Chuzalongo is a 2024 folk horror film written and directed by Diego Ortuño, based on the traditional Andean legend "El Chuzalongo", which is represented as a child-elf who sexually assaults women. It stars Bruno Odar, Wolframio Sinué and Aléx Cisneros accompanied by Fernando Bacilio, Mónica Mancero, Toa Tituaña, Yuyak Guitarra, Lenin Farinango and Sisa Farez.
Women are being murdered by a mysterious creature known as the Chuzalongo. Father Nicanor will investigate the deaths surrounding the legend while the revolution and the enslavement experienced by those called Indians increasingly complicate his work, and the desperation of the community members seeks to stem the number of deaths and disappearances.
Chuzalongo had its world premiere on April 11, 2024, at the 20th Fantaspoa (Porto Alegre International Fantastic Film Festival), and then screened on September 25, 2024, at the 10th Guayaquil International Film Festival.
The film was released commercially on October 31, 2024, in Ecuadorian theaters, and on November 6, 2025, in Peruvian theaters under the title "En el nombre del mal" (lit.'In the Name of Evil').
Box office
It sold more than 20,000 tickets during its eight-week run, becoming the highest-grossing Ecuadorian film of the year.
