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Writers:
Alejandro Jodorowsky (story)
Roberto Leoni (adaptation)
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Release Date:
27 June 1990 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Horror See more »
Tagline:
Forget Everything You Have Ever Seen
Plot:
A young man is confined in a mental hospital. Through a flashback we see that he was traumatized as a child... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
1 win & 8 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(74 articles)
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Axel Jodorowsky ... Fenix

Blanca Guerra ... Concha
Guy Stockwell ... Orgo
Thelma Tixou ... The Tattooed Woman
Sabrina Dennison ... Alma
Adan Jodorowsky ... Young Fenix
Faviola Elenka Tapia ... Young Alma
Teo Jodorowsky ... Pimp
María de Jesús Aranzabal ... Fat Prostitute (as Ma. De Jesus Aranzabal)
Jesús Juárez ... Aladin

Sergio Bustamante ... Monsignor
Gloria Contreras ... Rubi
S. Rodriguez ... The Saint
Zonia Rangel Mora ... Trini
Joaquín García Vargas ... Box-office Attendant (as Borolas)
Teo Tapia ... Businessman
Edgar E. Jiménez Nava ... Monsignor's Chauffeur
Jacobo Lieberman ... Monsignor's Secretary
Héctor Ortega ... Doctor (as Héctor Ortega Gómez)
Brontis Jodorowsky ... Orderly 1
Valérie Crouzet ... Orderly 2
Óscar Serafín Álvarez ... Soldier 1
Billy Motton ... Soldier 2
Hilario 'Popitekus' Vargas ... Wrestler 1
Guadalupe 'TNT' Aguilar ... Wrestler 2
Arturo 'Rinoceronte' Contreras ... Wrestler 3
Gustavo Aguilar Tejada ... Beggar
Roger Fayard Arroyo ... Beggar
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Directed by
Alejandro Jodorowsky 
 
Writing credits
Alejandro Jodorowsky (story)

Roberto Leoni (adaptation)

Alejandro Jodorowsky (screenplay) &
Roberto Leoni (screenplay) &
Claudio Argento (screenplay)

Produced by
Claudio Argento .... producer
Anuar Badin .... line producer
René Cardona Jr. .... executive producer (as Renè Cardona Jr.)
Angelo Iacono .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Simon Boswell 
 
Cinematography by
Daniele Nannuzzi 
 
Film Editing by
Mauro Bonanni 
 
Casting by
Pablo Leder 
 
Production Design by
Alejandro Luna 
 
Set Decoration by
Enrique Estévez  (as Enrique Estevez Labastida)
 
Costume Design by
Tolita Figueroa 
 
Makeup Department
Sergio Arau .... tattoo designer
Sylvia Fernández .... hair stylist (as Silvia Fernandez)
Francisco Jaramillo .... wig supervisor
Alberto López .... makeup artist (as Alberto Lopez Rodriguez)
Lamberto Marini .... makeup supervisor
Raúl Sarmiento .... assistant makeup artist (as Raul Sarmiento Pina)
 
Production Management
Pablo Buelna .... unit manager
Lillo Capoano .... post-production manager
Luz María Rojas .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jesús Martín Bello .... first assistant director
René Villarreal .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Alfonso Godínez .... property master (as Alfonso Godinez Trejo)
José Chairez Juárez .... assistant set decorator
Manuel Ordaz López .... assistant set decorator
Fernando Ramírez Romero .... assistant set designer
Raúl Ramírez Romero .... assistant set decorator
 
Sound Department
Nick Alexander .... adr editor
Luca Anzellotti .... sound effects editor
Luciano Anzellotti .... additional sound effects
Massimo Anzellotti .... additional sound effects
Roberto Camacho .... sound mixer
Víctor Camacho .... boom operator (as Victor Camacho Falcon)
Romano Checcacci .... sound re-recording mixer
Heriberto Cárdenas .... cable person (as Heriberto Cardenas Sr.)
Federico Savina .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
 
Special Effects by
Victor Castro Cano .... special effects (as Victor M. Cano Castro)
Rubén Pacheco García .... special effects
Alfonso Pacheco .... special effects (as Alfonso Pacheco García)
Marcelino Pacheco .... special effects supervisor (as Marcelino Pacheco Guzmán)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Juvenal Herrera Domínguez .... gaffer
Enrique Fernández .... still photographer (as Enrique Fernandez Rubalcana)
Marcello Gabriele .... lighting designer
Juan Luna Gómez .... key grip (as Juan R. Luna Gomez)
Santiago Navarrete .... camera operator
Isidro Rosas .... assistant camera (as Isidoro Rosas)
Pablo Ríos .... assistant camera
Salvador Serrano Pérez .... dolly grip
Ernesto Serrano .... dolly grip (as Ernesto Serrano Garcia)
 
Casting Department
Germán Nava .... casting assistant
Deborah Shapiro .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
María Luisa Esquibel Bernal .... seamstress
Horacio Martínez .... wardrobe supervisor
Abel Melo .... wardrobe master (as Ignacio Abel Melo)
Catalina Nancey .... assistant costume designer
 
Editorial Department
Massimo Quaglia .... assistant editor
Stefano Quaglia .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Ernesto Cortázar .... music consultant
Vincent Messina .... music producer
 
Transportation Department
Salvador Gutiérrez .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Claudio Argento .... presenter
Lars Bloch .... production consultant
Victoria Chávez .... production secretary
Vinicio Cisneros .... production secretary
Greg Day .... unit publicist
Ronald De Neef .... production consultant
Miguel Ángel Garrido .... production secretary
Gabriela Gurrola .... script supervisor
Humberto Gurza .... animal wrangler
Miguel Gurza .... animal wrangler
Antonio Hernández .... equipment supervisor
Cesar Jimenez .... production coordinator (as Cesar Armando Jiminez)
Óscar Lancer .... press agent
Tlacateotl Mata .... location manager (as Tlacateo Mata)
Gustavo Maynes .... delegate: actors
Carla Menicucci .... production accountant (as Carla Menicocci)
Isaac Moreno .... delegate: actors
María Teresa Romero .... production secretary (as Ma. Teresa Romero)
Robert Taicher .... dialogue supervisor
Roberta Tinti .... production executive
Silvia Vitri .... production secretary
Ramón Vásquez .... production accountant
Jacques Wilson .... dialogue coach
 
Thanks
Marcel Marceau .... inspiration: "The Creation of the World" sequence
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Santa sangre" - Mexico (original title)
"Holy Blood" - International (English title) (informal literal title)
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MPAA:
Rated NC-17 for several scenes of extremely explicit violence (uncut video version)
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
123 min | 120 min (cut version)
Country:
Mexico | Italy
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:R | Canada:18+ (Quebec) (uncut version) | France:-16 | Germany:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (edited version) (1991) | USA:NC-17 (uncut video version) | Canada:R (Ontario) | South Korea:18 | Italy:VM14 | Netherlands:16 (1990) (uncut) | Finland:K-18 (2004) (self applied)
Filming Locations:
Estudios Churubusco Azteca, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Company:
Produzioni IntersoundSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
As a tribute to Mexican horror films, Santa Sangre (1989) includes a scene with masked wrestlers and a "superwoman" named La Santa.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: When the elephant is dying, all the close-ups of its trunk bleeding show the trunk to be clean. All the long shots of the elephant show it's trunk covered in blood.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
[Fenix crouches naked atop a tree trunk in his barren asylum room]
Doctor:[enters along with orderlies pushing a food cart] Fenix. Please...
[offers him a normal meal]
Doctor:Eat like a human being.
[pause]
Doctor:[puts the tray back down and offers him a raw fish]
Fenix:[howls]
[jumps down and grabs the fish]
Fenix:Grr!
[...]
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Movie Connections:
References Robinson Crusoe (1970)See more »
Soundtrack:
De este lado de acaSee more »

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9 out of 13 people found the following review useful.
A walk through Santa Sangre., 17 September 2004
Author: dmtls from Thessaloniki, Greece

This is truly a shocking film crammed with bizarre and grotesque violence both explicit and lurking beyond the 'five-senses perception'.A sick masterpiece by a sick genius.Santa Sangre evolves into the strange universe of its creator ,Alejandro Jodorowsky.This is not at least surprising because most of his works:films (El Topo etc.),comics (The cast of the Metabarons,Inkal etc.)etc etc,are pieces of the very same puzzle,Alejandro's universe.

Santa Sangre (Holy Blood) is a pure surrealistic work.Symbols,insanity, Life and Death mix up the wild beauty of Ancient Greek Tragedy.In conclusion: this is not a film for everyone,but if you are open minded you will be able to make a step further,beyond the image itself and face the deep brutal truth of this movie.This is how it would look like a movie shot by Salvator Dali himself.

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