Juan of the Dead (2011): The zombie comedy that criticized the leaders but raised up the people

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Written By Chris Well

“How could this be any worse?”

As part of our list of the 13 funniest zombie movies, one of the contenders is clearly the campy movie Juan of the Dead AKA Juan de los Muertos, which provided a view of Cuba that was both positive and negative. When a group of slackers face an army of zombies, the Cuban government and media claim the living dead are dissidents revolting against the government. Although the movie is critical of the government, the movie raises up the value of the regular people in Cuba.

In the video playlist below, scroll down to watch the movie’s trailer and also to see them promoting the film at LA Film Fest…

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Monster Complex playlist: Juan of the Dead (Zombie Comedies)

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Chris Well

Chris Well been a writer pretty much his entire life. (Well, since his childhood.) Over the years, he has worked in newspapers, magazines, radio, and books. He now is the chief of the website Monster Complex, celebrating monster stories in lit and pop culture. He also writes horror comedy fiction that embraces Universal Monsters, 1960s sitcoms, 1980s action movies, and the X-Files.

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