Synopsis

Based on the original comic book, "El Muerto". Trapped in a purgatory between this world and the next, 21-year-old Diego wanders the streets of L.A. in search of a human sacrifice for the vicious Aztec gods that control his soul. But the sacrifice they want is Maria, his own girlfriend. The Dead One is the story of Diego's fight against the dark gods for his soul...and for the soul of the woman he loves.

Official Review

On the way to an annual Dia de Los Muertos party, Diego (Wilmer Valderrama) is involved in a horrific car crash. Waking from the wreckage and slowly making his way back into town, Diego suddenly discovers that not only has a year of time passed by, but that he is dead. Tormented by skull shattering headaches, a series of unexplained murders and a desperate desire to reunite with the one he loves, Diego finds himself caught up in a supernatural game where in death he may just be an unstoppable demon destined to murder those he was closest to in life. …Read More