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The Curse of the Aztec Mummy

Original title: La maldición de la momia azteca
  • 19571957
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 5m
IMDb RATING
3.9/10
368
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POPULARITY
72,382
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The Curse of the Aztec Mummy (1957)
Horror
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 - Xochit... Read allThe 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,... Read allThe 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,... Read all
IMDb RATING
3.9/10
368
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POPULARITY
72,382
3,079
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    • Director
      • Rafael Portillo
    • Writers
      • Guillermo Calderón
      • Alfredo Salazar
    • Stars
      • Ramón Gay
      • Rosita Arenas
      • Crox Alvarado
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Rafael Portillo
    • Writers
      • Guillermo Calderón
      • Alfredo Salazar
    • Stars
      • Ramón Gay
      • Rosita Arenas
      • Crox Alvarado
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    • 21User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    Ramón Gay
    Ramón Gay
    • Dr. Eduardo Almada
    Rosita Arenas
    Rosita Arenas
    • Flor…
    Crox Alvarado
    Crox Alvarado
    • Pinacate…
    Luis Aceves Castañeda
    Luis Aceves Castañeda
    • Dr. Krupp
    Jorge Mondragón
    • Dr. Sepúlveda
    Arturo Martínez
    • Tierno
    Emma Roldán
    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
    Firpo Segura
    • Esbirro del Murciélago
    Sergio Yañez
    • Esbirro del Murciélago
    • (as Sergio Yáñez)
    Estela Inda
    Estela Inda
    • Aztec Chanteuse
    • Director
      • Rafael Portillo
    • Writers
      • Guillermo Calderón
      • Alfredo Salazar
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    • 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.
    • 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.
    • Alternate versions
      Released intact in an English dubbed version as "The Curse of the Aztec Mummy."
    • Connections
      Edited from The Aztec Mummy (1957)

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    Second in the Aztec Mummy trilogy
    "The Curse of the Aztec Mummy" (the literal translation for "La Maldicion de la Momia Azteca") follows the story from "La Momia Azteca," second in a trilogy concluding with "The Robot vs the Aztec Mummy," all directed by Rafael Portillo and scripted by Alfredo Salazar. It's essentially a 1957 Mexican take on the then-current Bridey Murphy craze, which inspired Hollywood cheapies like Roger Corman's "The Undead," W. Lee Wilder's "Fright," Alex Gordon's "The She-Creature," Peggie Castle's "Back from the Dead," Michael Landon's "I Was a Teenage Werewolf," Ed Wood's "The Bride and the Beast," and Lon Chaney's "The Alligator People." Like the later incarnation of the Aztec Mummy in 1964's "The Wrestling Women vs the Aztec Mummy," the monster's origin is virtually identical to Boris Karloff's in the 1932 version, a high priest who dared to love virgin handmaiden to the gods Xochitl, his name in this series Popoca, played in all three by Italian actor Angel Di Stefani. The main thrust of the initial narrative is Professor Almada (Ramon Gay) putting his young fiancée Flor (Rosina Arenas) into a hypnotic state to learn about her past life as an Aztec princess, put to death for loving Popoca, wearing a breastplate and bracelet, items that reveal more hidden treasures within the Great Pyramid of Yucatan. Of equal importance is the masked villain The Bat, who covets the Aztec riches for himself and is caught by police at the film's conclusion, unmasked as mad doctor Krupp (Luis Aceves Castaneda), in search of the treasure for some great experiment. The mummy doesn't actually come to life until an hour into its 80 minute running time, spending the last 12 minutes venturing out to recapture the stolen artifacts plus the reincarnation of his beloved princess to sacrifice her to the gods a second time just as Karloff's Imhotep sought to do (this mummy resembles photos of the real thing, and despite the brevity of its appearances is rather effective). The girl is rescued before an explosion buries the mummy and her father inside the tomb, not seen in the US until Jerry Warren's patchwork "Attack of the Mayan Mummy," which jettisoned most of the 1957 footage for lengthy talking head scenes featuring the usual suspects like Bruno Ve Sota. This first sequel kicked off with Dr. Krupp's henchmen aiding his escape to kidnap Flor and use his own hypnotic powers to make her lead him to the tomb and the breastplate left behind. Also present for this lone entry is the caped crusader The Angel, a non wrestler in need to rescue from a teen accomplice, who gets himself unmasked as Almada's supposedly cowardly assistant, along for the ride once the villains invade the tomb with 15 minutes left in an hour long feature. Krupp takes what he needs among the rubble, the mummy rising for a couple minutes of menace, reappearing in the final 180 seconds to put The Bat in his place by tossing him into his own death trap filled with poison snakes. Only one five minute sequence depicting the sacrifice of the Aztec princess is recycled from "La Azteca Momia," while the series finale would wind up using more stock footage to pad out its hour long running time.
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    • Release date
      • 1957 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Mexico
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • La maldición de la momia azteca
    • Filming locations
      • Mexico
    • Production company
      • Cinematográfica Calderón S.A.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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