Santo in the Treasure of Dracula (1969)

Mexican wrestler El Santo invents a time machine. After somebody uses the machine to find the hidden location of Drácula's treasure, El Santo must hunt down the vampire.

Director:

René Cardona

Writers:

Alfredo Salazar (adaptation), Alfredo Salazar (story)

Stars:

Santo, Aldo Monti, Noelia Noel

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Santo	...	Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
Aldo Monti	...	Count Drácula
Noelia Noel	...	Luisa
Roberto G. Rivera	...	Dr. Kur
Carlos Agostí	...	Dr. César Supulveda
Alberto Rojas	...	Perico
Pili González	...	Paquita the little girl
Jorge Mondragón	...	Professor Soler
Gina Morett	...	Bárbara (b&w) / Lupe (colour) the maid (as Gina Moret)
Fernando Mendoza	...	Professor Van Roth
Jessica Rivano
Javier Rizo
Diana Arriaga
Carlos Suárez	...	Ratón
Magali

Storyline

Mexican wrestler El Santo invents a time machine. After somebody uses the machine to find the hidden location of Drácula's treasure, El Santo must hunt down the vampire.

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Plot Keywords:

dracula | time machine | 1960s | year 1887 | 1880s | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The original 1969 release of "Santo en El tesoro de Drácula" was black-and-white and featured no nudity. The film was simultaneously shot in colour featuring full frontal nudity for European markets and finally released in Mexico in 2012 as "El vampiro y el sexo".

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Connections

Referenced in 13 Weird Stories (2015)

User Reviews

one of the best Santo films

I saw the uncut version of this film a while back and it is this one I am reviewing here. The uncut version of this film contains nudity which is just one of the reasons why I am recommending this film especially to those who are unfamiliar with the Santo films. This particular Santo film is in many ways unlike the usual run of the mill Santo films and that is another reason I recommend this film. I wish the uncut version of this film was more widely available in an English language version or at least in a version that contained easy to read and understand subtitles. If I have one complaint about this film it would be the hamminess and overacting of the actor who plays the ersatz vampire Dracula role. That aside, this is one of the best of the Santo series of films.

Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

24 July 1969 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

Santo in 'The Treasure of Dracula'

Filming Locations:

Coyoacán, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinematográfica Calderón S.A.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA High Fidelity)

Color:

Black and White (original release) Color (color version)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1