Juan of the Dead

Juan and Lázaro reel in what looks like a corpse aboard their fishing boat. The figure stirs and launches an attack, forcing Lázaro to fire a spear gun in self-defense. They dismiss the incident as a freak accident, unwilling to believe violence could strike them at sea.

Unexplained violence erupts across the city as people turn on each other with alarming randomness. Juan suspects something otherworldly at work, not political dissidents, and the sense of danger deepens. The outbreak blurs the line between luck and crime in their everyday lives.

In response to the chaos, Juan launches Juan of the Dead, offering to kill and dispose of zombified residents for a fee. The venture draws cynical attention and exposes how quickly morality can be tested by circumstance. The crew begins to navigate a new, dangerous business amid the collapse.

Indoor missions quickly prove riskier than expected, with heavy casualties that shake the crew's confidence. The operations reveal corruption and pragmatic cruelty, forcing Juan to butt heads with those around him. The line between survival and exploitation becomes increasingly thin.

A shady military unit captures the group and packs them into a truck, pulling them into a chaotic escape. In the frenzy, infected bodies reanimate, turning the escape into a violent scramble. La China is bitten and dies, only to reappear as a zombie while handcuffed to Juan.

Camila and Vladi rush to free Juan from the transport scene, battle-scarred but determined. The reunion reshapes the group and cements a fragile trust as they press on. They regroup amid the collapsing remnants of their former lives.

With the zombie numbers growing, the survivors climb to rooftops to watch, wait, and plan their next moves. Vladi emerges as a key figure, running solo food missions to keep everyone fed; Camila's bond with Vladi deepens, adding tenderness to their brutal struggle. The group steers toward a more coordinated resistance.

They decide to push farther inland toward the mountains, seeking any possible refuge from the undead. The journey is brutal, pushing the group beyond prior limits. Survival logic dominates every decision as hope remains a fragile thread.

A failed car escape forces them to flee on foot, and a stop in a bunker becomes a deadly trap. Inside, Primo is killed and the shelter proves temporary as the horde closes in. The survivors scramble to maintain momentum while the world around them collapses.

In a parking garage, they encounter a middle‑aged man with a harpoon gun mounted on his truck who hints at a religious solution to the horror. The moment collapses when Lázaro accidentally kills him, underscoring how distant salvation remains. The group must recalibrate their approach to the apocalypse.

Lázaro proposes turning oil drums into flotation devices and attaching them to a car to break through the zombie horde toward Florida. The plan embodies their desperate hope for escape, even as the risks mount. The revelation that Lázaro had a prior bite is revealed as only a minor scratch, easing some tension.

Juan fights to clear a path, rescuing a crying child along the way as the flotilla rises on the waves. The car stacked with drums becomes a ramp that launches them over a wall into the sea. The moment of escape is bittersweet as Juan steps away from the car to stay behind in Cuba.

An animated cartoon during the end credits shows Juan still fighting the horde in his homeland. Camila, Lázaro, and Vladi join him in the ongoing battle, reaffirming loyalty and endurance. The story closes with a stubborn optimism: survival depends on adaptation and bonds that endure.