''Darker Than Night'' () is a 2014 Mexican

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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

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 M ...

as Greta *

Adriana Louvier Adriana Louvier Vargas (born September 18, 1980), known artistically as Adriana Louvier, is a Mexican television actress and presenter. Life Louvier began acting as a lead actress with a television screen debut in ''La mujer de Lorenzo'' (200 ...

as Maria *

Eréndira Ibarra Eréndira Ibarra (born September 25, 1985) is a Mexican actress and casting director, known for ''Sense8'' (2015–18), ''Las Aparicio'' (2015), '' Ingobernable'' (2017), and ''The Matrix Resurrections ''The Matrix Resurrections'' is a 2021 ...

as Pilar * Ona Casamiquela as Victoria "Vicky" * José María Torre as Pedro * Miguel Rodarte as Actuacion especial Loco * Margarita Sanz as Evangelina * Lucía Guilmáin 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.

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* * * {{rotten-tomatoes, mas_negro_que_la_noche 2014 films 2014 3D films 2014 horror films Mexican 3D 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