Is Los Espookys Based On True Story?

Los Espookys is a Spanish comedy series created by Fred Armisen, Ana Fabrega, and Julio Torres. The hilarious episodes and brilliant plotline have left the fans to wonder if the series is based on any real-life events or if the creators took inspiration from the characters from real life. In case you are wondering the same, read further to find it out!

Los Espookys Cast

Los Espookys Cast
Los Espookys Cast
  • Bernardo Velasco as Renaldo
  • Julio Torres as Andres Valdez
  • Cassandra Ciangherotti as Ursula
  • Ana Fabrega as Tati
  • Fred Armisen as Tico
  • Jose Pablo Minor as Juan Carlos
  • Carol Kane as Bianca Nova

Los Espookys Plot

Los Espookys Plot
Los Espookys Plot

This story is about a group of friends named Renaldo, Andres, Ursula, and Tati. They all have an undying love for horror, so they turn their love for horror into a business. Renaldo is the main character of the series. He has two best friends named Andres and Ursula. Andres was the adopted son of the owner of a chocolate factory. Ursula was an assistant dentist. Ursula had a sister named Tati. 

Renaldo starts a business with best friends Úrsula and Andrés to attract tourists to their location since the town was so desperate for tourists. So he built a sea monster which ended up attracting many tourists. He also hosted a haunted birthday party. When his uncle Tico finds out about the party, he urges his nephew to pursue his love of horror full-time.

The party also attracts the attention of a local priest who hires them to stage an exorcism to earn money. They end up becoming a horror group named “Los Espookys.” They start staging horror skits to increase the tourist visits to their town. They succeed in their business.

Renaldo was the makeup expert, Úrsula was the prosthesis expert and practical effects wizard, Andres was the idea man, and Tati was the group’s test dummy.

The rest of the series comically shows how the cast keeps up with their business while dealing with personal issues.

Is Los Espookys Based On True Story?

Is Los Espookys Based On True Story_
Is Los Espookys Based On True Story_

No, the series Los Espookys is not based on real life. The writers created this series with completely imaginary characters. 

Even though the entire plotline is fictional, some of the references and traits of the series are based on real-life culture. The series is created in Spanish. The show perfectly portrays and explains the myths of Latin culture that are actually prevalent in most Latin American countries even today.

Most Latinxs are educated about spirits from a very young age which gets passed on to their generations. This can be seen in the characters’ beliefs in the series. Especially Andres, throughout the series believed that there is a spirit following him that wanted to watch “The King’s Speech”. 

One of the creators of the series Julio Torres explained in an interview that growing up in El Salvador made him educated a lot on paranormal activities through local news. He said, “They would do a lot of stories of people getting possessed and people speaking in tongues.”. These stories gave him a lot of inspiration for the horror aspect of the series.

This clearly explains that the series is not based on real life and only the cultural aspect of the series is real and the other factors are completely fictional.

Will There Be A Season 2 Of Los Espookys?

Will There Be A Season 2 Of Los Espookys_
Will There Be A Season 2 Of Los Espookys_

Like in the first season, the second round will be just six episodes. The release date has not been announced yet. However, it is revealed that Season 2 starts the original cast with a few special guests. It is expected to be released at the end of 2022. 

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