''99.9'' ( es, 99.9: La frecuencia del terror, lit=99.9: The Frequency of Terror, links=no) is a 1997 Spanish

horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...

directed and co-written by

Agustí Villaronga Agustí Villaronga Riutort (; 4 March 1953 – 22 January 2023) was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed several feature films, a documentary, three projects for television and three shorts. His film '' Moon Child'' was ...

. The film stars María Barranco as Lara, the host of a radio show focused on psychic and paranormal phenomena, who learns that her ex-boyfriend has been found dead in a small Spanish village. When she travels to the village, she discovers that he had been performing experiments to connect with otherworldly spirits. The film's title has been described as referring to both the dial of a radio station and as an inversion of "666" (the "

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"). Cinematographer Javier Aguirresarobe served as director of photography on ''99.9'', and composer

Javier Navarrete Javier Navarrete (born May 9, 1956) is a Spanish film score composer.Scott, A.O. (November 21, 2001). ''The New York Times''The Devil's Backbone (review overview)./ref> His best known score, for which he received an Oscar nomination, was for ''Pa ...

provided the score. The film screened at the 1997

Sitges Film Festival The Sitges Film Festival ( ca, Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya, links=no) is an annual film festival held in Sitges, Spain, specialized in fantasy and horror films, of which it is considered one of the world's foremost in ...

, where it won the festival's award for Best Cinematography.

Cast

* María Barranco as Lara *

Terele Pávez Teresa Marta Ruiz Penella (29 July 1939 – 11 August 2017), better known as Terele Pávez, was a Spanish actress. She appeared in more than ninety films since 1954. She died on 11 August 2017 due to a stroke at the age of 78. Selected fil ...

as Dolores *

Ruth Gabriel Ruth Sánchez Bueno (born 10 July 1975), better known as Ruth Gabriel, is a Spanish actress. Biography Ruth Sánchez Bueno (her real name) was born in San Fernando (province of Cádiz) on 10 July 1975, daughter of actor Ismael Abellán and wr ...

as Julia *

Ángel de Andrés López Ángel de Andrés López (23 October 1951 – 4 May 2016) was a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than 60 films and television shows between 1977 and 2015. He died at his home in Miraflores de la Sierra from natural causes. Selected film ...

as Lázaro * Gustavo Salmerón as Víctor *

as Lázaro *

Luisa Gavasa Luisa Gavasa Moragón (born 8 April 1951) is a Spanish actress. She has appeared in more than fifty films since 1977. Selected filmography References External links * 1951 births Living people Spanish film actresses 20th-century ...

as Luisa * Simón Andreu as Simón

Home media

In 2021, a 2K restoration of the film was released on Blu-ray and

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by the Cult Epics label.

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* {{Agustí Villaronga 1990s Spanish films 1997 horror films 1997 films 1990s Spanish-language films Films about radio people Spanish horror films Spanish-language horror films