Early Mexican Horror Films (1930s-60s)
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- DirectorChano UruetaStarsMiroslavaCarlos NavarroJosé María Linares-RivasThe first major medical sci/fi movie in Mexico, loosely based on the Frankenstein story but injecting gory surgical motifs into it, laying the foundations of the genres that came to dominate Hispanic Science Fictionin the 60's and 70's, as exempified by the work of Jesus Franco from 'Gritos en la Noche' (1962) onwards. Set in the Balkans, this story concerns a bored journalist, Nora (miroslava) who is ordered by her boss (Wagner) to follow up a mysterious advertisement placed by Dr Ling (Linares Rivas). Ling turns out to be a misshapen creature who, rejected by his peers, has become the stereotypical mad scientist, here specializing in plastic surgery. He falls in love with Nora but fearing she will betray him he resuscitates a young man who committed suicide, Ariel (Navarro) by transplanting a new brain into him, and order him to fetch Nora so that he can kill her. However, Nora and Ariel fall in love, and the zombiesque youth rebels against the orders of his master, turning on him and kill him, whereupon Wagner saves Nora from the beautiful young zombie.
- DirectorRafael BaledónStarsGastón SantosRayo de PlataManola SaavedraA disappearing body leads a detective and his sidekick into an encounter with a gill man.
- DirectorRamón PeónStarsRamón PeredaVirginia ZuríCarlos OrellanaIn modern day Mexico, a man on the street is supernaturally killed after hearing the eerie sound of a wailing woman. We then arrive at the manor of an upper class family, who are celebrating their young son's birthday. A mysterious cloaked figure is eavesdropping on them, taking advantage of secret rooms and passages. Eventually, the intruder (who appears to be possesessed) kidnaps and attempts to murder the boy at a pagan altar using a sacrificial knife and stone. While this story unfolds, two flashbacks to the Elizabethan and Inquisition era are related, explaining the origins of the "wailing woman". In one, a woman with an illegitimate child has been abandoned by her lover. His formerly faithful friend forces him to a duel over this betrayal. The woman kills her baby and herself, and upon her death a wraith ascends skyward from her corpse. In the other story, an Indian woman has her baby taken from her by the authorities, and she descends into madness and suicide, with her spirit also leaving her body upon death. An ancient ring worn by the principals, as well as the knife and stone, are the bonds between the stories.
- DirectorMiguel ZacaríasStarsRamón PeredaRené CardonaManuel NoriegaA crazed scientist tries to keep his terminally ill wife alive by transfusing into her the blood of young women he murders.
- DirectorChano UruetaStarsCantinflasManuel MedelCarlos OrellanaThe story of a murder inspired by an ancient Aztec ritual in honor of Quetzalcoatl by a lost codes.
- DirectorJuan Bustillo OroStarsVíctor UrruchúaCarlos VillatoroMagda HallerWhen the Monk Javier acts violently in a gothic monastery, the Prior asks the Monk Juan to calm him down since he believes that Javier is possessed by demons. When Juan comes to Javier's cell, they recognize each other and Javier runs after him. Javier reaches Juan and hits his head with a heavy crucifix, and returns to his cell. Later, Javier confesses to the Prior that Juan was his best friend when he was a tubercular musician and how their friendship ended when his beloved fiancé Ana died. Then, Juan confesses to the Prior that Javier's confession is correct, but he would like to tell the same story through his eyes.
- DirectorFernando de FuentesStarsMarta RoelEnrique del CampoCarlos VillatoroAlfonso (Del Campo), Eduardo (Villatoro) and Eduardo's wife Cristina (Ruel) get lost when visiting a forest. A strange monk finds them and takes them to an ancient convent. There, the three amigos suffer personality changes, specially Cristina who tries to seduce Alfonso in a strange coincidence to a story told by an old monk. After some efforts to escape, Alfonso is trapped inside a jail and more strange and macabre situations happen.
- DirectorJuan Bustillo OroStarsCarlos VillaríasBeatriz RamosNatalia OrtizA disturbed doctor is obsessed with finding the cure for a strange disease and experimenting with his patients, who are slowly dying of their medical failures. Desperate, he embarks with his son on an expedition to distant lands to study the medicine of the natives. Eight years later he returns from his trip without his son and in the company of a strange person with a pale mask.
- DirectorAlfredo B. CrevennaStarsArturo de CórdovaAna Luisa PeluffoRaúl MerazA scientist discovers a formula that makes him invisible.
- DirectorChano UruetaStarsLuis AguilarFlor SilvestreJaime FernándezA mysterious horseman has arrived in a town, the local people talk about local legends of a gunman come from hell. The gangs of criminals are terrified because they know that confronting him is going to certain death.
- DirectorJuan Bustillo OroStarsArturo de CórdovaCarmen MolinaMiguel Ángel FerrizA faceless killer who hunts women can only be stopped by a detective with a disturbing past.
- DirectorChano UruetaStarsLilia del ValleRamón GayJulio VillarrealThieves break into a scientist's laboratory to steal a secret formula, and in the process they kill his daughter. Enraged, he develops a formula that will turn an extremely ugly woman into a spectacular beauty, and then uses the woman to take his revenge on those responsible for his daughter's murder.
- DirectorFernando MéndezStarsAbel SalazarAriadne WelterCarmen MontejoA pretty young Mexican girl returns to her hometown to make funeral arrangements for her beloved aunt, who has just died. Soon she begins to hear disturbing stories about the town being infested by vampires, and she eventually begins to suspect that her remaining aunt and the mysterious next door neighbor may be involved.
- DirectorFernando MéndezStarsAbel SalazarAriadne WelterGermán RoblesGraverobbers stumble upon the tomb of a vampire, who turns them into zombies to do his bidding, which is to stalk and capture beautiful women.
- DirectorFernando MéndezStarsGastón SantosRafael BertrandMapita CortésTwo doctors make a pact in which they swear that the first to die will return - if possible - to tell the other how to get a glimpse of the afterlife while still alive.
- DirectorRené CardonaStarsVíctor JuncoCrox AlvaradoLuis AldásThis cult-classic was Director Rene Cardona's attempt to capitalize on the popularity of professional wrestling and on of its biggest stars of the 1950's, known as "El Santo". However it is not about wrestling. It chronicles the adventures of a crime-fighting duo known as El Enmascadero de la Plata,,( The Silver Mask), and his adolescent sidekick Pecas (Freckles), as they take on a murderous Mad Doctor and an evil gang-leader called El Lobo,(The Wolf). It also features some low-budget but creative, sci-fi type of special effects and was written by the creator of the El Santo comic book series.
- DirectorJulián SolerStarsAntonio EspinoEvangelina ElizondoCarlos OrellanaA couple are forced to stay in a scary castle, and the castle is filled with monsters!
- DirectorFederico CurielStarsGermán RoblesJulio AlemánDomingo SolerA professor and a vampire hunter join forces to destroy the murderous vampire Nostradamus and his minions.
- DirectorGilberto Martínez SolaresStarsGermán ValdésYolanda VarelaLon Chaney Jr.Casimiro, night watchman at a wax museum of horrors, is even more sleepy than his usual laziness makes him - because his boss, the Professor, is secretly draining blood from him while he dozes to use in experiments in raising the dead. These haven't worked so far, and the bodies have been waxened and placed on display in the museum to cover his crimes. His big chance seems to come, however, when he learns that the mummified body of a modern man has been found in an Egyptian sarcophagus. The professor and his two henchmen steal the body and take it back to his lab - where the experiment flops again. Or it seems to. While the villains are out of the lab, and Casimiro sleeps on duty, a bolt of lightning gives the electrical boost which the Professor's machinery has needed, and the body comes back to life. Then the clouds part, the full moon shines through, and the resurrected one becomes a were- wolf. When Casimiro sees it wandering the museum, no one will believe him, not even Paquita, his girlfriend. But the professor finds his subject alive and soon witnesses a transformation. Eventually, the creature escapes him and makes off into the night, terrorizing the city and ending up at Paquita's apartment...
- DirectorRafael PortilloStarsRamón GayRosita ArenasCrox AlvaradoExperimenting in hypnotic regression to past lives, Dr. Almada discovers that his fiancée, Flor, is the reincarnation of an Aztec maiden who was put to death for loving an Aztec warrior, her body placed at the entrance to a hidden chamber in the Great Pyramid of Yucatan where the treasures of the Aztecs were hidden, and her lover mummified but cursed to remain alive and guard the treasure. With her recovered memories, Flor is able to lead Almada, his wimpish assistant Pincate, and her father to the now-skeletal remains of the maiden. Attached to them is a golden breastplate with a map detailing the route to the treasure. But to their horror, the party is intercepted by the mummified warrior, Popoca, and flee with the breastplate back to Mexico city. Popoca follows. In the meantime, Prof. Krup, an unscrupulous colleague of Almada's, recruits a gang of thugs, whom he leads from behind a mask and known only as "The Bat". Both Krup and his gang, and the mummy, converge on Flor's house to retrieve the sacred breastplate, which is in her possession...
- DirectorRafael PortilloStarsRamón GayRosita ArenasCrox AlvaradoThe 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.
- DirectorRafael PortilloStarsRamón GayRosita ArenasCrox AlvaradoA mad doctor builds a robot in order to steal a valuable Aztec treasure from a tomb guarded by a centuries-old living mummy.
- DirectorChano UruetaStarsLuis AguilarFlor SilvestreJaime FernándezResidents of a formerly peaceful pueblo first fall victim to a mysterious killer, who uses a large ax to hack a couple of unfortunate locals to death. Thereafter, encounters with a ghost, and the walking dead take place. Soon, the grief-stricken brother of one of the victims rides into town, determined to uncover whomever is responsible for such gruesome acts, but not before he comes face-to-face with evil.
- DirectorRené CardonaStarsLorena VelázquezArmando SilvestreElizabeth CampbellIf you've ever longed for a movie about wrestling women who take on various monsters, this is it. There is Xochitl, a female mummy, and her lover Tezomoc who is also a mummy, and he can turn into a snake or a bat, which is difficult to get half-Nelsons on. Loreta and the Golden Ruby join forces to battle the evil Prince Fujiyata and his Oriental female Judo wrestlers. The mummy Tezomoc is male and on the good side of the struggle (at least he fights the bad guys). The lady wrestlers earlier appeared in "Doctor of Doom."
- DirectorRené CardonaManuel San FernandoStarsLorena VelázquezArmando SilvestreElizabeth CampbellA 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.
- DirectorRené CardonaStarsAriadne WelterElizabeth CampbellTongoleleThe Panther women are worshipers of Satan and perform rituals in their honor and sacrifice. The fighters will face them up and down the ring.
- DirectorFernando MéndezStarsColumba DomínguezCrox AlvaradoWolf RuvinskisA wrestler and a detective team up to stop a mad scientist who is kidnapping athletes and replacing their brains with those of animals to make them stronger and live longer.
- DirectorChano UruetaStarsLuis AguilarPascual García PeñaJaime FernándezA singing cowboy and his sidekick come across a sinister cult that has a strange attraction to a big box that is said to contain the head of Mexican hero Pancho Villa.
- DirectorAlfredo B. CrevennaStarsNinón SevillaRamón GayRosa Elena DurgelCuba, 1850. On a sugar-cane plantation, the master and his wife are happy: they are expecting a child, their slaves are quiet. But one night, as the full moon was rising, the sound of the drums blared in the air. Yambao, the grand-daughter of a sorceress killed 15 years ago, has come back - with her grand-mother's spirit.
- DirectorRafael BaledónStarsEnrique RambalAbel SalazarMartha RothA failed pianist sells his soul to the devil in return for his becoming the greatest musician in the world. The catch: every time he plays he turns into a horrible monster.
- DirectorBenito AlazrakiStarsElvira QuintanaRamón GayRoberto G. RiveraFour men are cursed by a voodoo priest for stealing a sacred idol from his temple. Soon a band of murderous "doll men" are after the men and their families.
- DirectorMauricio MagdalenoStarsPaquita de RondaJuan José Martínez CasadoTito NovaroA young man returns to the family homestead after having been away for a few years. He returns from abroad accompanied by a mysterious.
- DirectorFernando MéndezStarsGastón SantosMaría DuvalPedro de AguillónA cowboy and his sidekick meet a ranching family that is haunted by spirits and vampires.
- DirectorFernando MéndezStarsGastón SantosAlma Rosa AguirrePedro de AguillónA federal policeman arrives in a town ravaged by a cult of hooded men who leave a satanic face on their victims.
- DirectorFederico CurielStarsFernando CasanovaAna Bertha LepeRoberto Ramírez GarzaMystery and suspense catches up with our crime-fighting heroes once again.
- DirectorChano UruetaStarsAbel SalazarAriadne WelterDavid SilvaIn 1661 Mexico, the Baron Vitelius of Astara is sentenced to be burned alive by the Holy Inquisition of Mexico for witchcraft, necromancy, and other crimes. As he dies, the Baron swears vengeance against the descendants of the Inquisitors. 300 years later, a comet which was passing overhead on the night of the Baron's execution returns to earth, bringing with it the Baron in the form of a horrible, brain-eating monster that terrorizes the Inquisitor's descendants.
- DirectorFernando A. RiveroStarsDavid SilvaGloria MarínMiguel InclánA detective comes to the aid of a couple who are terrorized in a lonely mansion.
- DirectorRené CardonaStarsDavid T. BambergManuel MedelPaco FuentesFu Man Chu must find a murderer, the only clue he has is a series of wax heads that have appeared.
- DirectorAdolfo Fernández BustamanteStarsGilbert RolandAmanda LedesmaÁngel GarasaThe resident ghosts object to a radio broadcaster's plan to demolish their house.
- DirectorRogelio A. GonzálezStarsArturo de CórdovaAmparo RivellesElda PeraltaA taxidermist decides to murder his wife after having to put up with her after fifteen years of hellish marriage.
- DirectorJuan Bustillo OroStarsEnrique HerreraJoaquín PardavéGloria MarínA scared horror writer is sent to what he believes is a sanatorium to treat him for his fears, but it turns out to be a haunted castle where he becomes embroiled in a rich family's internal battles for a coveted inheritance.
- DirectorJosé BohrStarsMiguel ArenasConsuelo FrankRamón Armengod
- DirectorRafael E. PortasStarsGilberto GonzálezEsther LuquínJorge MondragónA doctor assigned to an Indian reservation area assumes the secret identity of the "Ghost Rider", an indigenous deity, to counter a gang that is dedicated to making life impossible for the natives.
- DirectorFernando A. RiveroStarsDavid T. BambergMary ClarkCarlos Martínez BaenaMagician Fu Manchu must find a way out of a supposed haunted house.
- DirectorJuan Bustillo OroStarsEnrique RambalRosario GranadosCarlos López MoctezumaAn old professor in love with one of his students is rejected by her because of his advanced age. He then sells his soul in return for youth and a chance at love, but the things don't go as he planned.
- DirectorMiguel M. DelgadoStarsNadia Haro OlivaCarlos RiquelmeAldo MontiThe stage magician Eglé Elohim offers a show that is causing a sensation in an old archaeology professor who comes to see her in the theater, who is also a great specialist in the history of magic, witchcraft and ancient rituals.
- DirectorAlfonso Corona BlakeStarsAna Luisa PeluffoCarlos CoresRubén RojoA kind nurse turns into a dangerous prostitute at night who murders men.
- DirectorJoselito RodríguezStarsLuis AguilarTere VelázquezJaime FernándezThis is a secuel to "The Phantom Stagecoach" of the Zorro Escarlata (Scarlet Fox) movie serials, this time Sacrlet Fox battles a huge monster created by evil science and black magic,and in the pure style of Gene Autry's The Phantom Empire,mixes,horror,sci-fi, and singing cowboys (in this case singing charros) to create one of the most bizarre and intresting combos of the 50s in mexican movies
- DirectorRogelio A. GonzálezStarsEulalio GonzálezAna Bertha LepeLorena VelázquezTwo extraterrestrial women are sent on a mission by the regent of Venus to search for a male of another planet.
- DirectorRafael BaledónStarsArmando CalvoRosa de CastillaIrma DorantesAn assassin uses the remote-controlled monster created by a mad scientist to kill his enemies.
- DirectorFederico CurielStillman SegarStarsGermán RoblesJulio AlemánDomingo SolerAn aristocratic vampire swears an oath to kill the enemies who killed his father. In order to terrify them even further, he warns each one when he is coming for them.
- DirectorFernando CortésStarsFernando CasanovaSonia FurióRosa María GallardoMad scientist brings his dead mad scientist grandfather back to life and makes a Frankenstein-type monster out of him.
- DirectorRafael BaledónStarsKitty de HoyosJoaquín CorderoColumba DomínguezProfessor Fernandez is studying the metamorphosis in living organisms to cure his daughter of a strange disease that occurs in full moon nights.
- DirectorBenito AlazrakiStarsJosé Luis JiménezNora VeryánBeatriz AguirreSatan gives a woman three wishes in this version of the classic tale, "The Monkey's Paw."
- DirectorRogelio A. GonzálezStarsGermán ValdésAna Luisa PeluffoManuel 'Loco' ValdésAt the beginning of the 20th century, two men fight a duel in a theater over a beautiful young performer. They are both killed in the duel, and after their death their ghosts haunt the theater. Many years later the ghosts run into a beautiful young girl who they believe is a descendant of the woman they fought the duel over, and they discover that she is in danger from a gang of bank robbers.
- DirectorJaime SalvadorStarsJoaquín CorderoAna Bertha LepeAndrés SolerA yeti-like monster is stalking the mountains of rural Mexico, sometimes displaying the powers of hypnosis. It ultimately plays a part in destroying two shady characters.
- DirectorAlfredo B. CrevennaAlberto MariscalStarsMaría Eugenia San MartínCarlos RiquelmeHéctor GodoyA group of would-be beneficiaries gather for the reading of a will, and discover that they must spend the night in a spooky castle to gain their inheritance. A spooky housekeeper and a man who seems to be a vampire are just two of the obstacles that might deter them.