| Eternal Blood | |
| Native Name: | Sangre Eterna |
| Director: | Jorge Olguín |
| Producer: | Daniel Pantoja |
| Starring: | Blanca Lewin Juan Pablo Ogalde Patricia López Claudio Espinoza |
| Music: | Rodrigo Cuadra Gamal Eltit |
| Cinematography: | José Luis Arredondo |
| Editing: | Jorge Olguín |
| Studio: | Angel Films Producciones |
| Runtime: | 103 minutes |
| Country: | Chile |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Budget: | $500,000 |
Eternal Blood (originally Sangre Eterna) is a 2002 Chilean vampire-horror film directed by Jorge Olguín, written by Carolina García and Olguín, and starring Blanca Lewin, Juan Pablo Ogalde, Patricia López, and Claudio Espinoza. A group of vampire enthusiasts become convinced that their subculture has been infiltrated by real vampires.
M introduces Carmila, a journalism student, to the world of Goth subculture and live action role-playing. As Carmila becomes more involved, M becomes increasingly concerned about her safety. Eventually, M becomes convinced that real vampires have infiltrated the subculture and are feeding on its enthusiasts. M becomes determined to stop the vampires, believing they are led by a man named Dahmer, although others begin to question his sanity.
The model Ximena Huilipán has a non-speaking role. She was cast after director Jorge Olguín spotted her in a parade.[1]
Under its original name of Sangre Eterna, it premiered in Chile on October 31, 2002. Variety wrote that it became a cult film and one of the highest grossing Latin American horror films.[2] Screen Daily described it as "the biggest box office hit in the history of Chilean cinema."[3] After the Chilean premiere, it played in Latin American and European film festivals, and a DVD was released in Chile in March 2003.[4] Fangoria Films released it in the United States as Eternal Blood.[5]
The film opened to critical acclaim in Chile.[3] Mike Long of DVD Talk rated it 2.5/5 stars wrote that "the first 40 minutes ... are riveting", but "the movie goes from clever and interesting to slow and boring."[6] Beyond Hollywood wrote that the film is creative but lacks originality.[7]
Eternal Blood won Best Special Effects in the Málaga Film Festival.[8] At Screamfest Horror Film Festival, it won Best Actor and Best FX Make-Up.[9]