''Madres'' () is a 2021 American

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written by Mario Miscione and Marcella Ochoa directed by Ryan Zaragoza. It stars Ariana Guerra, Tenoch Huerta, Elpidia Carrillo, Kerry Cahill, Jennifer Patino, Britton Webb, and Evelyn Gonzalez. The film is the seventh installment in the anthological ''Welcome to the Blumhouse'' film series. Jason Blum serves as a producer under his

Blumhouse Television Blumhouse Productions (; also known as BH Productions or simply BH) is an American film and television production company founded in 2000 by Jason Blum. It is known mainly for producing horror films, such as ''Paranormal Activity'', ''Insidio ...

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Plot

A Mexican-American couple who are approaching the due date for their firstborn child. After moving to a farming community in California, the wife develops unusual symptoms with accompanying horrific visions. Together they try to determine if the combination of these strange occurrences are related to a legendary curse, or something more evil. In the end, they have a healthy child named Jose, but the infertility drugs will still continue.

Cast

* Tenoch Huerta as Beto * Elpidia Carrillo as Anita * Kerry Cahill as Nurse Carol * Ariana Guerra as Diana * Jennifer Patino as Veronica * Britton Webb as Man * Evelyn Gonzalez as Marisol * René Mena as Rafael Ernesto * Jason Bayle as Dr. Nelson * Ashleigh Lewis as Nurse Molly * Robert Larriviere as Dr. Bell * Joseph Garcia as Tomas * Betsy Borrego as Pregnant Woman * Harlon Miller as Man * Rachel Whitman Groves as Woman * Amelia Rico as Gabriela * Leydi Morales as Rosa * Sam Fisicaro as Woman * Sharon Elizabeth Smith as Receptionist * Gustavo Munoz as Rafael

Release

The film was released in the United States on October 1, 2021 by Amazon Studios.

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 72% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 5.80/10. Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 43 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Madres Films produced by Jason Blum 2021 horror films 2021 films American supernatural horror films Blumhouse Productions films American pregnancy films Films set in 1970 Films about curses 2020s supernatural horror films Amazon Studios films 2020s American films