Hybrid Entertainment’s upcoming original movie,Cucuy: The Boogeyman, scheduled to premiere on SyFy on Saturday, October 13th (7p/6p CT) is a timely twist on the indelible legend of a story young children are told by their mothers about a boogeyman who, in Latin culture, is known as El Cuco (and El Cucuy) who would come at night to snatch misbehaving children and take them back to his cave to be eaten. Directed by Peter Sullivan (who helmed Stan Lee’s “The Sandman,” SyFy’s runaway hit last October), this highly anticipated seasonal gem is set in fictional Glimmer Peak, the kind of small town where nothing ever happens. The original seasonal movie exclusive to SyFy has a diverse cast with depth comprised of more than a dozen prominent Latino actors including Marisol Nichols (Riverdale), Jearnest Corchado (left), Pedro Correa, Madison Rojas, Jossara Jinaro and more. In fact, the producers made certain that 50% of the talent had Hispanic heritage to comport with our diverse culture.
Cucuy: The Boogeymanbegins when the local police department finds itself off guard as the town is hit by a series of unexplainable child abductions. With no witnesses, no evidence, and no discernible connection between the missing children, the local Sheriff (“Charmed’s” Brian Krause) has reached a dead end. “Riverdale’ star Marisol Nichols is cast as beleaguered, widowed mother, ‘Rebecca,’ who is monitoring daughter ‘Sofia,’ portrayed by sensational Jearnest Corchado, who with her younger sister, ‘Amelia’ (Bella Stine) is stuck under house arrest. With plenty of free time on her hands and nothing else better to do, Sofia begins a daily ritual of spying on her immediate neighbors, including Murphy (Pedro Correa), her former classmate and crush; and her mysterious new neighbor Boyd (Jack Erdie).
‘Sofia’ finds that her bedroom window provides the perfect place from which to investigate the mysterious disappearances.
Her touching relationship with her younger, hearing-impaired sister provides much of the film’s heart, especially when the latter finds herself targeted by the supernatural terror. Suddenly their mother (Nichols), already working double shifts to keep a roof over their heads, has to confront a very different type of challenge.
Is it possible that the Cucuy has come to Glimmer Peak?!?
We’d love to set an interview for you with 21-year old Jearnest Corchado, whose career began to fast-track less than a year ago when she became the face for the Hispanic campaign promoting Star Wars: The Last Jedi directed by Shawn Levy (Stranger Things), is headed for the big leagues as she has just been cast in a prominent role on the CBS sitcom, “Fam” which stars Nina Dobrev (The Vampire Diaries) and is set for a 2019 primetime series start. Corchado, a Puerto Rican native, is completely bilingual, well versed on the folklore of El Cucuy/El Cocu as well as its significance in Latino culture and available immediately for a piecetimed to the Hybrid-produced SyFy premiere of Cucuy: The Boogeyman on October 13th.
