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- ↑ "diego de la muerte (thedeadonemovie) on Myspace". Myspace.
- ↑ "Brian Cox". IMDb.
- ↑ Hernandez, Javier (March 10, 2008). "JAVZILLA: EL MUERTO wins BEST FEATURE FILM!!".
- ↑ "Official Whittier Film Festival listings of 2008". Archived from the original on 2008-01-20. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
