The Curse of the Aztec Mummy (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:

psychotronic film | mummy | curse | sequel | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

For the English dubbed version released in the United States as "Curse of the Aztec Mummy," Flor was renamed "Flora."

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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

Followed by She-Wolves of the Ring (1965)

User Reviews

CURSE OF THE AZTEC MUMMY (Rafael Portillo, 1957) **

This is an inferior first sequel to THE AZTEC MUMMY (1957), eschewing much of the atmosphere and metaphysics of the original for comic-strip antics and cliffhanger situations involving a masked avenger (whose identity is even more incredible than the revelation of the villain at the end of THE AZTEC MUMMY) and a private snake pit! Despite the title, the appearance of the mummy itself is almost an afterthought – since it's relegated only to the climax. Though barely over an hour in length, the film features extensive flashback footage from its predecessor and, similar to it, the scenes involving the mummy are extremely dark – the lighting during the finale changes drastically from one shot to the other – perhaps so as to conceal the rather poor make-up job! The comedy relief isn't very pronounced this time around (as it turns out, for plot purposes) – while the villain (incidentally, the scene depicting his escape from the clutches of the police at the beginning of the film utilizes footage from a gun battle featured in the first entry in the series!) here completely forsakes his "Bat" persona on his way to becoming the mad scientist in the next instalment...

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