La maldición de la momia azteca (1957)

The evil Dr. Krupp, once again trying to get possession of the Aztec princess Xochitl's jewels, hypnotizes her current reincarnation, Flor, to get her to reveal the jewels' location - ... See full summary »

Director:

Rafael Portillo

Writers:

Guillermo Calderón (as Guillermo Calderón S.), Alfredo Salazar

Stars:

Ramón Gay, Rosita Arenas, Crox Alvarado

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ramón Gay	...	Dr. Eduardo Almada
Rosita Arenas	...	Flor / Xochitl
Crox Alvarado	...	Pinacate / El Ángel
Luis Aceves Castañeda	...	Dr. Krupp
Jorge Mondragón	...	Dr. Sepúlveda
Arturo Martínez	...	Tierno
Emma Roldán	...	María, the housekeeper
Julián de Meriche	...	Comandante de Policía (as Julien de Meriche)
Salvador Lozano
Jaime González Quiñones	...	Pepe Almada (as Jaime Quiñones)
Ángel Di Stefani	...	Popoca, the mummy (as Angelo De Steffani)
Jesús Murcielago Velázquez	...	El Murciélago (as Murcielago Velázquez)
Enrique Yáñez	...	Esbirro del Murciélago
Guillermo Hernández	...	Esbirro del Murciélago (as Lobo Negro)
Alberto Yáñez	...	Esbirro del Murciélago

Storyline

The evil Dr. Krupp, once again trying to get possession of the Aztec princess Xochitl's jewels, hypnotizes her current reincarnation, Flor, to get her to reveal the jewels' location - Xochitl's tomb. Confusion reigns as Krupp and his thugs are opposed by Flor's lover, Dr. Almada, his assistant, and wrestling superhero, El Angel. Krupp finally meets his match, however, when he comes up against Popoca, the warrior mummy who guards Xochitl's tomb.

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Plot Keywords:

mummy | curse | sequel | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

1957 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Curse of the Aztec Mummy

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinematográfica Calderón S.A.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

65 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This second entry in the series features a superhero dressed like a masked professional wrestler. This predates the superhero/professional wrestler sub-genre that would become popular in Mexico during the 1960s. The el Angel of this film seems like a direct model for the el Santo films, complete with his nifty little white sports car.

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Goofs

During the ambush, it is obvious that the actors using the machine gun are just shaking the weapon while a poor sound effect of a machine gun is dubbed in. There is no muzzle flash or smoke coming from the weapon.

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Alternate Versions

Released intact in an English dubbed version as "The Curse of the Aztec Mummy."

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Connections

Edited into La momia azteca contra el robot humano (1958)

User Reviews

A mummy holds secrets of the future.

Released in the U.S. as CURSE OF THE AZTEC MUMMY in 1957, this movie seems to be made cheap and in a hurry. Hurry for it to be over is not a good compliment for a movie that only runs 65 minutes. When horror is done badly it becomes comedy. The evil Dr. Krupp(Luis A. Castaneda) also known as the desperate criminal The Bat continues his search for the breast plate and bracelet of an Ancient Aztec mummy. Dr. Almada (Ramon Gay) must protect his fiance Flor(Rosa Arenas)for she is a reincarnate of an ancient handmaiden that knows the location of the coveted treasure. Flor is kidnapped by the Bat's gang of hoodlums and coming to the rescue is a hooded, capped and haphazard fighter of crime The Angel(Crox Alvardo), who gets more ass whippings than a red headed step-child. So much for a hero. So much for horror that turns into laughable mystery. Stick to ice cold Mexican beer, a bowl of salsa and a dozen beef taquitos!