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Chupa (2023)

While visiting family in Mexico, teenage Alex gains an unlikely companion when he discovers a young chupacabra hiding in his grandpa's shed. To save the mythical creature, Alex and his cousins must embark on the adventure of a lifetime.

Chupa
Chupa
PG
Adventure
Action
Drama
Family

Release Date
April 7, 2023
Director
Jonás Cuarón
Cast
Demián Bichir , Julio Cesar Cedillo , Evan Whitten , Alex Knight , Krystin Goodwin
Runtime
1ht 35min
Main Genre
Adventure
Studio
26th Street Pictures, Netflix
Writers
Joe Barnathan , Brendan Bellomo , Sean Kennedy Moore
Tagline
Discover the Legend

Summary

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.

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