Santo vs. las Mujeres Vampiro

Santo vs. las Mujeres Vampiro
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.
Release dates	October 11, 1962 (1962-10-11) (Mexico) 1963 (1963) (U.S.)
Running time	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.^[1]

Plot

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.

Cast

• Santo as Santo
• Lorena Velázquez as Thorina, queen of the vampires
• María Duval as Diana Orlof
• Jaime Fernández as Insp. Carlos
• Augusto Benedico as Prof. Orlof
• Xavier Loyá as Jorge - Diana's fiance
• Ofelia Montesco as Tandra, vampire priestess
• Fernando Osés as Vampire
• Guillermo Hernández as Vampire
• Nathanael León as Vampire
• Ricardo Adalid as Detective at Party
• Cavernario Galindo as Himself
• Ray Mendoza as Himself
• Alejandro Cruz as Himself
• Bobby Bonales as Himself

Reception

Influence

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.

References

External links

• Samson vs. the Vampire Women at the Internet Movie Database
• Samson vs. the Vampire Women at AllMovie