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* InterspeciesFriendship: Alex and his family befriend a young chupacabra and protect it from Richard Quinn.
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* CharacterTitle: The films title comes from the name Alex gives to the young chupacabra cub he finds and befriends.
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* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: A seller at the market says this of the Chupacabras when Alex picks up a figurine of one. As it turns out, he's right.
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* ForScience: Quinn's motive for capturing Chupa is to find out if he blood really ''does'' have medicinal properties, and also to prove the creature's existence.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Quinn, while he is trying to capture Chupa, is only doing so to use his blood for medicinal purposes.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Quinn, while he is trying to capture Chupa, is only doing so to use his blood for medicinal purposes.
purposes. [[spoiler: he later falls into NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist when it's implied he also wants to capture the creature to prove its existence).
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* UncertainDoom: It is not shown what happens to Quinn after [[spoiler: Chava knocks him out with a suplex]].
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* UncertainDoom: It is not shown what happens to Quinn after [[spoiler: Chava knocks him out with a suplex]].suplex]], although it can be assumed he was arrested for his crimes.
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* UncertainDoom: It is not shown what happens to Quinn after [[spoiler: Chava knocks him out with a suplex]].
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[[caption-width-right:350:''[[Tagline Discover the Legend.]]'']]
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Quinn may be trying to capture Chupa to use his blood for medicinal purposes, but he tries his best not to cause any serious harm to the creature, relying only on a tranquiliser gun to knock him out. And, while he does threaten to use a cattle prod on Chupa's family towards the end, he's only doing so in self-defence.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Quinn may be trying to capture Chupa to use his blood for medicinal purposes, but he tries his best not to cause any serious harm to the creature, relying only on a tranquiliser tranquilizer gun to knock him out. And, while he does threaten to use a cattle prod on Chupa's family towards the end, he's only doing so in self-defence.
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* DecoyProtagonist: Chupa may be the title character, but the film primarily centres around Alex and his family
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* DecoyProtagonist: Chupa may be the title character, but the film primarily centres centers around Alex and his family
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Alex has a brief moment of this after he accidently injures his grandfather during a mock wrestling match.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Alex has a brief moment of this after he accidently accidentally injures his grandfather during a mock wrestling match.
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* DecoyProtagonist: Chupa may be the title character, but the film primarilly centres around Alex and his family
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* DecoyProtagonist: Chupa may be the title character, but the film primarilly primarily centres around Alex and his family
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* NonMaliciousMonster: Chupa and his family, while they may be a family of chupacabras kill livestock (albeit mostly offscreen), they're just wild predators trying to survive in their environment and are shown to cause harm to humans (except in the defence of either thenmselves or their young).
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* NonMaliciousMonster: Chupa and his family, while they may be a family of chupacabras kill livestock (albeit mostly offscreen), they're just wild predators trying to survive in their environment and are shown to cause harm to humans (except in the defence of either thenmselves themselves or their young).
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* Leitmotif: Alex's family has soft music box theme that plays throughout the film.
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* Leitmotif: {{Leitmotif}}: Alex's family has soft music box theme that plays throughout the film.
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** Alex, Luna and Memo all have one when Chupa is captured by Quinn.
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** Alex gets one when the pipe he is walking on to get away from the cougar starts collapsing beneath him. Chupa himself also gets one in the same scene when he realises Alex is in danger.
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** Alex gets one when a mountain lion tries to attack him, and then another one a few minutes after when the pipe he is walking on to get away from the cougar starts collapsing beneath him. Chupa himself also gets one in the same scene when he realises Alex is in danger.
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* GiantFlyer: Chupa's family, being fully-grown winged chupacabras.
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* {{Chupacabra}}: Chupa and his family are this.
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* {{Chupacabra}}: Chupa and his family are this.all chupacabras (and are probably one of the few heroic depictions in media).
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* NonMaliciousMonster: Chupa and his family, while they may be a family of chupacabras kill livestock (albeit mostly offscreen), they're just wild predators trying to survive in their environment and are shown to cause harm to humans (except in the defence of either thenmselves or their young).
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* ALizardNamedLiz: The titular character is a young chupacabra cub named Chupa.
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* GutturalGrowler: Richard Quinn (He 'is' played by Creator/ChristianSlater, after all).
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* LargeHam: Richard Quinn often falls into this, being played by Christian Slater.
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* ChekhovsSkill: Chupa's flying ability comes in very handy when he's rescuing alex from falling to his death.
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** Chupa's flying ability comes in very handy when he's rescuing alex from falling to hisdeath.death.
** Chava's skills as a retired Luchador also help him rescue Chupa from Quinn.
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** Chava's skills as a retired Luchador also help him rescue Chupa from Quinn.
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* VillainsOpeningScene: The film opens with Quinn and his men trying to capture Chupa.
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* VillainsOpeningScene: VillainOpeningScene: The film opens with Quinn and his men trying to capture Chupa.
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* Chupacabra: Chupa and his family are this.
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* Chupacabra: {{Chupacabra}}: Chupa and his family are this.
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* AndNowIMustGo: Subverted then played straight. Chupa leaves to go to his family, but comes back when he realises Alex is in trouble. He leaves for real afterwards after being saved from Quinn.
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* CheckhovsSkill: Chupa's flying ability comes in very handy when he's rescuing alex from falling to his death.
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* HeroicSacrifice: Chupa's mother pulls one at the start to save her cub, leading Quinn's men away after hiding her cub in some vegetation. [[spoiler: Subverted at the end when it's revealed she survived]].
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* TookALevelInBadass: Chupa, when rescuing Alex from falling to his death, finally learns how to fly and uses this to get the both of them up to the top of the cliff.
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* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: Chupa, when rescuing Alex from falling to his death, finally learns how to fly and uses this to get the both of them up to the top of the cliff.cliff]].
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* CubCuesProtectiveParent: In the opening scene, Quinn and his men try to capture Chupa, who is quickly rescued by an older chupacabra (implied to be his mother).
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Or rather, adaptational ''cuteness''. The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chupacabra chupacabra]] of urban legend is a spiny reptilian creature, not the fluffy griffin-esque mammals they are in the movie.
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Or rather, adaptational ''cuteness''. The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chupacabra chupacabra]] of urban legend is a spiny reptilian creature, creature (or, in some depictions, a hairless dog-like creature), not the fluffy griffin-esque mammals they are in the movie.movie.
* AndNowIMustGo: Subverted then played straight. Chupa leaves to go to his family, but comes back when he realises Alex is in trouble. He leaves for real afterwards after being saved from Quinn.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Chava, while he may be a polite old man, is also a retire luchador.
* BigBad: Richard Quinn, who's trying to capture Chupa in order to use his blood for medicinal purposes.
* BigDamHeroes:
** Chupa saves Alex just as the pipe collapses beneath him.
** Chupa's family come in to attack Quinn's car, giving Chava a chance to force him to let Chupa go.
* CheckhovsSkill: Chupa's flying ability comes in very handy when he's rescuing alex from falling to his death.
* Chupacabra: Chupa and his family are this.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Chava may be an old man who suffers from memory loss, but he's a retired professional luchador.
* DecoyProtagonist: Chupa may be the title character, but the film primarilly centres around Alex and his family
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Quinn may be trying to capture Chupa to use his blood for medicinal purposes, but he tries his best not to cause any serious harm to the creature, relying only on a tranquiliser gun to knock him out. And, while he does threaten to use a cattle prod on Chupa's family towards the end, he's only doing so in self-defence.
* EvilPoacher: Quinn could qualify, seeing as he's trying to capture Chupa (and there's some implication he's acting outside the law).
* GreaterScopeVillain: The unnamed man who hires Quinn to capture Chupa.
* Leitmotif: Alex's family has soft music box theme that plays throughout the film.
* MaskedLuchador: Chava used to be one of these in his younger years.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Alex has a brief moment of this after he accidently injures his grandfather during a mock wrestling match.
* OhCrap:
** Alex gets one when the pipe he is walking on to get away from the cougar starts collapsing beneath him. Chupa himself also gets one in the same scene when he realises Alex is in danger.
** Quinn has one towards the end when his car gets attacked by three fully grown chupacabras.
* AndNowIMustGo: Subverted then played straight. Chupa leaves to go to his family, but comes back when he realises Alex is in trouble. He leaves for real afterwards after being saved from Quinn.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Chava, while he may be a polite old man, is also a retire luchador.
* BigBad: Richard Quinn, who's trying to capture Chupa in order to use his blood for medicinal purposes.
* BigDamHeroes:
** Chupa saves Alex just as the pipe collapses beneath him.
** Chupa's family come in to attack Quinn's car, giving Chava a chance to force him to let Chupa go.
* CheckhovsSkill: Chupa's flying ability comes in very handy when he's rescuing alex from falling to his death.
* Chupacabra: Chupa and his family are this.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Chava may be an old man who suffers from memory loss, but he's a retired professional luchador.
* DecoyProtagonist: Chupa may be the title character, but the film primarilly centres around Alex and his family
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Quinn may be trying to capture Chupa to use his blood for medicinal purposes, but he tries his best not to cause any serious harm to the creature, relying only on a tranquiliser gun to knock him out. And, while he does threaten to use a cattle prod on Chupa's family towards the end, he's only doing so in self-defence.
* EvilPoacher: Quinn could qualify, seeing as he's trying to capture Chupa (and there's some implication he's acting outside the law).
* GreaterScopeVillain: The unnamed man who hires Quinn to capture Chupa.
* Leitmotif: Alex's family has soft music box theme that plays throughout the film.
* MaskedLuchador: Chava used to be one of these in his younger years.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Alex has a brief moment of this after he accidently injures his grandfather during a mock wrestling match.
* OhCrap:
** Alex gets one when the pipe he is walking on to get away from the cougar starts collapsing beneath him. Chupa himself also gets one in the same scene when he realises Alex is in danger.
** Quinn has one towards the end when his car gets attacked by three fully grown chupacabras.
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* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Chupa may be the cutest chupacabra ever to feature in media.
* TookALevelInBadass: Chupa, when rescuing Alex from falling to his death, finally learns how to fly and uses this to get the both of them up to the top of the cliff.
* VillainsOpeningScene: The film opens with Quinn and his men trying to capture Chupa.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Quinn, while he is trying to capture Chupa, is only doing so to use his blood for medicinal purposes.
* TookALevelInBadass: Chupa, when rescuing Alex from falling to his death, finally learns how to fly and uses this to get the both of them up to the top of the cliff.
* VillainsOpeningScene: The film opens with Quinn and his men trying to capture Chupa.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Quinn, while he is trying to capture Chupa, is only doing so to use his blood for medicinal purposes.
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''Chupa'' is an urban fantasy film produced by 26th Street Pictures. It was released on Netflix in April 2023.
The film opens in a disused mine, where agents of the Mexican government are seeking the rumored chupacabra. They come across a chupacabra cub and its angry mother, who grabs her cub and escapes, sustaining fatal injuries in the process. Knowing she will die soon, she leaves the cub in a bush and sacrifices herself to lure the agents away.
A country away, the teenager Alejandro struggles with other kids' racism and the recent death of his father. He isn't enthusiastic about his upcoming trip to Mexico, but when he crosses paths with an orphaned chupacabra cub, he finds that the country- and the world- is more wondrous than he thought. Unfortunately, Alejandro's family are not the only people interested in the cub...
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!!This film contains the following tropes:
* ABoyAndHisX: Alejandro and Chupa follow the usual "troubled child healed by friendship with special animal" template. Unusually for the trope, it's Alejandro's grandfather who finds Chupa, not Alejandro himself.
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Or rather, adaptational ''cuteness''. The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chupacabra chupacabra]] of urban legend is a spiny reptilian creature, not the fluffy griffin-esque mammals they are in the movie.
* RediscoveringRootsTrip: While Beto was alive, he planned that he and his son, Alejandro, would visit their extended family in Mexico. After his death, Alejandro's mother sends him on the trip anyway (though work prevents her from accompanying him), hoping that he will realize his heritage isn't anything to be ashamed of.
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The film opens in a disused mine, where agents of the Mexican government are seeking the rumored chupacabra. They come across a chupacabra cub and its angry mother, who grabs her cub and escapes, sustaining fatal injuries in the process. Knowing she will die soon, she leaves the cub in a bush and sacrifices herself to lure the agents away.
A country away, the teenager Alejandro struggles with other kids' racism and the recent death of his father. He isn't enthusiastic about his upcoming trip to Mexico, but when he crosses paths with an orphaned chupacabra cub, he finds that the country- and the world- is more wondrous than he thought. Unfortunately, Alejandro's family are not the only people interested in the cub...
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!!This film contains the following tropes:
* ABoyAndHisX: Alejandro and Chupa follow the usual "troubled child healed by friendship with special animal" template. Unusually for the trope, it's Alejandro's grandfather who finds Chupa, not Alejandro himself.
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Or rather, adaptational ''cuteness''. The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chupacabra chupacabra]] of urban legend is a spiny reptilian creature, not the fluffy griffin-esque mammals they are in the movie.
* RediscoveringRootsTrip: While Beto was alive, he planned that he and his son, Alejandro, would visit their extended family in Mexico. After his death, Alejandro's mother sends him on the trip anyway (though work prevents her from accompanying him), hoping that he will realize his heritage isn't anything to be ashamed of.
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