Written by Every Horror Film Made from 1895 - present, The Chronological History of the Cinematic Macabre, Low-Budget & Lurid: A List of Exploitation/Grindhouse Fare (Every Movie on the Grindhouse Cinema Database, Almost), The (Almost) Complete Psychotronic Encyclopedia Of Film, Genre: Exploitation (100 Years: 1896-1995). After the missteps of the first 2 Santo films, Santo Contra Los Zombies comes on strong right off the bat with an excellent tag team wrestling scene. Alberto López Even when there’s orphans??) Luba, una mujer lobo, revive para destruir a la humanidad. (John's pick. (pensemos en esto: en 1958 se lanzaron dos películas de santo; en '59 y '60, ninguna, pero en 1961 fueron tres las estrenadas, un ritmo bastante acelerado. That’s because the police can’t deal with the shambling walking dead, so they turn to the man in the silver mask to drop elbows on them. Lotsa ways for a high-concept film to clip its wings and crash land short…, Part of the 2019 History of Horror Weekly Challenge. To foil his plan for world domination, wrestling superheroes El Santo and Blue Demon battle the mad Dr. Halder and his army of reanimated monsters. Genres Action, Adventure Director Benito Alazraki Starring Santo, Armando Silvestre, Jaime Fernandez. However, for what it is, it's a fun, easy watch, with basically two full Santo matches thrown in to pad the runtime out. Everything for why we love this kind of flicks (the wrestling fights, the cheesy monsters and the absurdity of the plot) is already here.Santo kicking a bunch of living dead asses has a clear influence from the Hollywood horror movies of previews decades and the voodoo zombies "pre George Romero", and even if it's far from being as crazy or visually interesting as some movies that would succeed it, still is fun enough. 1962 (1962) The series gets better and this isn’t the very best of Santo, but it’s also not a terrible place to start if you’re interested in diving in. One particularly bizarre element to the film being that both the madman and Santo can tune each other in on closed circuit television. Week 22: MexploitationI've only ever seen one Santo film before this, and it kinda doesn't count (Sampson vs. Santo contra los Zombies (also known as Santo vs. the Zombies) is a 1961 Mexican film directed by Benito Alazraki. No está…, I recently acquired copies of both Michael Weldon's Psychotronic Encyclopedia and Psychotronic Video Guide and this list is all films…. El Santo and Blue Demon team up with a couple of detectives to stop the grandson of Dr Frankenstein from conducting fiendish brain transplant experiments. This is the Santo film I’ve been waiting for. After the police are unable to stop a crime wave by zombies, they turn to Santo for help. It seems they are zombies -- revived criminals controlled by this sinister mastermind.Three detectives (Armando Silvestre, Irma Serrano and Jaime Fernandez)are dispatched to investigate the disappearance of a noted professor who had recently returned from a research trip to Haiti. Spanish As Santo wrestles him in a match, Dorrel gets overheated, smokes, screams, and collapses. It depicts the popular character El Santo in a pulp-style film. This FAQ is empty. The silver-masked Santo in his blinding white tights goes up against an army of indestructible zombies under the control of a black-hooded mystery man who sends them out to rob jewelry stores and kidnap women and orphans. Add the first question. Directed by Benito Alazraki, the fight scenes are not very good, however, and at least four times, a gunman fires all his shots, raises his empty gun to throw it, and is pummeled unconscious with his arm in the air. Country This was one of the earliest Santo films and the first to be distributed in the US. El final truqueado subiendo esas escaleras. (1962). Release date(s) Movies that know exactly what they wanna be, how they wanna go about their business, and carry on from start to finish without straying from the path. After somebody uses the machine to find the hidden location of Drácula's treasure, El Santo must hunt down the vampire. This review may contain spoilers. Read the transcript • Trailer transcripts • Credits • Home media • Soundtrack • Production • Trivia • Gallery. I love this black and white movies no matter where they came from. I can handle the truth. IMDb I guess I expected him to be more of a Batman-style detective. Add Video Add Image Template:Infobox film Santo contra los Zombis (also known as Santo vs. the Zombies) is a 1962 Mexican film directed by Benito Alazraki. The masked wrestler battles Martians intent on taking over the Earth. All the films from my exploitation lists, bundled into one mega-super-list-to-rule-them-all! https://culture.fandom.com/wiki/Santo_Contra_los_Zombis?oldid=5132. Mobile site. As you may have guessed from the title, the masked wrestling hero battles zombies! Predating Night of the Living Dead by seven years, Santo was already battling zombies before it was cool, then played out. Our agreements with the content provider [1], Writing in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, academic Peter Dendle said, "The adventure movie with its comic-book plot, hero, and villain is fun to watch in an MST-3K spirit". I recommend to all of you to watch some of El Santo movies, to complete your cinema culture and knowledge. It depicts the popular character El Santo in a pulp style film. Santo literally watches as the fiend lays his plans.In an attempt to put an end to this unwanted meddling (is there ever _wanted_ meddling? [2], https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santo_Contra_los_Zombies&oldid=974097471, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 21 August 2020, at 02:50. Add Video Add Image Santo contra los Zombis (also known as Santo vs. the Zombies) is a 1962 Mexican film directed by Benito Alazraki. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Santo's more fleshed out film persona, wrestler by day and superhero by night, is first developed here and it gives the movie a little more depth and mystery than the previous films had. ‘Santo contra los zombies’ Script error: No such module "EditAtWikidata". Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". Santo wrestles in the ring, drives his fancy sports car and has a secret lab. I had a lot of fun watching this, and asides from some unremarkable dialogue and weird character choices (no one seems to care whenever a fire goes on around them?? The police ask…. Santo contra los Zombis (also known as Santo vs. the Zombies) is a 1962 Mexican film directed by Benito Alazraki. El problema es el resto de la peli, que es super random. me interesa saber cuál era el modelo que perseguían los cineastas de las películas de santo --si es que perseguían alguno. El Santo, more than any other lucha film hero, seemed to encounter the supernatural at nearly every turn. Lt. Savage (English version), Tío Genaro / (as Black Shadow). (The extra half star is for the last shot ❤️ ), Santo's third movie and one of the best I've seen so far. I’m a sucker for pre-Dawn of the Dead zombies and what we get here are shambling beefcakes who steal jewels, kidnap orphans, and in general fuck shit up. See my Genre: Exploitation (100 Years: 1896-1995) list for 10,000+ exploitation films! These are the old school mind-controlled pre-Romero, pre-Fulci type of zombies, but they still cause lots of trouble and add…. I thought this gona be about monsters and horror, but I think this was made to early for the zombie film history. Para mi gusto una de las peores pelis del Santo, no sé si por ser solo la tercera o porque ese mismo año se rodaron tres y se hacían tan rápido que les daba igual todo. Week 41 - a zombie film! I found…, Justin Hullinger 3,163 films 809 32 Edit, UPDATE 7/8/2018: It's been a while since I checked on this list, and I'm happy to see that a lot…, Andrew Liverod 11,872 films 442 17 Edit. Corte a sigue la lucha. Starring José Ortiz Ramos Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Release 4 Reception 5 References 6 External links Contents[show] Plot After the police are unstable to stop a crime wave by zombies, they turn to Santo for help. [2], https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santo_Contra_los_Zombies&oldid=974097471, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 21 August 2020, at 02:50. A mad female scientist needs Santo's blood for a youth serum; and she has Frankenstein's reliable old monster to help her get it. The action scenes are good, the plot is competent, the production values are cheap but charming in the old-school bubbling beaker mad scientist kind of way... and did I mention zombies?? I'd be happy to watch other entries in Santo's cannon to really form an opinion on him as a star. TMDb Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. El plano donde casi desenmascaran al héroe. César Hacker, un hombre que lucha contra los lobos, le pide ayuda al Santo, pues él es el símbolo de la plata, lo único que puede destruir a los lobos. After two crime movies shot in Cuba in which he played supporting roles, El Santo made this entertaining monster movie in Mexico. Santo contra los Zombies (1962) dir. Santo Contra los Zombis A mysterious hooded madman is reviving corpses electronically and using the zombies to rob a jewelry store. Looking for some great streaming picks? It's difficult to find such films, since you'll usually see someone in the process express doubt, try for something different to dilute the effect, sacrifice themselves on the altar of "writing an actual plot when you're not good at it and it takes away from the joy of what you're doing otherwise." Produced by I guess an imperfect but suitable comparison for early Santo and later Santo might be with the Batman of '39 through the early 40's with the Batman of the 60's tv show. More details at It needs a lot of work…, I somehow ended up with a copy of Immoral Tales by Pete Tombs & Cathal Tohill around 2001 (when I was…. ), Y'know, I talk about purity of function in films quite a bit during these reviews. Mexico © Letterboxd Limited. Santo contra los Zombies (also known as Santo vs. the Zombies) is a 1961 Mexican film directed by Benito Alazraki. Editing by Uncle Herbert (English version), Rogelio / Wrestling superhero Santo battles an evil scientist who has created a race of zombies. Template:1960s-horror-film-stub. There are some regular wrestling match scenes, though, some of which…. Estudios Churubusco Azteca, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Santo / Gillian Anderson, Emma Corrin, and Josh O'Connor pick their favorite costumes in Season 4 of "The Crown. This is another classic of the 'other Mexican golden age'. Jose Silva Wrestling superhero Santo battles an evil scientist who has created a race of zombies. After two films where our titular hero plays a glorified sidekick we now get to the good shit. He battles nearly all of them, who can’t be stopped by bullets, even when two cops get felled by just a punch. Template:1960s-Mexico-film-stub Despite the title, the only tenuous link to Voodoo consists of a masked super villain kidnapping a famous anthropologist upon … This is the sixth installment in a series of more than 50 movies, it's the one that started the fever that later on would make of El Santo a living leyend of mexican cinema and represents the closest we ever got to seeing his face in a film. Language There's a particularly nice sequence at the end, when Santo (who generally just rushes off once he's triumphed) slowly exits up a long and interesting metal staircase set into the madman's cave. The dubbing is not only singularly good this time, but also literal as rather than Samson, our silver masked hero is referred to as The Saint. It depicts the popular character El Santo in a pulp-style film. Santo is more a crime-fighting vigilante than famous luchador in this, with his own secret lab and the tendency to mysteriously appear, beat up the bad guys, then disappear before anyone really has time to speak to him. Distributed by This was one of the earliest Santo films and the first to be distributed in the US. [1], Writing in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, academic Peter Dendle said, "The adventure movie with its comic-book plot, hero, and villain is fun to watch in an MST-3K spirit". Un agente de la policía encubierta es secuestrado por el Dr. Campos quien le lava el cerebro para convertirlo en miembro de su pandilla. Cancel Unsubscribe. Santo Contra Los Zombies (1962) The first film in which lucha libre megastar El Santo assumes the superhero persona which made him even more famous as a cinematic character, this film also establishes the formula for practically all the remaining Santo movies. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Benito AlazrakiAntonio OrellanaFernando Osés supongo que con la prisa de sacar más películas todo se volvió descuido. Santo Contra Los Zombies (6) 5.5 1h 20min 1962 13+ Who better than El Santo to fight an army of revived criminals? Entiendo que Santo era representado en sus primeras pelis como una especie de Batman que aparecía de la nada y desaparecía tan rápido como vino, pero aún así me da la impresión de que casi todo pasa porque sí y Santo va y viene sin explicación. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Santo notices that his opponent was wearing a metallic belt like the zombies wear. Santo's more fleshed out film persona, wrestler by day and superhero by night, is first developed here and it gives the movie a little more depth and mystery than the previous films had. After the missteps of the first 2 Santo films, Santo Contra Los Zombies comes on strong right off the bat with an excellent tag team wrestling scene. When the man's daughter (Lorena Velazquez, who appeared in a number of lucha films -- including a two-film stint as half of the femme wrestling duo, Las Luchadoras) appeals to the authorities for assistance, Silvestre wisely calls on Santo for help.Santo almost instantly runs afoul of the zombie master. Santo contra los Zombies (also known as Santo vs. the Zombies) is a 1961 Mexican film directed by Benito Alazraki. otras parecen haber salido de quién sabe dónde. 5 of 6 people found this review helpful. The Exploitation List - or how I learned to stop worrying and love the sleaze. The Vampire Women on MST3K). After the police are unstable to stop a crime wave by zombies, they turn to Santo for help. Cinematography This was one of the earliest Santo films and the first to be distributed in the US. Report this film. Mexican exploitation films, from Narco films, to videohome schlock, all of them from mexico. 85 minutes El Santo Contra Los Zombies de Kaleta Oscar Goldman. Third Santo feature thankfully ditches the gangster stories of the first two and presents the first of the prodigious lucha libre monster mashes (which usually featured fellow wrestlers in disguise so as to make for smoother bouts). Of course these are not your standard modern-day brain-eaters. Predating Night of the Living Dead by seven years, Santo was already battling zombies before it was cool, then played out. Mad scientists, gothic atmosphere, extended scenes of wrestling, classic monsters, and Santo being the hero and positive influence for the kids. Well, maybe not quite that regularly, but in a film career then spanned three decades, he confronted more than his share of werewolves, aliens, witches and other strange foes.In this early fantasy themed entry (one of four films made in this year), three strangely silent thieves stage a midnight raid on a jewelry shop. Santo contra los Zombies (also known as Santo vs. the Zombies) is a 1961 Mexican film directed by Benito Alazraki. We also have Santo wrestling an opponent who was kidnapped and transformed into a zombie, which is evident by his wack-ass lucha moves that consist mostly of him trying to choke our man out. Santo contra los Zombies (also known as Santo vs. the Zombies) is a 1961 Mexican film directed by Benito Alazraki. During the course of the theft, the night watchman shoots one of the robbers in the forehead, with no apparent effect. Santo contra los Zombies (also known as Santo vs. the Zombies) is a 1961 Mexican film directed by Benito Alazraki.It depicts the popular character El Santo in a pulp-style film. After the police are unable to stop a crime wave by zombies, they turn to Santo for help. Santo contra los zombies (original title) Not Rated | 1h 25min | Adventure, Horror, Action | 1962 (USA) Wrestling superhero Santo battles an evil scientist who has created a race of zombies. One of the zombies seems to favor stomps and he does so…. Just like some of the other Santo films, this sports that very charming, old-fashioned aesthetic in which you can really see the influence of older movie serials. Fun silly stuff, but also genuinely atmospheric and creepy at times; an ideal starting point for these films. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Routine, but fun/decent Lucha/horror with El Santo battling 'bullet-proof' zombie bank robbers and a villain in a hood. the Saint (English version), Lt. Sanmartin / This could end up being the film where Santo unbuckles the most belts off of men in his film history and that’s okay. Mexican wrestler El Santo invents a time machine. Directed by ), the hooded fiend abducts Santo's next ring opponent (co-scripter Fernando Oses) and turns him into a killer zombie. Wekt oude WWE-liefde op moet ik zeggen! This title is currently unavailable. no obstante, no se va en blanco: su trama es prácticamente idéntica a the plague of zombies --¡que se estrenaría cinco…, Cult Movie Challenge 2020! This was one of the earliest Santo films and the first to be distributed in the US. Santo kicks ass every step of the way in the most engaging of his flicks I’ve seen yet. Let people unbuckle things . Loading... Unsubscribe from Oscar Goldman? ciertas cosas parecen claros calcos de la continuidad y estructura de guion hollywoodense, pero otras no. The plan unravels when Santo managed to short circuit his control belt.The daughter and the detectives of course end up in the madman's hands, and it's El Santo to the rescue.Some nice, gloomy photography is the highlight of an otherwise rather basic film. Azteca chingona, aunque rara. Can't vouch for their quality or just how…, Todas las películas mencionadas en el podcast de Posta Hoy Trasnoche, conducido por Fiorella Sargenti y Santiago Calori. After the police are unable to stop a crime wave by zombies, they turn to Santo for help. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. 1962 Benito Alazraki. Lindo. Was this review helpful to you? Film data from TMDb. ", Title: Santo vs. the Zombies Roger, the male nurse (English version), Black Shadow, a wrestler There’s one harrowing scene where the zombies set an orphanage on fire, then decide to beat up every child inside. Santo contra los Zombies (also known as Santo vs. the Zombies) is a 1961 Mexican film directed by Benito Alazraki.It depicts the popular character El Santo in a pulp style film. Con la ayuda del Hombre Lobo y sus seguidores, la ... See full summary ». Santo later saves Isabel from a couple of zombies. Campos, haciéndose pasar por un prestigioso ... See full summary ». Check out the fireball pants. Directed by Benito Alazraki, Santo Lorena Velázquez Armando Silvestre Jaime Fernández Dagoberto Rodríguez Irma Serrano Carlos Agostí Ramón Bugarini Fernando Osés Julián de Meriche Alejandro Cruz, 85 mins He discovers that the mysterious Doctor Caroll is using the victims as part of his experiments to develop an ... See full summary », Después de ser derrotado por el mago Cristaldi, Drácula regresa para vengarse del Santo y Blue Demon contra Drácula y el Hombre Lobo. Contents[show] Plot After the police are unstable to stop a crime wave by zombies, they turn to Santo for help. Really digging all these philosophical conclusions that end up glamorising Santo’s selfless work as a defender of good. Today is Mexican Cinema Day!So to celebrate I saw something that no other country in the world has: the Lucha Libre Exploitation. ), en tanto película de zombis, hay relativamente poco que ver aquí. The silver-masked Santo in his blinding white tights goes up against an army of indestructible zombies under the control of a black-hooded mystery man who sends them out to rob jewelry stores and kidnap women and orphans. Join this episode’s Grue Crew – Whitney Collazo, Joseph Perry, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in some Lucha libre featuring the great El Santo in Santo vs. the Zombies (original title: Santo contra los zombies ). Working ... santo contra los karatecas 1 - Duration: 7:36. [1], Writing in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, academic Peter Dendle said, "The adventure movie with its comic-book plot, hero, and villain is fun to watch in an MST-3K spirit".[2]. Everything Even Potentially/vaguely Gothic, Psychotronic Ultimate Guide (as complete as possible), IMMORAL TALES: European Sex and Horror Movies 1956-1984. SantoArmando SilvestreJaime FernándezDagoberto Rodríguez Luckily, Santo jumps through a window — wearing a cape no less — and starts hitting chops on them. For a movie about El Santo, there isn't a lot of him to go around. El Santo is chased throughout 4 centuries by a mysterious masked man called El Encapuchado Negro. Also the fact that he just kinda stumbles into places and fights random goons up until the end of the film kinda makes him seem uncoordinated. It depicts the popular character El Santo in a pulp style film. That’s because the police can’t deal with the shambling walking dead, so they turn to the man in the silver mask to drop elbows on them. I've also created a load of exploitation sub-genre…, A very subjective concept--gothic horror, gothic melodrama, gothic art films, gothic everything.
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