Santo Contra los Zombis
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| Directed by | Benito Alazraki |
| Produced by | Alberto López |
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| Cinematography | José Ortiz Ramos |
| Edited by | Jose Silva |
| Distributed by | Azteca |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Santo contra los Zombis (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.
Plot
After the police are unstable to stop a crime wave by zombies, they turn to Santo for help.
Cast
- Santo as Santo / the Saint
- Armando Silvestre as Lt. Sanmartin / Lt. Savage
- Jaime Fernández as Det. Rodriguez
- Dagoberto Rodríguez as Det. Chief Almada
- Irma Serrano as Det. Isabel
- Carlos Agostí as Genaro / Uncle Herbert
- Ramón Bugarini as Rogelio / Roger, the male nurse
- Fernando Osés as Dorrell, zombified wrestler
- Eduardo Bonada
- Eduardo Silvestre
- Julián de Meriche
- Alejandro Cruz as Black Shadow, a wrestler (as Black Shadow)
- Gory Guerrero as Wrestler (as Gori Guerrero)
- Sugi Sito as Wrestler
- El Gladiador as Wrestler
Release
This was one of the earliest Santo films and the first to be distributed in the US.[1]
Reception
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]
References
- ↑ Kay, Glenn (2008). Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide. Chicago Review Press. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-55652-770-8.
- ↑ Dendle, Peter (2001). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia. McFarland & Company. p. 88–89. ISBN 978-0-7864-9288-6.
External links
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