El monstruo marino

**El monstruo marino** (The Sea Monster in English) is the third episode of Season 1 of the HBO series *Los Espookys*. It premiered on June 28, 2019.

## Premise

*Renaldo creates a new tourist attraction for a seaside town. Tico eyes a new partnership for Los Espookys.*

## Plot summary

TV host Gregoria Santos wakes up after having a nightmare. She recalls some old memories of a beach, but then remembers that she doesn't know much more about her own life.

Elsewhere, Los Espookys are doing a gig for the strange Pepito. He has them dress like weird creatures, then Andrés realizes it’s for Pepito’s own perversion rather than an actual scare. As they leave, Pepito makes fun of Renaldo for his name. When they get to the car, he explains that his mom forgot to include a “y” in it. He then explains how as a result of this mistake, kids made fun of him.

However, he was later inspired by a movie called *The Woman with No Eye* to start scare-pranking people, after having “embraced his monstrosity”. After that walk down memory lane, it is revealed that the Espookys’ next project involves working with Mayor Teresa Lobos, who wants to save her beach town, and a sea monster tourist attraction may do the trick. As it turns out, her previous idea, an owl with a wig, had not been working. So it’s up group of misfits to create an attractive sea monster. Ultimately, it’s only Tati that is dressed as an octopus creature.

Elsewhere, Andrés gets a marriage proposal from Juan Carlos, although the offer is later rejected. Moreover, Andrés’ family, as it turns out has been narrowly avoiding lawsuits for naming chocolate things like Charlie Wonka, Mickey Moose, and Harvey potters. It’s also apparent that Juan Carlos wants to unite their families, as Juan Carlos’ own family is involved with cookies.

Meanwhile, Beatriz gets caught up in a Hierbalite weight loss sales pyramid scheme, assuring skeptics that “rich people don’t lie”. Tati ends up falling prey to it as well after meeting her online boyfriend and discovering he wasn’t a cartoon prince (but a genuine duke). She promptly joins the Hierbalite cult of Mark Stevens.

In Los Angeles, Uncle Tico gives a ride to drunken movie star Bianca Nova. After preventing her from committing suicide, Tico gives her a new lease on life, assuring her she can get help from his nephew’s horror group.

## Cast and characters

### Starring:

* Bernardo Velasco as Renaldo
* Cassandra Ciangherotti as Úrsula
* Ana Fabrega as Tati
* Julio Torres as Andrés
* José Pablo Minor as Juan Carlos
* Fred Armisen as Uncle Tico
* Carol Kane as Bianca Nova

### Guest-Starring:

* Giannina Fruttero as Beatriz
* Spike Einbinder as Sombra del Agua
* Paloma Moreno as Gregoria Santos
* John Early as CEO Mark Stevens
* Ignacio Garmendia as Duke Felipe of Spain
* Jaime Omeñaca as Dr. Ricky
* Gustavo Rojas as Pepito

### Co-Starring:

* Alejandro Goic as Mr. Valdez
* Rocío Hormazabal as Gregoria's Assistant
* Annie Murath as Mrs. Valdez
* Patricia Rivadeneira as Customer
* Mariano Zárate as Fisherman #1
* Alejandro Trejo as Fisherman #2

## External links

* *El monstruo marino* on the Internet Movie Database
* Los Espookys on Wikipedia
* Watch Los Espookys on HBO Max