La momia azteca contra el robot humano (1958)

A mad doctor builds a robot in order to steal a valuable Aztec treasure from a tomb guarded by a centuries old living mummy.

Director:

Rafael Portillo

Writers:

Guillermo Calderón (original story), Alfredo Salazar (original story),

Stars:

Ramón Gay, Rosa Arenas, Crox Alvarado

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ramón Gay	...	Dr. Eduardo Almada
Rosa Arenas	...	Flor Almada / Xochitl (as Rosita Arenas)
Crox Alvarado	...	Pinacate
Luis Aceves Castañeda	...	Dr. Krupp
Jorge Mondragón	...	Dr. Sepúlveda (archive footage)
Arturo Martínez	...	Tierno
Emma Roldán	...	Maria, the housekeeper
Julián de Meriche	...	Comandante (as Julien de Meriche)
Salvador Lozano
Jaime González Quiñones	...	Pepe Almada (as Jaime Quiñones)
Ángel Di Stefani	...	Popoca, the Mummy (as Angelo De Steffani)
Adolfo Rojas
Jesús Murcielago Velázquez	...	El Murciélago (as Murcielago Velazquez)
Enrique Yáñez	...	Esbirro del Murciélago
Guillermo Hernández	...	Esbirro del Murciélago (as Lobo Negro)

Storyline

A mad doctor builds a robot in order to steal a valuable Aztec treasure from a tomb guarded by a centuries old living mummy.

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Plot Keywords:

mummy | robot | told in flashback | breastplate | cross protects against evil | 

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Taglines:

A monstrous nightmare - Terror turned loose in a fight to the Death!

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Genres:

Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

1959 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinematográfica Calderón S.A.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

65 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the fight scene near the end, a gun is clearly discharged several times, but no matching sound is heard.

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theatre 3000: Santa Claus (1993)

User Reviews

Ridiculous trash made-in-Mexico

Despite having a very pretty leading lady (Rosita Arenas, one of my boy-crushes), the acting and the direction are examples of what NOT to do while making a movie.

Placed in southern Mexico, Popoca, the Aztec Mummy (real Aztecs, by the way, DID not made mummies) has been waken up by the lead characters and starts making trouble in Mexico City suburbia, during the first movie (The Aztec Mummy). In this second part, the leading man and woman want to find th mummy and put it in its final resting place (a fireplace would have been my first choice...)

Into this appears The Bat, a criminal master-mindless stereotype of a criminal genius who creates a "human robot" (some idiot inside a robot SUIT) to control Popoca and (get this) take over the world. The final match between the robot and the mummy is hilarious, some of the worst choreography ever witnessed. The funniest part is that this movie was made and released by a serious Mexican movie studio!

The acting is just as awful hearing the movie in Spanish as it is in English (they dubbed the over-acting!). You should watch this movie through MST:3000. The comments are even funnier.