When the movie finally releases, do not watch it alone. Do not watch it near a river. And if you hear a squelching sound on dry pavement, do not turn around.
Horror bloggers have called this the "Piedra Point." Commenters on the clip wrote: "I turned off my phone and threw it across the room." and "That is not acting. That is channeling." The global industry is watching Pablo La Piedra because he is doing something Hollywood refuses to do: he is casting for authenticity, not sympathy.
By searching for the La Piedra is actually searching for the soul of Colombia’s grief. He wants an actress who can carry the weight of 500 years of violence on her shoulders. How to Know if You Have "The Look" Since the call went viral, thousands of Colombian women have asked the production team: "Am I a Top candidate?"
Sources close to the production describe La Piedra as a method director. He is rumored to keep his sets dark for 48 hours straight to put actors into a state of sensory deprivation. For his upcoming feature—tentatively titled El Río de los Olvidos (The River of the Forgotten)—he needs a woman to play the most famous ghost in Latin folklore: .
By: The Latin American Horror Desk
