Sangre De La Tierra – Aztec Ritual Horror Seeks Equity Financing

The Project

Hook:

A dam is about to open. A body has already surfaced in the reservoir behind it. In the town below, the water itself seems to remember what was done to get it.

Concept:

An elevated horror feature set in rural Mexico, where a dynasty’s grip on a region’s water supply is sustained by a ritual older than the family itself. The film sits in the lineage of Hereditary and Get Out — genre horror carrying real social weight, built for festival play and international sales. Backed by an EP with a Tribeca-winning Mexican horror credit already on the board, the IP arrives with a built-in audience and a franchise already mapped.

Format:

Feature Film · Horror/Fantasy · Elevated Horror

Franchise potential confirmed — sequel (From the Depths, set in the 1910s Mexican Revolution) and prequel (The Sacred War, an Aztec-Purépecha conflict) both in development.

Comparables:

✓ Hereditary (2018) — 8.3x return multiple

✓ The Witch (2015) — 10x return multiple

✓ Get Out (2017) — 5.6x return multiple

What’s Ready

Production Status:

✓ Attached director with Cannes Marché du Film recognition
✓ Casting director engaged for principal roles
✓ Letters of intent from three recognized Mexican film and TV actors
✓ Talent offers ready to extend upon financing close
✓ 30% Jalisco tax rebate confirmed
✓ Full financial model and distribution waterfall prepared
✓ Full investor deck and financials available on request

The Team:

Eduardo Lecuona – Executive Producer – Producer of Huesera (Tribeca and Sitges winner), founder of two Latin American genre production companies with multiple 2023–2024 festival titles to his name.

 

Todd Slater – Executive Producer – Former EVP at Paramount Pictures and AEG; has financed or distributed over 100 films, including Ray.

 

Gerardo Martínez – Director – Recognized at the Marché du Film at Cannes; collaborated with NASA on a feature documentary; executive produced by Sofía Vergara on a prior short.

 

Noah Meisner – Producer – Co-founder of Hardpin Media, creating content for Google and Legendary Pictures; former post-production supervisor on Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign.

The Opportunity

The Ask:

✓ $800K private equity
✓ Investor-first structure: 120% recoupment before profit split
✓ 50/50 profit split thereafter
✓ Ready to extend talent offers upon close
✓ Open to co-production conversations

Why Now:

With $800K remaining to close, this is a financing conversation near the finish line, not the start of one. Talent offers are staged and ready, and the team is using TIFF to secure sales representation before locking that list.

De-Risked From Day One:

✓ 30% Jalisco tax rebate confirmed, offsetting an estimated $600K of budget
✓ Financing gap reduced to $800K — the bulk of the round already committed
✓ Investor-first recoupment structure ahead of profit split
✓ EP track record includes a Tribeca-winning title in the same national horror category

Most Interesting Project For

 

International Sales Agents — You’re evaluating elevated horror ahead of TIFF, with a project actively seeking sales representation and a live opportunity to weigh in before casting locks.

 

Genre-Focused Financiers — You’re looking at a narrow, near-final financing gap on a project that’s tax-rebated, structured investor-first, and ready to move the moment capital closes.

 

International Co-Partners — You’re looking for Latin American content with commercial upside and a franchise structure already planned across three films.

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