Musique Fantastique

April 5, 2023

Carlos Rafael Rivera Scores family fantasy CHUPA for Netflix

In the Netflix fantasy adventure movie CHUPA, a teenage named Alex, while visiting family in Mexico, gains an unlikely companion when he discovers a young chupacabra hiding in his grandfather’s shed. To save the mythical creature, Alex and his cousins must embark on the adventure of a lifetime. The film is directed by Jonás Cuarón (DESIERTO, AÑO UÑA, HOMBRE TV series), and starring Demián Bichir and Christian Slater.

The film is scored by composer Carlos Rafael Rivera, a Grammy and Emmy winning composer, whose career has spanned several genres of the music industry. His work for film and TV includes scores for Netflix’ GODLESS, for which he received a Primetime Emmy, his award-winning score for THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT, for which he garnered a second Emmy and first Grammy, Universal Pictures’ A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES, starring Liam Neeson, the hit TV show HACKS for HBO Max.

Produced by 26th Street Pictures, the film will be released on April 7, 2023, on Netflix.

Watch the film’s trailer: