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El vampiro (1957)
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1958 (USA)
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Dark and atmospheric
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(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Abel Salazar | ... | Dr. Enrique |
| Ariadna Welter | ... | Marta Gonzalez |
| Carmen Montejo | ... | Eloisa |
| José Luis Jiménez | ... | Emilio |
| Mercedes Soler | ... | Maria - servant |
| Alicia Montoya | ... | María Teresa |
| José Chávez | ... | Anselmo |
| Julio Daneri | ... | Duval's servant |
| Amado Zumaya | ... | Duval's servant |
| Germán Robles | ... | Count Karol de Lavud / Duval |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Dick Barker | ... | Man (uncredited) |
| Margarito Luna | ... | (uncredited) |
| Guillermo Álvarez Bianchi | ... | Train administrator (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Fernando Méndez | |||
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| Ramón Obón | (story) | |
| Ramón Obón | (adaptation) | |
| Ramon Rodriguez | screenplay | |
Produced by | |||
| Abel Salazar | .... | producer | |
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| Gustavo César Carrión | (as Gustavo C. Carrion) | ||
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| Rosalío Solano | |||
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| José W. Bustos | |||
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| Gunther Gerszo | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Elda Loza | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Antonio Guerrero Tello | .... | production leader | |
| Fernando Méndez Jr. | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Américo Fernández | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Enrique Rodríguez | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Rafael Ruiz Esparza | .... | dialogue editor (as Rafael R. Esparza) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Antonio Solano | .... | lighting technician | |
| Hugo Velasco | .... | camera operator | |
Music Department | |||
| Gustavo César Carrión | .... | musical director (as Gustavo C. Carrion) | |
| Enrique Rodríguez | .... | music editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Nicolás Rueda hijo | .... | titles (as Nicolás Rueda Jr.) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Alameda Films (1957) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Azteca Films Inc. (1958) (USA) (theatrical) (Spanish language only)
- American-International Television (AIP-TV) (1964) (USA) (TV) (dubbed) (syndication)
- Trans-International Films (1968) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- CasaNegra Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
- Media Target Distribution (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
- Mondo Macabro (2002) (UK) (DVD)
- Something Weird Video (SWV) (video)
- Grabaciones Magnéticas Sincrónicas S.A. sound re-recording
- Orquesta de la Sección de Filarmónicos del S.T.P.C. de la R.M. orchestra
- C.L.A.S.A. studio
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95 min | UK:84 min (DVD)
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Count Karol de Lavud:We've been brought to a halt in the middle of this strange bridge that extends between the end of life and the beginning of death.See more »
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Featured in "Mondo Macabro: Mexican Horror Movies (#1.2)" (2002)See more »
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I have just seen El vampiro during a Latin American Film festival held in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, where its protagonist German Robles was present as guest of honour.
El vampiro is imaginative rather than talkative and has imagery no American fifties vampire flick can match. The story, of course, is lame and predictable, and, as Latin movies go, there is a lot of supernatural hokum coming with it. The overriding presence of Robles, together with the humor and the menacing, beautiful atmosphere, make up for it.
Vampiric action is kept to a bare minimum and the man-to-bat-metamorphosis (and vice versa) challenges in no way the 1932 standard. Nevertheless, it is one of the classics of the genre.
If you want to know how a vampire lady looks when she tries very hard to look like a vampire lady - well, the film gives you ample chance. One last thing: the soundtrack, however primitive, is a revelation: good vampire music and sound effects culminate in the humorous ending, when the leading man's words are drowned by the departing train's whistle. Nearly perfect.