Bestia de Cardo (English Title: Beast of Cardo) is a feature film written by, directed and starring the actress/filmmaker Virginia Sánchez Navarro. The film was shot in 2013 in the Dominican Republic and production was finished in 2014. The cast includes Navarro and the Mexican actors Angélica Aragón (The Crime of Father Amaro, A Walk in the Clouds) and Jorge Luis Moreno (Criósfera, Niñas Mal, El Estudiante) and the Dominican actors Cheddy García, Karina Noble, Héctor Then, Sara Jorge, Mario Peguero, Christian Alvarez and Johnnie Mercedes.The film was funded through the Dominican Film Law which attracts private investment into the local film industry.In 2015, the film was screened at the Cinequest Film Festival.