The Aztecs have been sent to Xochimilco to fight for Colhuacan against their fierce rivals. After returning victorious from this war, Coxcoxtli ruler of Colhuacan, betrays and vanish them from his kingdom, throwing them into a barren land filled with serpents and vermin. The Aztecs are once more in their quest for the land promised by their god, Huitzilopochtli and finally find the Sign where they will build the Sacred City of Tenochtitlan, which will ultimately become the most powerful city, seat of The Aztec Empire...
Lyrics:
Azteca:
We’re summoned again to the battlefield
Coxcoxtli has called on the might of our warriors
Xochimilco threatens Colhuacan
And their lord is claiming for aid
Coxcoxtli:
Thou shall return with eight thousand prisoners
Bring me their ears as proof of your victory
I won’t provide you with any arms
Whence you return your servants they’ll be
Chorus
Behold the might of The Aztec
Such power unheard before
Prepare your entrance to Mictlan
Behold the face of your death
Verse 2
Azteca:
Xochimilco has been defeated
Enemie’s fallen undone by our hands
Here are the noses of thirty two thousand
Prisoners are yours if you just let us go
Coxcoxtli:
How dare you bring me such filth
Animals you are, savage, reckless!
Henceforth your vanished but servants remain
Leave my lands and never return!
Chorus
Beware the wrath of The Aztec
Your final insult’s been done
Prepare your entrance to Mictlan
Next time we clash you’ll face death
Interlude: Pilgrimage - To War - Huitzilopochtli's Victory - The Promised Land
The Aztec People:
Here we stand in heart of our sacred city
Carved in jade, black obsidian and stained in gold.
Thou shall bow and revere at its name and splendor
For its might shall be never surpassed.
Let them know that as long as the world remains
Won’t be an end to the fame and the glory of Mexico - Tenochtitlan
Directed by: Alan Gálvez
Producer: Tabatha Casas
Screenplay by Tabatha Casas and Alan Galvez
Original Concept by Dante Díaz & Anel Baldit
Based on "Codex Boturini" (Tale of The Aztec Migration)
AZTECA IS:
Dante Díaz as Quetzalcoatl (vocals)
Luis Sugrañes as Mictlantecuhtli (guitar)
Chac Ramos as: Tlaloc (bass)
Feat. Alberto Ruiz as Huitzilopochtli (guitar)
Carlos Durán Moreno as "Coxcoxtli"
Nok Niuk Dance Company:
"Aztlan" , Rodrigo Daniel Ruiz Ribera
"Xolotl", David Yakin Gutiérrez Jimenez
"Ek Balam", Emilio Francisco Zúñiga Reyes
"Mictlan", Alan Geovanni Guitiérrez Jiménez
"Coyotl", Paulo César Rojas Morales
"El General" Lucio Martín Gutiérrez
María Isabel Rosales Raya
Executive Producers: AZTECA
Director of Photography: César Silva
Edited by: Chac Ramos
Lyrics by: Dante Díaz
Music by: Dante Díaz
Orchestral Score: Dante Díaz
Costumes Designed by: Vesture Athelier
Makeup & Props: Leonardo Salgado
Camera Operator: "Pollo" Villavincencio
Drone: Alan Gálvez
Still Photography: Javier Huitrón
Unit Production Manager: Jacqueline Álvarez Hernández
First Production Assistant: Carlos Durán Moreno
Second Production Assistant: Julio César Beristáin
Third Production Assistant: Lupillo Baez Cruz
Grip Truck: MagaCine
Grip: Pablo Nolasco
Gaffer: Javier Briones
Staff: Mario Ramírez García
Staff: Jesús Alejandro Tejeda Rojas
Post Production
Color grading: Mónica Ortega
Extras Casting: Cinthya Zárate & Leticia Guardado
Extras: Arturo González, José Alfredo Navarro, Ulíses Garnica, José David Orozco, Bryan Sánchez, Toxcatl Mejía, Fabián Estrada, Carlos Ramírez, Raúl Alcántara
VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO
Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero
Gobierno del Estado de México
Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
Zona Arqueológica de Santa Cecilia, Estado de México
Cooperativa de las Grutas de Cacahuamilpa
Adriana Caballero
AUDIO PRODUCTION
Producers: Iván Lopto & Daniel Lopto
Co-Producer: Psychon (Septicflesh)
Mix and Master: Sound Abuse Productions / Psychon (Septicflesh)
Recording Engineers: Alberto Ruiz & Iván Lopto
AZTECA CHOIR:
Penélope Luna - Soprano
Silvia Duhart - Soprano
Aída Vela - Alto
Paola Gutiérrez - Alto
Fernando Menéndez - Tenor
Juan Antonio Mena - Tenor
Luis de León - Baritone
Rubén Luque - Bass
Jorge Gutiérrez - Bass
Management: Anel Baldit