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| 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: | |||
| Guillermo Álvarez Bianchi | ... | Train administrator (uncredited) | |
| Dick Barker | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Margarito Luna | ... | (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Fernando Méndez | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Ramón Obón | (story) | |
| Ramón Obón | (adaptation) | |
Produced by | |||
| Abel Salazar | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Gustavo César Carrión | (as Gustavo C. Carrion) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Rosalío Solano | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| José W. Bustos | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| 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.) | |
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...and probably the best one to date.
Surprisingly creepy and atmospheric black and white Vampire movie. This looked like the Coffin Joe series at times because it has excellent settings, music, and cinematography. On the other hand, the movie has some parts that were meant to be funny but that's just Mexican typical humor that maybe some others won't understand. The direction is truly memorable, it deserves a special mention because it is very stylish and atmospheric. For example, whenever the vampire is about to attack, you can clearly see advanced camera and lightning techniques (for it's time). The way the lightning focuses on Robles' face is creepy. The events are fast paced but in a suspenseful manner.
The vampire characterization is pretty good as our main hero (or villain?) is a sui generis Mexican vampire. Germàn Robles delivers a fantastic performance based on erotism, and creepiness. Believe me, he is a unique vampire, like none other you haven't seen. Once he said that he liked how this vampire is an erotic, dark character because he appears at night, 99.9% of his victims are women that use sexy lingerie, and he likes to possess souls through their blood. His presence is creepy enough.
As one of the reviewers said, this movie obviously inspired the Hammer vampire flicks. That makes me proud as I'm Mexican and I'm a big fan of Hammer.
This movie is heavily underrated to the point that only avid Horror fans from around the world know about it; not even Mexicans seem to recall this cult Horror movie.
Please, watch this movie and you will be pleased. Recommended for Vampire Horror fans, and Horror fans of Black and White movies.