Diego Luna serving as creative consultant
La Llorona, the fearful story of melancholy and murder that has terrified Mexican and Latin American children for generations, will have an expanded presence at this yearâs âHalloween Horror Nights®â event as Universal Studios Hollywood recruits Mexico-based film star Diego Luna as a creative consultant to design the all-new terror-filled maze, âLa Llorona: Villa De Almas Perdidas.â The event begins on September 23 and continues on select nights through October 31.
âLa Llorona: Villa De Almas Perdidas,â which translates to âWeeping Woman: Village of Lost Souls,â will feature elaborate sets depicting sites within and around a small Mexican village. The new maze will tell the haunting story of âLa Llorona,â doomed to wander the earth forever after drowning her children in a desperate attempt to win a lost love. She then drowns herself when this attempt to win her lost love fails. According to the legend, La Lloronaâs dreadful, wailing criesââMy children! Where are my children?ââcan be heard eternally piercing the night. La Lloronaâs frail, drenched body lurking throughout the dead of night will invariably elicit unwavering dread from the helpless village inhabitants or maze guests as her presence signifies impending death.
Diego Luna said: âLike all Mexican children, I grew up with the story of âLa Lloronaâ and I think itâs a tale with universal appeal. Story-telling is at the heart of all my work and Iâm thrilled to have the chance to help present the great âLa Lloronaâ legend in a different kind of medium at the âHalloween Horror Nightsâ event.â
Diego Luna began his acting career before age 12 and came to international attention with his performance in the award-winning film, âY Tu Mamá También.â Since then, he has shown tremendous versatility as an actor, writer, producer and director. He was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild award for his role in Universal Pictureâs critically-acclaimed, award-winning film âMilk,â served as executive producer of the gritty and much-praised drama âSin Nombre,â and recently won Mexicoâs prestigious Silver Ariel Award for co-writing the movie âAbel,â which he also directed. Diego Luna is currently filming âElysium,â starring opposite Matt Damon and Jodie Foster. Heâll soon be seen opposite Will Ferrell in the comedy, âCasa De Mi Padre,â and in the thriller, âContraband,â opposite Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale.
Diego Luna is be a key member of a Hollywood horror âdream teamâ assembled by Universal Studios Hollywood to create the ultimate âliveâ Halloween nightmare. The team also includes director, writer, producer and actor Eli Roth, who will present the new maze, âEli Rothâs Hostel: Hunting Season,â rock-horror legend Alice Cooper, who will present the new maze âAlice Cooper: Welcome To My Nightmare,â and multi-platinum recording artist and filmmaker, Rob Zombie, making an encore performance with his nightmarish 3D world of carnage and chaos in âRob Zombieâs House of 1000 Corpses: In 3D ZombieVision.â
âThe Thing: Assimilation,â inspired by Universal Picturesâ upcoming thriller, and âThe Wolf Man: The Curse of Talbot Hall,â inspired by the Academy Award®-winning Universal Pictures film will add to the Hollywood horror clout. An all new terrifying backlot experience, âTerror Tram: Scream 4 Your Life,â based on the latest installment of Wes Cravenâs âScreamâ film series, will unleash the iconic âGhostface Killerâ on Universalâs famed backlot, the heart of the worldâs most famous horror moviemaking studio.
Source: Press Release