Prey For The Devil’s Christian Navarro on Hispanic Urban Legends

There is no shortage of horror films that explore the supernatural, paranormal, and unexplained phenomena. Though this is his foray into horror films, Prey For The Devil star Christian Navarro thinks there is plenty of space in the genre to showcase some of the many Hispanic legends and mythology. 

“As a Boricua, one of the standing folklores that we have is the Chupacabra, and I don’t think I’ve seen that done well. That would be interesting,” he said in an interview on the Actors With Issues podcast. “I don’t know if I’m the man to do it, but I’d like to see it done.”  

The Chupacabra, or “goat-sucker,” is described as a vampire-like creature that was given its name due to several cases throughout Latin America of animals being drained of their blood. We hear about this folklore’s accounts in books and music with lyrics such as, “mujeres, cuidado, ya viene el chupacabra,” spreading caution for those who go out at night. There’s even a Scooby Doo movie about it, Scooby-Doo! And the Monster of Mexico. But a big budget, studio-backed horror film? Not yet. 

Navarro added, “Within the Latino communities in general, there is serious belief in the supernatural and the occult. A good film about Santería would be very interesting and scary. I dabbled here [for Prey For The Devil] and don’t know that I will outside of this, but we’ll see.”  

Here’s the logline for the movie: Prey For The Devil follows an unlikely warrior: a young nun, Sister Ann (Jacqueline Byers). Although nuns are forbidden to perform exorcisms, a professor (Colin Salmon) recognizes Sister Ann’s gifts and agrees to train her. Thrust onto the spiritual frontline with fellow student, Father Dante (Christian Navarro), Sister Ann finds herself in a battle for the soul of a young girl who Sister Ann believes is possessed by the same demon that tormented her own mother years ago, and soon realizes the Devil has her right where he wants her, and it wants in. 

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