Manga Latina: Killer on the Loose

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Manga Latina: Killer on the Loose
Manga Latina: Killer on the Loose poster
Directed by	Henrique Vera Villanueva
Produced by	Antony Blakey Jose Luis Gil Matthew Joynes Louie Porco Henrique Vera Villanueva
Written by	Daniel Brandt Hernandez Kathryn Klassen Henrique Vera Villanueva
Starring	Kerry Shale Luis Soto Laurence Bouvard
Music by	Mauricio Svanstrom Roberto C. López
Cinematography	Eric Heroux
Editing by	Christian Roy
Distributed by	H2V Distribution
Release date(s)	April 28, 2005
Running time	75 minutes
Country	Canada United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	C$ 6,500,000
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Manga Latina: Killer on the Loose is a 2005 independent dark comedy animation film by Manga Latina Productions, distributed by H2V Distribution, and directed by Henrique Vera Villanueva. It premiered at midnight on April 28, on the Providence Latino Film Festival, and tells the story of Víctor La Cruz and his friends from El Barrio, in a satiric quest to stop a bloody serial killer.

Tagline: "¡Otra Cosa! Something else!"

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Staff
4 External links

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

In Manga Latina, Víctor La Cruz, a bold latino young man and El Chucho, an outspoken repairsman, live with their friends in the peaceful El Barrio, located in Manga Latina - "the 52rd state in the US". However, a series of disturbing, gory homicides begin to terrorize Víctor's community, and the news of a "killer on the loose" are quickly spread. The media warns about the killer's habit of dismembering victims to the point of leaving them unrecognizible, about how it's a master of disguise, and has more than 300 victims.

The authorities, on the other hand, don't really seem to care much about the wellbeing of El Barrio's habitants. But the rebellious Víctor, far from dismayed by this lack of government interest, decides he will have none of this, as according to him, these are not just dead people anymore - they're dead latinos. After consulting El Padrino, a santería-practicing wise man of sorts, Víctor teams up with his delusional and odd friends in order to stop the killer, "Manga Latina style".

Víctor's group, besides of Chucho, consists of Bello (beautiful), thin and paranoid, who is sure that the killer is after him for no particular reason; Ricky, a pothead and green-haired man, who is worried that the killer will get him because of his lightheadness; and the Sisters C.C., Claudia and Camila, who just join in to protect El Barrio. Nevertheless, all they seem to be able to do is hang around Rafa's cafeteria, where coffee is always free no matter what, waiting for the latest news on the killer's attacks, and driving around Chucho's car with a megaphone telling people to stay home.

Eventually, the media starts to give out faint hints to recognize the killer, so faint that the killer could be anybody. Regardless, Víctor starts suspecting of an unnamed piñata maker, or a British music dude, who hate each other since they first met, and also make life impossible for the other inhabitants from El Barrio (one with his deformed piñatas, and the other with his loud annoying music). Víctor and his friends' lazy investigation might lead nowhere because of their constant joking around, and the killer might not even be where they expect it to, but at least they'll have a fun summer.