''Darker Than Night'' ( es, Más Negro que la Noche) is a 2014 Mexican
horror film and a remake of
the 1975 original. The movie is the first
3D Mexican horror film and it tells the story of an eccentric old woman who dies and leaves her opulent mansion to her niece, Greta.
Plot
Greta is a beautiful young woman whose eccentric aunt dies leaving her a large, once opulent mansion. When Greta moves in with her friends she discovers that she must take care of her aunt’s prized black cat, Beker. The new residents take charge of the mansion, throwing wild parties and enjoying a fun filled summer until they lose track of Beker – who drowns in the mansion’s pool. What was about to be the best summer of their lives quickly turns into a spine-chilling fight for their lives.
Cast
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Zuria Vega
Zuria Vega (, born Zuria Valeria Vega Sisto; January 10, 1989) is a Mexican actress and singer.
Early life
Vega was born and raised in Mexico City to Mexican actor Gonzalo Vega and a Spanish mother, Leonora Sisto. Her older sister is actress Ma ...
as Greta
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Adriana Louvier as Maria
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Eréndira Ibarra
Eréndira Ibarra is a Mexican actress and casting director, known for ''Sense8'' (2015–18), '' Las Aparicio'' (2015), ''The Matrix Resurrections'' (2021) and ''Ingobernable
''Ingobernable'' is a Mexican political drama streaming television s ...
as Pilar
* Ona Casamiquela as Victoria "Vicky"
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José María Torre
José María Torre (born José María Torre Hütt on November 4, 1977, in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a Mexican Salvador-born actor and fashion designer known for his roles in telenovelas. He is the brother of Fátima Torre and Andrea Torre. H ...
as Pedro
* Miguel Rodarte as Actuacion especial Loco
* Margarita Sanz as Evangelina
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Lucía Guilmáin
Lucía Gutiérrez Puerta, known by her stage name Lucía Guilmáin (January 5, 1938 – February 15, 2021), was a Mexican actress.
Biography
Her career was between 1965 and 2016 She worked in theater, movies, and television. Guilmáin was k ...
as Tia Ofelia
* Hernán Mendoza as Garcia
* Daniel Villar as Prometido Tia
Release
''Darker Than Night'' opened theatrically in the United States on 26 September 2014 and earned $539,867 in its opening weekend, ranking number 17 at the box office. At the end of its run, it had grossed $870,063 domestically and $5,221,000 overseas for a worldwide total of $6,091,063.
References
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2014 films
2014 horror films
Mexican horror films
2010s Spanish-language films
Horror film remakes
Films shot in Mexico
Films set in country houses
Remakes of Mexican films
2010s Mexican films
Spanish-language horror films