Azteca – God of the Sacred Cave

n the year Ce Tecpatl (ca. 1168) an omen from the god Huitzilopochtli led the people of Aztlan away from their ancestral home.

Sailing to unknown lands, these pilgrims now follow the will of their lord, his promise of glory and the foundation of a city in his name.

The Age of the Aztec begins.

Directed by: Alan Gálvez
Producer: Tabatha Casas
Screenplay by Tabatha Casas and Alan Galvez
Original Concept by Dante Díaz & Anel Baldit
Based on “Codex Boturini” (Tale of The Aztec Migration)

AZTECA IS:
Dante Díaz as Quetzalcoatl (vocals)
Luis Sugrañes as Mictlantecuhtli (guitar)
Chac Ramos as: Tlaloc (bass)

Guest Guitar: Alberto Ruiz as Huitzilopochtli

“Ek Balam”, Emilio Francisco Zúñiga Reyes as: Huitzilopochtli, The God Of The Sacred Cave.

Nok Niuk Dance Company:
“Aztlan” , Rodrigo Daniel Ruiz Ribera
“Xolotl”, David Yakin Gutiérrez Jimenez
“Ek Balam”, Emilio Francisco Zúñiga Reyes
“Mictlan”, Alan Geovanni Guitiérrez Jiménez
“Coyotl”, Paulo César Rojas Morales
“El General” Lucio Martín Gutiérrez
María Isabel Rosales Raya

Executive Producers: AZTECA
Director of Photography: César Silva
Edited by: Chac Ramos
Lyrics by: Dante Díaz
Music by: Dante Díaz & Alberto Ruiz
Orchestral Score: Dante Díaz
Sound Design: Luis Sugrañes
Costumes Designed by: Vesture Athelier
Makeup & Props: Leonardo Salgado
Camera Operator: “Pollo” Villavincencio
Drone: Alan Gálvez
Still Photography: Javier Huitrón
Unit Production Manager: Jacqueline Álvarez Hernández
First Production Assistant: Carlos Durán Moreno
Second Production Assistant: Julio César Beristáin
Third Production Assistant: Lupillo Baez Cruz

Grip Truck: MagaCine
Grip: Pablo Nolasco
Gaffer: Javier Briones
Staff: Mario Ramírez García
Staff: Jesús Alejandro Tejeda Rojas

Post Production
Color grading: Raúl Ballester
Visual FX: Ileana Luna
Visual FX: Orlando Aguíñiga

Extras Casting: Cinthya Zárate & Leticia Guardado
Extras: Arturo González, José Alfredo Navarro, Ulíses Garnica, José David Orozco, Bryan Sánchez, Toxcatl Mejía, Fabián Estrada, Carlos Ramírez, Raúl Alcántara

VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO
Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero
Gobierno del Estado de México
Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
Zona Arqueológica de Santa Cecilia, Estado de México
Cooperativa de las Grutas de Cacahuamilpa

AUDIO PRODUCTION
Producers: Iván Lopto & Daniel Lopto
Co-Producer: Psychon (Septicflesh)
Mix and Master: Sound Abuse Productions / Psychon (Septicflesh)
Recording Engineers: Alberto Ruiz & Iván Lopto

AZTECA CHOIR:
Penélope Luna – Soprano
Silvia Duhart – Soprano
Aída Vela – Alto
Paola Gutiérrez – Alto
Fernando Menéndez – Tenor
Juan Antonio Mena – Tenor
Luis de León – Baritone
Rubén Luque – Bass
Jorge Gutiérrez – Bass

Management: Anel Baldit