Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico

Scooby-Doo and the gang head to Mexico, where Fred's friend Alejo Otero has invited them to the town of Veracruz. What should be a relaxing visit turns into a mystery when a giant creature known as El Chupacabra begins frightening away the town's tourists. With the local hotel business threatened, the friends set out to uncover who or what is behind the monster before it strikes again.

The film is a direct-to-video animated mystery from Warner Bros. Animation and Hanna-Barbera Productions, running 75 minutes. It is the first of four features directed by Scott Jeralds in the facts' chronological order, followed by Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire, Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster and Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers. Douglas Wood wrote the screenplay, and Scott Jeralds produced with Margaret M. Dean. The voice cast includes Frank Welker as Fred and Scooby-Doo, Casey Kasem as Shaggy, Heather North as Daphne and Nicole Jaffe as Velma, with Candi Milo and Maria Canals-Barrera in supporting roles.

Released in September 2003, the film has an IMDb rating of 6.3 from around 5,700 votes, while on TMDB it holds 7.3 from roughly 355 votes, indicating a modest but positive reception among the viewers who have rated it.