Fantasy ·Horror · Mexico · 2026 · 1h 20m

Tekenchu: the Rite of the Nahuales

El ritual del nahual

Tekenchu: the Rite of the Nahuales poster
Director
Carlos Matienzo Serment
Cast
Gerardo Oñate as Gabriel Alejandra Herrera as Isabel Gerardo Trejoluna as Vicente Caraly Sánchez as Teresa Sergio Gava as Jonas Estanislao Marín as Felipe
Crew
Roberto Chávez — Director of Photography Lionel Cornistein — Editor Juan Carlos Enriquez — Original Music Composer Gerardo Oñate — Writer Roberto Chávez — Writer Milko Luis Coronel — Producer
Synopsis

A federal agent is investigating a complex case: a series of chilling infanticides in which the victims’ teeth have been extracted; meanwhile, in a nearby village, two healers find a wounded man in the woods and offer him refuge.

Mood & Themes
mexicoritualfolkindigenous communityfolk horrornahualterror mexicano
Key Collaborators
Carlos Matienzo Serment Director Roberto Chávez Director of Photography Lionel Cornistein Editor Juan Carlos Enriquez Original Music Composer Gerardo Oñate Writer Roberto Chávez Writer Milko Luis Coronel Producer Santiago Rangel Producer Mario Castro Production Design
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