The Food of Fear (1994)

The story unfolds in an underclass neighborhood of Mexico City, a place where a unique troupe features a circus act, led by Don Ramón (López Moctezuma himself.) He and his wife Petra (Isaura Espinosa) have to take care of the daughter of a neighbor who has been jailed for drug trafficking. Petra decides that the girl (who is only 5 years old) must earn a living, entrusting her several domestic tasks; the little girl, which he nicknamed "Flea" befriends Pepito, who works as a clown on the street. Things get complicated when somone with satanic tendencies arrives to Ramon's house, and the visitor develops an interest on Petra. A fight between the three adults causes that "lil Flea" suffers a fatal accident, so the solution will be to use her meat for the tamales sold by Petra.

Released Jan. 1, 1994 92 min None+

Genres: Horror

Keywords: imdb.5-year-old, imdb.tamale, imdb.four-word-title, imdb.directed-by-star, imdb.death-of-child, imdb.satanism, imdb.pedophile + 3 more, imdb.pedophilia, imdb.circus-troupe, imdb.based-on-true-story