Tintorera: Killer Shark (1977)
"¡Tintorera!" (original title)

Two shark hunters flirt with an attractive British lady while hunting down a large tiger shark terrorizing the Mexican East coast.

Director:

René Cardona Jr.

Writers:

Ramón Bravo (novel), René Cardona Jr. (screenplay),

Stars:

Susan George, Hugo Stiglitz, Andrés García

Cast

Cast overview:
Susan George	...	Gabriella
Hugo Stiglitz	...	Steven
Andrés García	...	Miguel
Fiona Lewis	...	Patricia
Eleazar García	...	Crique (as Eleazar Garcia 'Chelelo')
Roberto 'Flaco' Guzmán	...	Colonado (as Roberto 'Flaco' Guzman)
Jennifer Ashley	...	Kelly Madison
Laura Lyons	...	Cynthia Madison
Carlos East	...	Mr. Madison (as Charles East)
Priscilla Barnes	...	Girl From Bar #1
Pamela Garner	...	Girl From Bar #2 (as Pamela Gardner)
Erika Carlsson	...	Anita (as Erika Carlson)
Manuel Alvarado	...	Naval Officer
Alejandro Ciangherotti	...	Fisherman #1 (as Alexander Chianguerotti)

Storyline

Two shark hunters flirt with an attractive British lady while hunting down a large tiger shark terrorizing the Mexican East coast.

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Plot Keywords:

shark | underwater scene | nude bathing | female frontal nudity | swimmer | 

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Taglines:

There's a monstrous killer churning up the sea... Tintorera ...Tiger Shark

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK Mexico

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

15 September 1978 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tintorera... Tiger Shark

Filming Locations:

Cancún, Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Conacite Uno, Hemdale, Productora Filmica Real

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The underwater scenes showing the Tintorera are stock footage, and the shark is barely five feet long (although it is described as "the largest shark ever seen" at over seven feet long due to trick photography).

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Connections

Referenced in Cradle of Fear (2001)

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Soundtracks

"It's Too Late Now"
Music and Lyrics by Doreen Chanter
Performed by the Chanter Sisters

User Reviews

How to Make a Tintorera Cocktail

Recipe: "TINTORERA JUMBLE"

Ingredients:

• 2oz. 70s boobs and disco whore makeup



• 3oz. badly dubbed dialogue



• 1 jigger fake blood



• 1 jigger sand



• pinch of homoerotic overtones (complete with full frontal male

nudity)

• dash of lesbian groping and dancing



• generous portion of porno-quality negligible characters (motivation and

logic carefully removed)

Muddle ingredients with frozen clichés in semi-plotless script. Combine with overexposed film in blender, add obligatory unrelated shark documentary footage. Blend on slowest speed for 89 long minutes. Pour into daiquiri glass garnished with paper umbrella and fake shark tooth. Serve with irritating disco soundtrack and unintelligible, abrasive Caribbean accents whenever possible. Subtitles may be inserted at random and for no apparent reason.

The "Tintorera" cocktail is best enjoyed once an altered state has already been reached. Enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: This cocktail may be hazardous to your fast-forward button.