Stars
Marisa Paredes
Eduardo Noriega
Federico Luppi
Fernando Tielve
Íñigo Garcés
Irene Visedo
José Manuel Lorenzo
Francisco Maestre
Junio Valverde
Berta Ojea
Writers
Guillermo del Toro
Antonio Trashorras
David Muñoz
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Marisa Paredes | Character: Carmen
Actor: Eduardo Noriega | Character: Jacinto
Actor: Federico Luppi | Character: Dr. Casares
Actor: Fernando Tielve | Character: Carlos
Actor: Íñigo Garcés | Character: Jaime
Actor: Irene Visedo | Character: Conchita
Actor: José Manuel Lorenzo | Character: Marcelo
Actor: Francisco Maestre | Character: El Puerco
Actor: Junio Valverde | Character: Santi
Actor: Berta Ojea | Character: Alma
Actor: Adrián Lamana | Character: Gálvez
Actor: Daniel Esparza | Character: Marcos
Actor: Miguel Ortiz | Character: Actor
Actor: Juan Carlos Vellido | Character: Actor
Actor: Javier Bódalo | Character: Búho
Actor: Víctor Elías | Character: Actor
Actor: José Luis Torrijo | Character: Actor
Actor: Álvaro Vega | Character: Actor
Actor: Jonás Batuecas | Character: Actor
Actor: Daniel Cuño | Character: Actor
Actor: Rubén Escamilla | Character: Actor
Actor: Andreas Muñoz | Character: Santi
Actor: Adrián Serna | Character: Actor
Actor: Javier González Sánchez | Character: Owl
Actor: Álvaro Román | Character: Actor
Actor: Mikel Selles | Character: Actor
Actor: Leandro Tejada | Character: Actor
Actor: Izan Checa | Character: Actor
Actor: Víctor Barroso | Character: Luis
Actor: Mario Barroso | Character: Actor
Actor: Francisco Fernández | Character: Actor
Actor: Christopher Downs | Character: Fusilado
Actor: Jaime Fernández-Cid Buscató | Character: Fusilado
Actor: Martín Hernández | Character: Octavio
[Directors Group]
Name: Guillermo del Toro | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Guillermo del Toro | Role: Writer
Name: Antonio Trashorras | Role: Writer
Name: David Muñoz | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Agustín Almodóvar | Role: Producer
Name: Pedro Almodóvar | Role: Producer
Name: Rosa Bosch | Role: Producer
Name: Guillermo del Toro | Role: Producer
Name: Bertha Navarro | Role: Producer
Name: Michel Ruben | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Javier Navarrete | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Guillermo Navarro | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Luis de la Madrid | Role: Editor
[Casting Group]
Name: Sara Bilbatua | Role: Casting Director
[Production Design Group]
Name: César Macarrón | Role: Production Designer
[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Pilar Revuelta | Role: Set Decorator
[Costume Design Group]
Name: José Vico | Role: Costume Designer
[Makeup Department]
Name: Paula Cruz | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Fermín Galán | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Manuela Guzmán | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jorge Hernández Lobo | Role: Makeup Department
Name: David Martí | Role: Makeup Department
[Production Management]
Name: Esther García | Role: Production Manager
Name: Toni Novella | Role: Production Manager
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Jorge Dorado | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Christopher Downs | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Pedro Lazaga | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Luisfer Machi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Covadonga R. Gamboa | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Jesús Salcedo | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Xavier M. Sotelo | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Jose Francisco de Diego | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Art Department]
Name: Francisco Escriba | Role: Art Department
Name: Carlos García Campillo | Role: Art Department
Name: Enrique García | Role: Art Department
Name: Carlos Giménez | Role: Art Department
Name: Pedro Hernández | Role: Art Department
Name: Tatiana Hernández | Role: Art Department
Name: Kike Melia | Role: Art Department
Name: Aitor Mendizábal | Role: Art Department
Name: Angela Nahum | Role: Art Department
Name: Pablo Naveda | Role: Art Department
Name: Leoncio Vicente | Role: Art Department
Name: Tania Whalbeck | Role: Art Department
[Sound Department]
Name: Jaime Fernández | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jaime Fernández-Cid Buscató | Role: Sound Department
Name: Diego Garrido | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ray Gillon | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gilles Laurent | Role: Sound Department
Name: Manel López | Role: Sound Department
Name: Salva Mayolas | Role: Sound Department
Name: Iván Mayoral | Role: Sound Department
Name: Miguel Rejas | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Rodríguez | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ian Sasplugas | Role: Sound Department
Name: Oriol Tarragó | Role: Sound Department
Name: Edgar Vidal | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kiku Vidal | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ricardo Viñas | Role: Sound Department
[Special Effects]
Name: Reyes Abades | Role: Special Effects
Name: Carmen Aguirre | Role: Special Effects
Name: Ángel Alonso | Role: Special Effects
Name: Arturo Balseiro | Role: Special Effects
Name: Xavier Bastida | Role: Special Effects
Name: Juan Carlos Corroto | Role: Special Effects
Name: José M. Meneses | Role: Special Effects
Name: Alfonso Nieto | Role: Special Effects
Name: Juan Serrano | Role: Special Effects
[Visual Effects]
Name: Nike Alonso | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Helmuth Barnert | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Raúl Batanero | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Juan Bosco | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Juanjo Carretero | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Gonzalo Carrión | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Gonzalo Carssón | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Segundo Casero | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Nacho Cepero | Role: Visual Effects
Name: René Chesta | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Daniel de Madrid | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Juan del Pozo | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Manuel Delgado | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Alejandro Dupry | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Eduardo Díaz | Role: Visual Effects
Name: David Fernández Girón | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Daniel Fernández | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Gabriel Garrido | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Iñaki Gil | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Noelia Gorrón | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Enrique Jiménez | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Isidro Jiménez | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Antonio Lado | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Pablo Martín | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Carlos Matella | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Patricia Matiskei | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Gonzalo Moure | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Javier Nuñez | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Emilio Pérez | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Álvaro Rodríguez | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Emilio Ruiz del Río | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Raúl Sánchez Ortego | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Silvia Torralba | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Carlos Trijueque | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Antonio Ubeda | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jon Uriarte | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Rodrigo Vega | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Óscar Villalba | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jesús Álvarez | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Úrsula García | Role: Visual Effects
[Stunts]
Name: Sergio Atanes | Role: Stunts
Name: Silvia Carballo | Role: Stunts
Name: Ricardo Cruz | Role: Stunts
Name: María José García | Role: Stunts
Name: Salvador Martos Manson | Role: Stunts
Name: Andreas Muñoz | Role: Stunts
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Javier Aguado | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Óscar Aguado | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alberto Arnal | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Enrique Bello | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Fernando Beltrán | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Miguel Bracho | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Silvia Camacho | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Pablo Carrión | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Antonio de Benito | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: José Ramón Delgado | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Domínguez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: José Manuel González | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: José Manuel Herrero | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Joaquín Manchado | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Raúl Manchado | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Antonio Martínez Roque | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: José Luis Martínez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Carlos Miguel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Roberto Miguel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: José Luis Molero | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Rengel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Raúl Rodríguez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marcelino San Eugenio | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alberto Sánchez Beltrán | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Anselmo Villalba | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Casting Department]
Name: Cristina Perales | Role: Casting Department
Name: Macarena Pombo | Role: Casting Department
[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Rocío Redondo | Role: Costume Department
Name: Mercedes Sanz | Role: Costume Department
[Editorial Department]
Name: Felisa Catalinas | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Adoración G. Elipe | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Guillaume Louyot | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Laura Montesinos | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Guillermo Peña Jr. | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Roberto Serrano | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Bernat Vilaplana | Role: Editorial Department
[Location Management]
Name: Chus San Pascual | Role: Location Management
[Music Department]
Name: Martina Cigerová | Role: Music Department
Name: José Luis Crespo | Role: Music Department
Name: Jaroslava Eliasová | Role: Music Department
Name: Martin Hubsch | Role: Music Department
Name: Mario Klemens | Role: Music Department
Name: Pedro Navarrete | Role: Music Department
Name: Radovan Sancera | Role: Music Department
Name: Rubén Suárez | Role: Music Department
[Production Department]
Name: Conchita Araña | Role: Production Department
Name: Adela Donamaría | Role: Production Department
Name: Sergio Díaz Bermejo | Role: Production Department
Name: Emma Matamoros | Role: Production Department
Name: Rafael Pajares | Role: Production Department
Name: Nicolás Tapia | Role: Production Department
[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Yuyi Beringola | Role: Script and Continuity Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Alfonso Aguirre | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Yolanda Cáceres | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Fabio Diéguez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nuria García Atienza | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ángel García Palmeiro | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lola García | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marga García | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Antonio Giménez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Beatriz Gordo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ximo Michavila | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Inés Miruri | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Yuriria Montero | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ana Sanz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rosa María Serrano | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eva Soto | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paz Sufrategui | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Francisco Sánchez Ortiz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Antonia Sánchez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Óscar Valero | Role: Additional Crew
Name: François Vila | Role: Additional Crew
[Thanks]
Name: Juan Carlos Doadrio | Role: Thanks
Name: Nicolás Díaz Chico | Role: Thanks
Name: Laura Esquivel | Role: Thanks
Name: Delfín Prieto | Role: Thanks
Name: José Salcedo | Role: Thanks
Trailers
The Devil's Backbone | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3347775769/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3347775769/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563761860581.mp4?Expires=1788224620&Signature=m0n8C56eqGpUMU294mj8Or0XQv-qkXGjOfCnKO5J~EsqcOGpz4~bJJFZBJsnYH1eGDvKeiJrqHfaYF4bxAJQcqYSyR~gXCh0vFpeDEEQb~qs0BI9Xo2jtDoJdY22ClPwt~RPRE4x6PTD8ggMkfnFWE30AsEo5qOTbyGP~12qf3dvxsE9f-cz-6-ScKM56fCMP8nj3TfCTo6xgREjJe9uZPWGI1QCmqXB-EP5vRcrVmDkcU9v357XRIygTOcpKBKEy-7XgriHnFvdDHuk7LC0AiP9xYlOEhGvh2fiJ1Rb-AbEu54FUtH3zC7cyHM3~FkfM4ntvLVBQDOOi3fLXgV00w__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
How 'Pan's Labyrinth' Inspired 'Scary Stories' | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi105233433/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi105233433/1434659529640-260ouz-1565739504079.mp4?Expires=1788224620&Signature=bhXCHtH110iUnVNwF6zqVPDL6YLRPGE~jD6wbff1nW-KOS9u0BtIBITwJ9EzqPIyuwMUMBi6pvh83BrUtNsCPyRRuTFhaUmoh5OfwCfrtmPWPJwbZZKiqC8NmzSW9lg-Nn2XeF7bienIoRHMW4EMsX5guR83Aq~TEBFwQpFMlZtl6uDgqEecVgwL7cxOv~W004GlG37yyew0ZA2tSMltkRA3AW~2q7W31hsJv7l4jHEf92cGHCHnm27xf6lWatZgAmoRzkHgEHk37OLoxgZd4Yb3s~r-rpKrBC9p06qI-dSAoc~ccPYWzCXWAp0shNNc1DSibytf-lusjoL8SPWF9Q__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The Devil's Backbone: Breakfast | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi700171289/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi700171289/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677183430711.mp4?Expires=1788224620&Signature=iVFpg2jmv-8NKNS5-nif1dRRI7RJRuiOHSFVJpZjoZ0MIQTkxm4gQeVEjnaPvFxxsaAfDEILzVd16knPHUAcL5KB-Aw2SZRMDysnigv62l-nXqG~7eevl3O57Z3OSlWqV-TX8J4SL61Cgy~JweT5HmvRh86Xevnv~wAWE2R3rpOnhBTUBRInE6~WXHklHMand-THYXFkSbxy4Jjs6BaDB9rArIteUaooaUX5d6Mnb58DWWXndz7ZViO4JwmxszTaagA3mBVJjA6XTXG2~evEjMQneyTq-1UCp1j5EJhVJ3zk3JmQZBV7SKYCsakDnuGWJNIUkRqzxQVHUSN2BTbXTQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The Devil's Backbone: The Wrong Key | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi180077593/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi180077593/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1676669983874.mp4?Expires=1788224620&Signature=IExmwYtOjYLrATE3WYZ6uo3ap8SbHb-8-BmiAfryBxk1lKYvurSyPu5A-EmYAmTe2hf~vQXjqCucuwuSNQV7cqznflqEOFgfddSrJ4LUGpa9pMLbOdkiB~7v-NQCIR-t2S6FC2pfJAEZ51O6MY9taSxDbVoYPXvbAZJB6OOD-nRZsOTj3ke1h8pTizeNy7MUflwoA5o3KG-Za-rAPOAUrCC38wH5Qc6RpIEkkjWDJvu7aoZAJ2Xry1UuBHPYraf0Ac4N5TFVzFFBhjOBMgZY9frYFHF0zAqeg7qaVdytdAe6eWU78FQuG6OVljpQvxZHJCZcNnERftSWkquOOPRomw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The Devil's Backbone: Santi's Bed | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3887776793/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3887776793/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1676921100536.mp4?Expires=1788224620&Signature=pNcoBSuFTzwpHIEoo5jjxatH3EK2USnGTFvu2AYfl9M9USVYphQyavVpUmV-vPCJTxmC0QI3cY~Xny1zsxfXWNYTUmjSOzG567Nd8IUY02eZK6jRqVBeCPKRMNT2Hm7ze~NvoY~IC3C2QHTEfEOKjNObbZdjKjoRsMwzfEqKurKnUWuc39gdTfkassCzg1xkt9Xd8WQWjqFBcyqpuK~bBTUISjDTE0g9HcgqXm6Ee4rVTIM3UR4c3zZvrfbtOFetHct8usT~Uj8pkyWJuoUBcwWbvpMz~8Jx9jb5cLiJLfJ5A~FGOmDElIafAX6YJFM~ttne4Cog68iDy3Th7Ko3mw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The DEVIL'S BACKBONE: another boy (US) | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3770336281/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3770336281/1434659529640-260ouz-1677175721470.mp4?Expires=1788224620&Signature=F7kJYnS1kX3iY0nfQEKE-gSMa-j2GC7ZugXHAgNInVIsNm9QKHiP~IXRrlyYlv02IdqfpUbHUJtiNpGnK5Va1ztB3WaEqEcabTeB814JL5Ecepryppmw5qh3TCVx~D11RrijAfPcnV5p0~aRpSDIrra1yqMC6qjxmmERKC5Uctf6znh9mjh7mjpdhqvczSwjq-w3uIb4rTqBXAh9UOceYl-XsCZhmoxXbBcTj3ulam7PotJ2HHxlIni1~INKnUVSaK7XkkXiBhN13ZuTUiNn2KBqz~ylBohMPzOn6P72rjutUPPzdcNT19PfXRqQ26eKHMajjwshXz4HFnbShR3y9Q__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The Devil's Backbone: Do You Believe In Ghosts? | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4139435033/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi4139435033/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1676669493859.mp4?Expires=1788224620&Signature=ZYsz4agwMdyAmvawkqbQdiPlx-DysZdxt7kixXeu97kUlF9j67TVV0kvQ092xXmSdU1Dst4ye1X6M1Fff6gPDiN-c2-IECN~nRmxbJfgtweuzpzyipr-Z-jWEQy3zruk92XUnqZLWSA9gQckwzO~-ixUuCkX91pS-A7KTUvYlyDAoAM2OTjtocJhnMO7ADgM8J1GtX~jXFYj25JLxXygnkuYdjZdPap2Ej68qTwu~~nqCWJKTVFHf-o84mNDDd~LnpEUhuD9XT7j9enZul4qNP76oR1CtxTguXIJIElr-cd2-niO4USbtFN5V7uFqHxDsy1PU7mB279Sf8TlXRQz2w__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The Devil's Backbone: Carlos Sees The Ghost For The 1st Time | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4122657817/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi4122657817/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1676930915550.mp4?Expires=1788224620&Signature=ILYIkS--JzQIair4LNyHC~9wgvuc9kI-lcdueUjniZCM~cV9dMF6jPA7iRr2a57MlnGOlVEUUJQeQEkYDwBZvuC5oNnslezibKq6eBaJWDCEnYgXauPR96JW2pUAONmV3y6Ewof3qFLeLGl6O5U9IpRmh7vg8MxfvDsdl10zUDtYrk7l3FZKDO28XhC7JHj~o0XGRZIfhO5o9p7kKp0QBbv4RiOmqJ-PYW9JuGDzktGPZ4iE1AgkmjeOZAhNNQemlAsLq1zFYoGH9TT2cpc52eEz996n6~i02M1hwlMMnC4DR-SE-8-S0GO9jMGejItaiVYvYJrKQ3eCseYyAYDOng__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The Devil's Backbone: The One Who Sighs | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4089103385/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi4089103385/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1676922024922.mp4?Expires=1788224620&Signature=d~47eLyC96pEEk0wKWZ2tAbqSYMwZldVJuz7T6bGheUZIPmY27rEh4VIwXSA4kmohWRf9nkKnFWJW2yuk553KTlKjd7bEh03dMTyeO9kQ58Hy0JCgk6CYYhznJQEkQFBF4rTJFGJemS9LRJC2kZ5x-dBef-E9yryF6EVkQ5XfdASTok14FAKuXzGqW-y6L1uwDAubOxiwRmaZTXGIgXM7deIKsM1Jdgupez9yX4L5qTMeA5rJDpPMzC~-0l4heeWgxz4zsOpNLPqS0O-dpK1Q-OXAB2iBRMTxLaFvWKyZCF5QbJ0w7T7-On6bBEDqs~W2V6eAQgajSeGzM9SyoLHqw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The Devil's Backbone: The Bomb | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4223321113/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi4223321113/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1676922099801.mp4?Expires=1788224620&Signature=JA~Tdy-1oXsnXB7I0I9eWPux7J-dRsnrADKa7HM189GZoU7yVDcOk1nsT4782GDGomequLmfTkni~X5hlPyN6upUgMmayyi4YQ6JbbS35CTiixIdAE3m-qoyfrDmjMbWd42vzMgIhxNoul3Wbh083lzTMBcE8mVR0CiO4DwQK5Toe9Rlrk430R8v2YRz~e-tswUHWV4dOYIMox2vpxZO3vTlFb1c4LHhl9NGt82~7hoK~RHzUard6zaJMXwDbwKfNVJke~NzfbQLGmb86p6TMZ7-TZ954go2UqOPfQAkjsvVtptY7nomrNO8VoOJXiSZIZlHGnOMDj4YjK8yfUMzhA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Release Schedule
Spain: April 20, 2001
Switzerland: August 2001 (Locarno Film Festival)
United Kingdom: August 2001 (Edinburgh International Film Festival)
United States: September 2, 2001 (Telluride Film Festival)
Canada: September 9, 2001 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Greece: September 19, 2001 (Athens Film Festival)
Uruguay: September 20, 2001 (Festival de la crítica)
United States: October 6, 2001 (Chicago International Film Festival)
Venezuela: October 10, 2001 (Spanish Film Festival)
United States: October 11, 2001 (Austin Film Festival)
Brazil: October 12, 2001
Colombia: October 19, 2001
Mexico: October 19, 2001
Peru: October 25, 2001
Uruguay: November 9, 2001
United States: November 18, 2001 (Deep Ellum Film Festival)
United States: November 21, 2001 (New York City, New York)
Argentina: November 22, 2001
United Kingdom: November 30, 2001
Ireland: November 30, 2001
France: January 2002 (Gérardmer Film Festival)
Singapore: January 17, 2002
Hong Kong: April 4, 2002 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
Greece: April 12, 2002
Netherlands: April 17, 2002 (Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival)
Switzerland: April 26, 2002 (German speaking region)
Australia: May 2, 2002
Israel: May 3, 2002 (premiere)
Switzerland: May 8, 2002 (French speaking region)
France: May 8, 2002
Israel: May 9, 2002
Czech Republic: July 11, 2002 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
Norway: July 12, 2002
Germany: July 28, 2002 (München Fantasy Filmfest)
Germany: August 10, 2002 (Cologne Fantasy Filmfest)
Belgium: September 4, 2002
Hungary: October 13, 2002 (Titanic International Filmpresence Festival)
Finland: October 26, 2002 (Night Visions Film Festival)
Finland: November 3, 2002 (Iik!! Horror Film Festival)
Germany: November 19, 2002 (DVD premiere)
Portugal: November 22, 2002
Netherlands: January 7, 2003 (DVD premiere)
Luxembourg: March 2003 (Cinénygma)
Finland: June 27, 2003 (DVD premiere)
Czech Republic: March 5, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Japan: August 28, 2004 (Tokyo)
Greece: November 18, 2005 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
Sweden: February 8, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Italy: June 30, 2006
Russia: February 1, 2007 (limited)
Denmark: July 13, 2007
Poland: October 21, 2016 (International Film Festival TOFIFEST)
United Arab Emirates: July 14, 2017 (Blu-ray release)
China: April 13, 2019 (Beijing International Film Festival)
France: September 5, 2020 (Lyon Festival Hallucinations Collectives)
Switzerland: July 8, 2021 (Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival)
France: July 14, 2021 (re-release)
Egypt: December 2, 2022 (DVD premiere)
United States: September 2025 (Beyond Fest)
Awards
Nominee | 2002 | Goya Awards | Goya | Best Costume Design (Mejor Diseño de Vestuario) | José Vico, The Devil's Backbone
Nominee | 2002 | ALMA Awards | ALMA Award | Outstanding Foreign Film | The Devil's Backbone
Nominee | 2002 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Saturn Award | Best Horror Film | The Devil's Backbone
Winner | 2002 | MTV Movie Awards, Latin America | MTV Movie Award | MTV North Feed (mostly Mexico) - Best Mexican Working in a Foreign Movie (Mejor Fuga de Talento Mexicano al Extranjero) | Guillermo del Toro, The Devil's Backbone, Blade II
Winner | 2002 | Gérardmer Film Festival | Special Jury Prize | Guillermo del Toro, The Devil's Backbone
Winner | 2002 | Gérardmer Film Festival | Youth Jury Grand Prize | Guillermo del Toro, The Devil's Backbone
Winner | 2002 | Gérardmer Film Festival | International Critics Award | Guillermo del Toro, The Devil's Backbone
Winner | 2002 | Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival | Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver | Guillermo del Toro, The Devil's Backbone
Winner | 2002 | Young Artist Awards | Young Artist Award | Best Young Actor in an International Film | Fernando Tielve, The Devil's Backbone | Spain.
Nominee | 2002 | International Horror Guild | IHG Award | Best Movie | The Devil's Backbone
Nominee | 2003 | Cinénygma - Luxembourg International Film Festival | Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Gold | Guillermo del Toro, The Devil's Backbone | Méliès d'Argent at Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival 2002.
Nominee | 2002 | Fotogramas de Plata | Fotogramas de Plata | Best Movie Actor (Mejor Actor de Cine) | Eduardo Noriega, The Devil's Backbone, Visionarios
Nominee | 2002 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Chainsaw Award | Best Limited-Release/Direct-to-Video Film | The Devil's Backbone
Nominee | 2002 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Chainsaw Award | Best Supporting Actor | Federico Luppi, The Devil's Backbone
Nominee | 2002 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Chainsaw Award | Best Screenplay | Guillermo del Toro, Antonio Trashorras, David Muñoz, The Devil's Backbone
Nominee | 2002 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Chainsaw Award | Best Score | Javier Navarrete, The Devil's Backbone
Nominee | 2002 | Goya Awards | Goya | Best Special Effects (Mejores Efectos Especiales) | Reyes Abades, Carmen Aguirre, David Martí, Alfonso Nieto, Montse Ribé, Emilio Ruiz del Río, The Devil's Backbone
Box Office
Australia: USD 6894
Denmark: USD 25191
France: USD 325957
United Kingdom: USD 147418
Hong Kong: USD 27376
Italy: USD 97854
Mexico: USD 5075197
Norway: USD 41208
New Zealand: USD 164
Domestic: USD 755249
Period: Jan 25 – 27, 2002 | Rank: 58 | Weeks in release: 10 | Theaters: 18 | Gross to date: USD 602892 | Interval gross: USD 21007 | Per theater average: USD 1167
Period: Jan 18 – 21, 2002 | Rank: 46 | Theaters: 15 | Gross to date: USD 570196 | Interval gross: USD 37800 | Per theater average: USD 2520
Period: Jan 11 – 13, 2002 | Rank: 39 | Weeks in release: 8 | Theaters: 16 | Gross to date: USD 515243 | Interval gross: USD 37950 | Per theater average: USD 2371
Period: Jan 4 – 6, 2002 | Rank: 40 | Weeks in release: 7 | Theaters: 21 | Gross to date: USD 453067 | Interval gross: USD 50957 | Per theater average: USD 2426
Period: Dec 28 – 30, 2001 | Rank: 38 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 35 | Gross to date: USD 348718 | Interval gross: USD 70999 | Per theater average: USD 2028
Period: Dec 21 – 23, 2001 | Rank: 36 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 35 | Gross to date: USD 222728 | Interval gross: USD 60595 | Per theater average: USD 1731
Period: Dec 14 – 16, 2001 | Rank: 60 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 5 | Gross to date: USD 152660 | Interval gross: USD 18342 | Per theater average: USD 3668
Period: Dec 7 – 9, 2001 | Rank: 57 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 5 | Gross to date: USD 122047 | Interval gross: USD 19355 | Per theater average: USD 3871
Period: Nov 30 – Dec 2, 2001 | Rank: 54 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 84965 | Interval gross: USD 26161 | Per theater average: USD 6540
Period: Nov 23 – 25, 2001 | Rank: 51 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 46231 | Interval gross: USD 34963 | Per theater average: USD 8740