Sex Monster (1963)

A mad scientist terrorizes a city by kidnapping young women with his ape-man Gomar and then using them as subjects in sadistic brain transplant experiments. A female wrestler whose sister ... See full summary »

Director:

René Cardona

Writer:

Alfredo Salazar (story and adaptation)

Stars:

Lorena Velázquez, Armando Silvestre, Elizabeth Campbell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lorena Velázquez	...	Gloria Venus
Armando Silvestre	...	Armando Campos
Elizabeth Campbell	...	Golden Rubi
Roberto Cañedo	...	Prof. Ruiz
Sonia Infante	...	Alicia
Chucho Salinas	...	Chema
Chabela Romero	...	Carmela Camacho "Vendetta"
Martha 'Güera' Solís	...	Wrestler
Magdalina Caballero	...	Wrestler
Tona La Tapatia	...	Wrestler (as Toña 'La Tapatia')
Irma Gonzales	...	Wrestler (as Irma Gonzalez)
Jesús Murcielago Velázquez	...	Marcado (as 'Murcielago' Velazquez)
Cavernario Galindo	...	Wrestler (as 'Cavernario' Galindo)
Reyes Oliva	...	Wrestler
Raúl Reyes	...	Wrestler

Storyline

A mad scientist terrorizes a city by kidnapping young women with his ape-man Gomar and then using them as subjects in sadistic brain transplant experiments. A female wrestler whose sister was one of the victims swears vengeance against the Mad Doctor.

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Plot Keywords:

psychotronic film | kidnapping | wrestler | female wrestler | brain transplant | 

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Taglines:

Weirdos! We DARE you to see it!

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

24 May 1963 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

Sex Monster

Filming Locations:

Estudios Churubusco Azteca, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Young America Productions Inc., Cinematográfica Calderón S.A.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Obvious double for Lorena Velázquez in most fight scenes.

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Alternate Versions

The version entitled Rock 'n' Roll Wrestling Women Vs. the Aztec Ape has a rock and roll sound track replacing the original track

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Connections

Follows The Aztec Mummy (1957)

User Reviews

Wrestling women, brain transplants and a man who is part gorilla--and I am not making any of this up!!!

This film and WRESTLING WOMEN VERSUS THE AZTEC MUMMY (1964) are included on the same DVD. Interestingly, BOTH films share many of the same scenes as well as actors and it appears as if they basically created one movie and filmed a few extra scenes in order to make two movies! While cheap and crappy, it also made for many incomprehensible moments and a lot of repetition--particularly the wrestling scenes--which were identical.

To many non-Mexicans, this film is about as weird and foreign as they get! Mexican wrestling films were immensely popular in the 1960s and 70s and they rarely, if ever, made any sense. However, in this film instead of a man wearing a 'lucha libre' mask everywhere they go (el Santo and many of the other good guys wore elaborate masks and guarded their identities), here we have a couple non-masked sexy ladies. While their wrestling skills are not always great, they were very curvaceous AND were crime fighters--just like Blue Demon, el Santo and the rest! As I said, I know that this seems very, very weird! In this installment, Lorena Velázquez and Elizabeth Campbell star as the lady wrestlers. They punch, flip and grapple their way to the bottom of a strange case--a crazy doctor who is trying to perform brain transplants on unsuspecting women!!! There is also a strange guy who is apparently part gorilla! Despite the strangeness of it all, I swear to you I am not making any of this up--it's all in the film and I am not on drugs nor have I had a severe head injury!! If you've seen any of the Mexican wrestling films, it's pretty much what you'd expect--no better nor worse. It's dumb, poorly acted, poorly written and stupid...but also rather funny in a kitschy sort of way. While you'd never assume this is a good film, it is fun for bad movie fans. All others beware!!!