''The Curse of El Charro'' is a 2005

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starring

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. ''The Curse of El Charro'' was released on

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by Paramount Home Video in 2006.

Plot

The film opens in 19th century Mexico, where El Charro (

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) acts as a wealthy, but diabolical land baron who falls madly in love with a sweet, innocent ancestor of the protagonist Maria. She scorns him, which prompts El Charro to kill everyone she cares about. However, Maria's ancestor still refuses El Charro, who decides to put a curse on Maria's family line. Many years after, we are brought to the present day 21st century, where we are introduced to Maria (Drew Mia) and her friend Chris (

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), who are roommates in college. It is a Friday or so, and Maria, who we learn is suffering from repeating nightmares of her sister's suicide, is coerced to go with Chris, and her friends, Tanya (Kathryn Taylor) and Rosemary (KellyDawn Malloy) to Chris' uncle's Arizona cottage for the weekend. However upon reaching Arizona, the group is persistently attacked by El Charro in the form of revenant spirit with a machete. Eventually, El Charro kills every one of the girls except for Maria, who races toward a shrine of the archangel Michael (James Intveld). Using his heavenly abilities, Michael kills El Charro, and the curse is thus destroyed as well.

Cast

as "El Charro" *

as voice of El Charro * Drew Mia as Maria * Kathryn Taylor as Tanya *

as Christina * KellyDawn Malloy as Rosemary * Scott Greenall as himself * James Intveld as

Archangel Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

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as The Purgatory Bartender

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Curse of El Charro, The 2005 horror films Direct-to-video horror films 2005 direct-to-video films American slasher films 2005 films American exploitation films American ghost films American supernatural horror films Supernatural slasher films 2000s English-language films Films directed by Rich Ragsdale 2000s American films 2000s slasher films