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Director Juan López Moctezuma

Writer Juan López Moctezuma (Writer), Jorge Victoria (Writer)

Original Title El alimento del miedo

Release Date January 1, 1994

Runtime 92 min (1h 32m)

Country Mexico

Language ES

Budget N/A

Box Office N/A

Studios Jorge Victoria Producciones

The Food of Fear (1994)

Name: The Food of Fear
Genre: Horror
Released: 1994-01-01
Rating: 2.5

Directed by Juan López Moctezuma

• Written by Juan López Moctezuma , Jorge Victoria

⭐ 2.5 / 5 (2 votes) ⏱️ 92 min 🎬 Horror

Ratings Breakdown:

2 ratings

0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

In an underclass neighborhood of Mexico City, a place where a unique troupe features a circus act, led by Don Ramón, he and his wife Petra have to take care of the daughter of a neighbor who has been jailed for drug trafficking. Petra decides that the girl must earn a living, entrusting her several domestic tasks; while befriending Pepito, who works as a clown on the street. Things get complicated when someone with satanic tendencies arrives to Ramon's house, and the visitor develops an interest on Petra. A fight between the three adults causes that the little girl suffers a fatal accident, so the solution will be to use her meat for the tamales sold by Petra.