Santo vs. las Mujeres Vampiro | |
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Directed by | Alfonso Corona Blake |
Produced by | Alberto López |
Written by | Alfonso Corona Blake Rafael García Travesi Antonio Orellana Fernando Osés |
Starring |
Santo Lorena Velázquez Jaime Fernández Augusto Benedico María Duval Javier Loya Ofelia Montesco |
Cinematography | José Ortiz Ramos |
Edited by | José W. Bustos |
Distributed by | Azteca Films Inc. |
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Running time
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89 minutes |
Country | Mexico |
Language | Spanish |
Santo vs. las Mujeres Vampiro (also known as Samson vs. the Vampire Women) is a 1962 horror film starring the wrestling superhero Santo. The film was featured on a 1995 episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. The film was also featured on the television show Cinema Insomnia.
Vampire women are awakened by their leader, The Evil One, in order to find him a bride. A local professor's daughter is kidnapped and he calls Santo to get her back.
The film was featured in the season 6 finale of Mystery Science Theater 3000. It was Frank Conniff's final show before his departure, aside from a brief cameo in the season 10 episode Soultaker. Before his departure, he was a writer and actor for the show, playing TV's Frank. It has been noted that the film was chosen due to Conniff's fondness for Mexican wrestler movies.