Netflix's New Mexico-filmed 'Chupa' available to stream in April

Leah Romero, Las Cruces Sun-News
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LAS CRUCES – Netflix’s latest feature film “Chupa,” filmed in New Mexico, is set to release on the streaming platform in April.

“Chupa” is an action, adventure film that tells the story of a teenager, Alex, and his discovery of a young Chupacabra while visiting family in Mexico for the first time. The Chupacabra is a mythical creature said to prey on the blood of livestock at night, particularly goats.

The film stars Evan Whitten (“Mr. Robot,” “Words on Bathroom Walls”) as Alex and Ashley Ciarra and Nickolas Verdugo as the teen’s cousins. Christian Slater (“Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,” “Very Bad Things”) and Demián Bichir (“Godzilla vs. Kong,” “The Hateful Eight”) also star. Jonás Cuarón (“Desierto,” “Año uña”) directed.

Filming for “Chupa” took place between August and November 2021 in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Estancia and Mesilla. Production took over Calle de Parian between La Posta de Mesilla and Billy the Kid Gift Shop in mid-November and transformed the Mesilla street into 1990s-era Mexico.

The team told the Sun-News in 2021 that 70 food stalls were constructed along the street and the walls of the buildings were temporarily made to look like a scene from Chihuahua, Mexico.

Netflix released the film trailer online March 14. New Mexicans will notice familiar images from their home state.

“Chupa” is scheduled to release on Netflix April 7, 2023.

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Leah Romero is the trending reporter at the Las Cruces Sun-News and can be reached at 575-418-3442, LRomero@lcsun-news.com or @rromero_leah on Twitter.

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