El Muerto (disambiguation)

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El Muerto is a spanish term that translates as "The Dead One". Sometimes mistranslated as "The Dead" as people mistake the singular "El Muerto" with the plural "Los Muertos" or "La Muerte".

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El Muerto may refer to:

In Fiction:

• "El Muerto: The Aztec Zombie, an independent comic created by Javier Hernandez about a young man who was abducted and sacrificed by the Aztec gods of death only to return to earth a year later with supernatural powers.
  • Diego de la Muerte/El Muerto, the protagonist of the above comic book series
• El Muerto (DC Comics), a DC comics superhero and crime-fighter stationed in Mexico city. (Not to be confused with the above comic book series)
• El Muerto (Marvel Comics), a Marvel comics character who first appeared as a masked luchador in Friendly Neighborhood Spider-man issue #6 (Not related to any of the above comic book characters)

In Film:

• El Muerto (film), a film adaption of the independent comic book starring Wilmer Valderrama.

In Legend

• El Muerto: The Headless Horseman, the headless rider of South Texas legend who, if seen, is thought to bring misfortune.

May also refer to:

• Dia de los Muertos, a holiday celebrated in several Latin American countries serving as a remembrance of the Dead.
  • Pan de Muerto, a type of bread baked during the Dia de los Muertos season.
• Caja de Muertos, Puerto Rico, an island south of Puerto Rico.
• Cerro El Muerto, a mountain peak in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (21,457 feet high).
• Jornada del Muerto, ("Journey of the Dead Man"), the name given by the Spanish conquistadors to a desert basin and the particularly dry 100-mile (160 km) stretch of route through it leading northward from New Spain (or Mexico) to northern New Mexico.
• Los Toreros Muertos, a famous Spanish speaking musical group.
• Metro Barranca del Muerto, a train station on the Mexico City Metro, Mexico.
• Puerto Muerto, an indie rock band.
• ¡Viva los Muertos!, the eleventh episode in the second season of The Venture Bros.