Spanish-speaking moviegoers think Netflix's new movie Chupa has a sucky name

San Antonians love scary tales of the the blood-sucking chupacabra, a creature from South American folklore, but many of them are likely to think the name Netflix’s new movie featuring the mythical beast just plain sucks. The movie Chupa, which begins streaming on April 7, follows a young protagonist who visits Mexico to meet his family and befriends a baby chupacabra, which he names Chupa. Since the release of the trailer and movie poster Tuesday, Spanish speakers have taken to social media to note that the word “chupa” literally means “suck” or “to suck.” In more casual vernacular, it also can be used to describe fellatio.