Best Mexican fantasy series
A curated collection of popular fantasy series from Mexico.
No Trace of You (2016)
No Trace of You (2016)
The night before her wedding, Julia, a young pediatrician with a promising future, vanishes without leaving a trace behind. Five years later, in the middle of the road, a college student discovers a woman in a wedding gown, alone and confused. The boy takes her to the nearest hospital. On the way, the woman gets to reveal her name: Julia Borges. Julia has no memory on what happened to her in those five years. All she has is an image she just can’t get out of her mind: A man she doesn’t recognize who promises to always look after her. Mauricio, Julia’s fiancée, has moved on believing she is death. He is married and has a one year old kid. His new wife: Camila, Julia’s conflictive little sister. The only person who got his hopes up about finding Julia was Tomás, her best friend and workmate. Tomás has invested all his money, ruined his marriage, and almost went bankrupt trying to discover her whereabouts. The reason? He has always been in love with her. Julia tries to face this new reality in which the man she loves is married to someone else and all her life projects came to nothing. Meanwhile, she is trying to find clues that can reveal what happened to her in those lost years and who is responsible for her disappearing.
Diablero (2018)
Dani Who? (2019)
Dani Who? (2019)
The Shelter (2022)
The Shelter (2022)
A family experiences strange circumstances while being faced with an apparent alien invasion. With their screens as their only source of information, ex-spouses must protect their children from an invisible enemy they don't even know exists.
La Hora Marcada (2023)
La Hora Marcada (2023)
The Marked Hour is an anthology series of horror, suspense, and mystery. Each episode tells a story where the macabre, the uncertain and the terrible invade the lives of different characters in completely different scenarios.
13 miedos (2007)
13 miedos (2007)
The Marked Hour (1988)
The Marked Hour (1988)
The Black Woman represents death and wears a large hat with a veil. It is an anthology dedicated to experimental terror, science fiction and the urban legends of Latin America.
La Chacala (1997)
La Chacala (1997)
Javier takes Delia, his pregnant wife, to his ranch in a remote village. Although she's surrounded with love and comfort, Delia has an uneasy feeling. One day, Javier goes out hunting and kills a deer, which to his horror turns out to be a man. Javier's servants toss the corpse over a canyon and tell him to forget the incident, but the dead man's ghost seeks out his mother, the local witch, and begs her to avenge his murder. The witch turns up at Javier´s ranch, and under a mysterious and unexpected shower of thunder and lightning, curses the family. Javier's wife shall bear twin daughters, one of which shall be a fearsome demoness. A day later, Delia goes into labor and gives birth to a healthy baby girl. Everybody feels calmer after the birth, yet a couple of hours later, Delia gets labor pains again. This time she's ripped apart by another baby girl. Delia bleeds to death, yet because the two girls look identical, both healthy and beautiful, it´s hard to know which one killed her mother. Several years later, the identical twins have very different personalities. Gilda is an independent doctor and a city dweller. Her twin Liliana is a frail invalid who resides in the ranch. However, one of them harbors inside the dreadful Chacala, which will soon materialize to wreak havoc among those around her.