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There’s a certain thrill, a nostalgic comfort almost, in rediscovering a genre that seemed to have had its heyday. I’m thinking of those slick, slightly dangerous erotic thrillers from the 1990s, films that always felt like they were playing with fire. Yara Estrada Lowe’s feature directorial debut, Demise, steps boldly into this arena.

The film introduces us to a seemingly idyllic marriage between Caleb (Carlo Mendez) and Celine (Liz Fenning), a picture soon complicated by the presence of Fiona (Crystal Hernandez), a rising fashion designer. The core conflict is as classic as they come: infidelity.

Yet, Lowe sets a particular atmosphere from the outset, hinting at a series of devastating revelations poised to send Celine’s world, and perhaps her sanity, into a precipitous spiral. It’s a familiar setup, but one that promises a journey into obsession and retribution, carrying an undercurrent of the kind of...

A woman plots revenge against her unfaithful husband in this so-bad-it’s-good low-budget drama recalling the likes of Fatal Attraction and The Last Seduction

Here is a low-budget erotic thriller directed by Yara Estrada Lowe, which recalls both the highs and the lows of the genre’s heyday. As with classics of the genre such as Basic Instinct, Fatal Attraction and The Last Seduction, the plot is one that, if it offered psychological realism, would qualify as a freak tragedy. But since it’s an erotic thriller, it qualifies as a romp.

Husband and wife Caleb and Celine are planning to have a child but, unbeknown to Celine, Caleb has a bit on the side, Fiona. Celine has the worst day of her life when she learns that not only is she herself infertile, but her husband has knocked up his mistress. Caleb subsequently divorces her and goes off to...

Carlo Mendez goes shirtless in this exclusive clip from his new movie Demise!

The 46-year-old actor, who is the younger brother of Eva Mendes, stars in the erotic-thriller as Latino landscaper Caleb Castillo.

In this exclusive clip from the movie, we see Caleb discussing his affair while working in the garden with Alan (Lamar Alexander).

Check out the clip and find out more inside…

Here’s the movie’s synopsis: Latino landscaper, Caleb Castillo, leads a double life: he is entangled in a steamy affair with rising fashion star, Fiona Hernandez, while simultaneously devoted to his beautiful wife, Celine, who wants a child more than anything in the world. As Fiona’s patience wears thin with Caleb’s promises to leave his wife, Celine discovers Caleb’s infidelity and they break up. As Caleb and Fiona begin to forge a new life together, Celine becomes obsessed with reclaiming what she believes is rightfully hers,...

"When desire is your darkest secret." Gravitas has revealed an official trailer a film titled Demise, marking the feature directional debut of producer / filmmaker Yara Estrada Lowe. This erotic noir thriller is set for a VOD release in February if anyone is seduced to watch. Demise features a plot involving a very messy love triangle between a married man in Los Angeles named Caleb (played by Carlo Mendez), and his wife Celine (Liz Fenning), and his mistress (Crystal Hernandez). Things take a sinister turn when Caleb decides to leave his wife, and she then becomes extremely obsessed with the newborn son he has with his new partner. Yara Estrada's Demise film stars Carlo Mendez, Liz Fenning, Crystal Hernandez, along with Morris Jude Martinez, Richard Rivera, Lucy Serrano, Caitlin Rose Williams, & Lamar Alexander. This looks twisted & messed up, much darker than yet another tale of jealousy & revenge. Watch out for crazy ex-wives.

“Demise” is a new thriller, written and directed by Yara Estrada, starring Liz Fenning, Carlo Mendez and Cedric Jonathan, releasing February 27, 2024 on VOD:

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‘…Latino landscaper, ‘Caleb Castillo’, leads a double life, entangled in a steamy affair with rising fashion star, ‘Fiona Hernandez’, while simultaneously devoted to his beautiful wife, ‘Celine’.

“Celine wants a child with Caleb more than anything in the world. As Fiona’s patience wears thin with Caleb’s promises to leave his wife, Celine discovers Caleb’s infidelity; they break up. Caleb and Fiona begin to forge a new life together, but Celine becomes obsessed with reclaiming what she believes is rightfully hers, including Caleb’s newborn son, ‘Brody’…”

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