Netflix's upcoming family film Chupa, about a young man who befriends a chupacabra, is being roasted for using an inappropriate slang term.
Chupa, Netflix's new film about a young boy befriending a chupacabra, is being roasted for its ill-advised title. The chupacabra is an urban legend said to have originated in Puerto Rico, a small vampiric creature who drains the blood from goats and other livestock. In Spanish, the creature's name literally means "goat sucker," so the shortened version "chupa" or "to suck" is actually a slang term for a particular sex act.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY This week, Netflix began their rollout for Chupa, sharing a trailer, poster, and promotional stills featuring the cast, which includes Let the Right One In star Demián Bichir. Spanish-speaking Twitter had a field day with the announcement, making fun of the title and questioning if any Spanish speakers were involved in the final decision-making process.
In addition to Bichir, the cast includes a variety of performers both fresh and familiar. Mr. Robot and The Rookie child actor Evan Whitten will be playing the character who befriends the chupacabra, alongside an ensemble that features Ashley Ciarra and Nickolas Verdugo. Also on hand is Christian Slater, who seems to be playing a scientist on the hunt for the creature.
Following a young man and his cousins discovering the chupacabra while on vacation visiting their grandfather in Mexico, the film features a gentler vision of the creature than is usually depicted. In fact, Chupa has already drawn comparisons to Steven Spielberg's E.T. for its tone as a family-friendly creature feature. The film drops on Netflix on April 7, so audiences will soon be able to decide for themselves if those comparisons hold up.
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