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| Title: | Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy |
| Directed by: | René Cardona |
| Written by: | Guillermo Calderón; Alfredo Salazar |
| Produced by: | Guillermo Calderón |
| Cinematography: | Enrique Carrasco |
| Edited by: | Jorge Bustos; Joaquín Ceballos |
| Production | |
| Distributors: | Cinematográfica Calderón S.A. |
| Released: | November 27th, 1964 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
| Running time: | 85 min. |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Language: | English |
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Las Luchadoras Contra la Momia, also known as Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy is a Mexican independent feature film of the action and horror genres. It was directed by René Cardona with a screenplay written by Guillermo Calderón and Alfredo Salazar, based on a story treatment by Salazar. It was produced by Cinematográfica Calderón S.A. and premiered in Mexico on November 27th, 1964. The premise of the film revolves around... well... its pretty much everything that the title says it is. Wrestling women fighting mummies.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lorena Velazquez | Loreta, aka, Gloria Venus |
| Armando Silvestre | Armando Rios |
| Elizabeth Campbell | Golden Rubi |
| Ma. Eugenia Sn. Martin | Chela |
| Chucho Salinas | Chucho Gomez |
| Ramon Bugarini | Prince Fujiyata |
| Victor Velazquez | Doctor Luis Trelles |
| Toña 'La Tapatia' | Self, wrestler |
| Irma Gonzales | Self, wrestler |
| Chabela Romero | Self, wrestler |
| Martha Solis | Self, wrestler |
| Magdalena Caballero | Self, wrestler |
| Murcielago Velasquez | Mao |
| Mishima Ota | Self, wrestler |
| Uroki Sito | Self, wrestler |
| "Frankenstein" | Fujiyata's supplier |
| Reyes Oliva | Self, wrestler |
| Gerardo "El Romano" | Tezomoc |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline for this film is "Weirdos! We DARE you to see it!"
- The original Spanish title for this film is Las Luchadoras Contra la Momia.
- There are eighteen credited cast members in this film.
- This is the only known film work for cinematographer Enrique Carrasco.
- Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy premiered in the United States in 1965. The theatrical release was distributed through Clasa-Mohme and was the original Spanish language version only. An English dubbed version of the film premiered on television that same year, produced by American International Television.
- This movie was first released on home video in VHS format by Rhino Home Video in 1986. The VHS version was re-titled and re-cut.
Recommendations[]
- Aztec Mummy, The
- Curse of the Aztec Mummy, The
- El Gigante
- Face of the Screaming Werewolf
- Monster Brawl
External Links[]
- Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy at IMDB
- Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy at Letterboxd.com
- Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy at Themoviedb.org
- Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy at Rotten Tomatoes
- Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy at the Mental Block Wiki
References[]
Egypt | Hypnosis | Mexico | Mummies | Resurrection