Rita is a 2024 dark fantasy horror film written, co-produced, co-edited and directed by Jayro Bustamante.

[1] It stars Giuliana Santa Cruz as a 13-year-old girl who, fleeing from her abusive father, is trapped in an institution managed by the state from whence she plans to escape with her cellmates in a violent act.

[3] Rita had its world premiere at the 28th Fantasia International Film Festival on 25 July 2024, where it won the best Cinematography Award.

She is taken in by a kind owner of a diner, where she finds solace for a time, until she is transferred to a state-run institution that is full of fantastic beings, super-powered girls who plan to destroy the witches and demons that rule the place and are waiting for her to carry out their escape plan.

[5][6] Principal photography took place in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, lasting 3 months in Guatemala.