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Cumbia for the Dead

0.0 / 10• 2025• 19m•NR• Spanish

Comedy

Storyline

With his unique gift of communicating with the dead, a cumbia-loving embalmer sets out on a road trip with a corpse, in search of the the deceased hidden money.

Cast & Crew

David Illescas

Chuy

Lead

Vitter Leija

Kevin

Lyn May

Cleopatra

Rubén Cristiany

Sacerdote

Kala Martínez

Bulma

Carmen Vera

Lourdes

What People Are Saying

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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jose Eduardo Castilla's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”

— Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

3.0

“Every frame feels alive. Cumbia for the Dead is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”

— Anthony Lane, The New Yorker

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