''Sexykiller'' ( es, Sexykiller, morirás por ella, links=no) is a 2008 Spanish

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film directed by Miguel Martí and written by

Paco Cabezas Paco Cabezas (born January 11, 1978) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter, best known for directing ''The Appeared'', ''Rage (2014 film), Rage'' and ''Mr. Right (2015 film), Mr. Right''. Career In 2007, Cabezas wrote and directed Spanis ...

. It stars

Macarena Gómez Macarena Gómez Traseira (born 2 February 1978) is a Spanish actress. She became known for her many roles in fantasy and horror films. She plays the iconic role of Lola in the television series '' La que se avecina''. Career Born on 2 February ...

as the title character.

Plot

A femme fatale fashionista at a trendy design school embarks on a brutal and bloody killing spree, while gleefully evading the hapless cops assigned to the murder cases.

Cast

Production

The film is a

Mediapro Mediaproducción, S.L.U., better known as Mediapro, is a multimedia communications group in Spain founded in April 1994 in Barcelona. The company is well involved in movie and television production. The company holds branch offices in Madrid, Se ...

, Warner Bros. España and Antena 3 Films production.

Jaume Roures Jaume Roures Llop (born 1950) is a Spanish businessman, film producer and media mogul from Catalonia. Roures is best known as the founder of the newspaper '' Público'' and as the CEO of the media group Mediapro. Considered a left-wing nationali ...

and Tedy Villalba were credited as producers.

Release

Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures International España, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 10 October 2008.

Filmic references

The film makes a nod to many classic horror films including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Silence of the Lambs'', ''

The Evil Dead ''The Evil Dead'' is a 1981 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Sam Raimi, produced by Robert Tapert and executive produced by Raimi, Tapert, and Bruce Campbell, who also starred alongside Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeMan ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

Night of the Living Dead ''Night of the Living Dead'' is a 1968 American independent horror film directed, photographed, and edited by George A. Romero, with a screenplay by John Russo and Romero, and starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea. The story follows seven peop ...

''.

References

External links

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