) is a Spanish mystery horror television series created by Álex de la Iglesia for HBO Europe. [2] Directed and written by De la Iglesia and co-written by Jorge Guerricaechevarría, the series follows Father Vergara, an exorcist who the church exiles to Pedraza, a remote village in Spain, where he hopes his enemies forget him.

  5. Alma (film) - Wikipedia

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    Alma is a 2009 Spanish computer-animated dark fantasy horror short film produced by ex-Pixar animator Rodrigo Blaas. It had received notable recognition at the Fantastic Fest awards. [1] The word "alma" in Spanish means "Soul". The film is about a girl named Alma who wanders into a deserted town and store.

  6. Coco (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    The word coco is used in colloquial speech to refer to the human head in Spanish. [3] Coco also means " skull ". [ 4 ] The words cocuruto in Portuguese and cocorota in Spanish both means "the crown of the head" or "the highest place" [ 5 ] and with the same etymology in Galicia, crouca means "head", [ 6 ] from proto-Celtic *krowkā- , [ 7 ...

  7. When Evil Lurks - Wikipedia

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    When Evil Lurks (Spanish: Cuando acecha la maldad) is a 2023 supernatural horror film written and directed by Demián Rugna.An international co-production of Argentina and the United States, the film stars Ezequiel Rodríguez, Demián Salomon, Luis Ziembrowski, Silvia Sabater and Marcelo Michinaux.

  8. El Conde (film) - Wikipedia

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    El Conde (lit. ' The Count ') is a 2023 Chilean black comedy horror film [2] directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Larraín and Guillermo Calderón. [3] [4] It is a satire that portrays Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet as a 250-year-old vampire seeking death. [5]

  9. Ghosts in Mexican culture - Wikipedia

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    Catrinas, one of the most popular figures of the Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico.. There are extensive and varied beliefs in ghosts in Mexican culture.In Mexico, the beliefs of the Maya, Nahua, Purépecha; and other indigenous groups in a supernatural world has survived and evolved, combined with the Catholic beliefs of the Spanish.