Santo vs. las mujeres vampiro (1962)

Director:

Alfonso Corona Blake

Writers:

Alfonso Corona Blake (screenplay)
Rafael García Travesi (adaptation)

Release Date:

1963 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Solo un hombre de acero...de agilidad de pantera, es capaz de luchar contra las MUJERES VAMPIRO...y ese hombre es...SANTO!

Plot:

A professor recruits a professional wrestler to protect his daughter from vampires intent on kidnaping her and marrying her to the devil.

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | MST3K | Werewolf | Beautiful Woman | Cult Favorite

Cast

Santo	...	Santo (as Santo el Enmascarado de Plata)
Lorena Velázquez	...	Thorina, queen of the vampires
María Duval	...	Diana Orlof
Jaime Fernández	...	Insp. Carlos
Augusto Benedico	...	Prof. Orlof
Xavier Loyá	...	Jorge - Diana's fiance (as Javier Loya)
Ofelia Montesco	...	Tandra, vampire priestess
Fernando Osés	...	Vampire
Guillermo Hernández	...	Vampire
Nathanael León	...	Vampire (as Leon Moreno)
Ricardo Adalid	...	Detective at Party
Cavernario Galindo	...	Himself (as Eduardo Galindo 'Cavernario')
Ray Mendoza	...	Himself (as Ray Mendoza 'El Indio')
Alejandro Cruz	...	Himself (as Alejandro Cruz 'Black Shadow')
Bobby Bonales	...	Himself

Also Known As:

El santo Contra Las Vampiras
El santo vs. las mujeres vampiros
Samson and the Vampire Women (USA) (promotional title)
Samson vs. the Vampire Women (USA) (TV title)
Santo Versus the Vampire Women (UK)
The Saint Against the Vampire Women

Runtime:

USA:89 min

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Churubusco Studios, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Company:

Filmadora Panamericana

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Just before the scene cuts away from the four bats hovering outside the window, you can see a crew member's hand above the door operating the bat on the left side.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 9 (2002) (V)

Soundtrack:

Sonata de Amor

You love it and you know it!

A simple question...

How do you make a B- vampire movie more interesting than other B- vampire movies?

Answer...

YOU THROW IN A MEXICAN WRESTLER!!! Woo hoo!

To the creators of 'Samson vs. The Vampire Women', my hat goes off to you. Few people could turn a bad movie into a down-right deliciously horrible one so effortlessly. That is a talent in of itself.

The acting, dialogue, and storyline are recognizably trite from scene one, but the premise is still fairly easy to follow. Vampires + reincarnated vampire sacrifice + spooky castle = a vampire movie. Then... suddenly out of nowhere... a mysterious masked wrestler pops up halfway through the film. Why, you ask?

To stop the vampires, of course!

This is Samson the wrestler, and it's his destiny to conquer evil. He wears a mask, sports a shiny cape with leotards, and drives around in a convertible! "But why a Mexican wrestler for the hero?" Well... because it's never been done before! That's why!

I must admit, these laughably bad B- movies are really a guilty pleasure with me. You really learn to appreciate their sheer stupididty... so long as you don't take them seriously. In any case, I'd recommend this movie to anybody. You have to see it at least once to believe it.

It begs the question, "Who felt that this story needed to be told?"

1.3 out of 10!!!