The Boogeyman: Origins

The Boogeyman: Origins

The Boogeyman: Origins

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The Boogeyman: Origins

2023

1h 31m

6.2(123 votes)

Horror

Adventure

Overview

Explores the Spanish origins of the character's story, where he is a tuberculosis patient from Almeria who will do anything to get well, even consuming the blood of the kids he kidnaps in a sack.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Javier Botet

Javier Botet

El hombre del saco

Macarena Gómez

Macarena Gómez

Claudia

Lucas Blas

Lucas Blas

Alex

Manolo Solo

Manolo Solo

Aguirre

Iván Renedo

Iván Renedo

Lucas

Claudia Placer

Claudia Placer

Alicia

Lorca Gutiérrez Prada

Lorca Gutiérrez Prada

Sergio

Carla Tous

Carla Tous

Paula

Guillermo Novillo

Gabi

Luna Fulgencio

Luna Fulgencio

Sara

Creative team

Directed by: Ángel Gómez Hernández
Written by: Manuel Facal
Juma Fodde
Produced by: María Luisa Gutiérrez
Álvaro Ariza

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