Santo vs. Black Magic Woman

1973 1h 35m ES

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5.2

MID

★5.2TMDB · 10

HorrorAdventure

Synopsis

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Santo, the saint of the wrestling ring, faces off against an evil voodoo priestess intent on making a more powerful atomic bomb!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

El Santo
Santo
Elsa Cárdenas
Lorna Jordan
Sasha Montenegro
Bellamira
Gerty Jones
Michelle
César del Campo
Jorge
Guillermo Galvez
Professor Jordan
Fernando Osés
Foreign Agent
Carlos Suárez
Foreign Agent

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alfredo B. Crevenna
Writers: Rafael García Travesí, Fernando Osés
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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ERA

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53 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "El Santo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Gustavo César Carrión. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Reynaldo P. Portillo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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El Santo and Elsa Cárdenas and Sasha Montenegro carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0208422 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alfredo B. Crevenna directs. Gustavo César Carrión scores. Reynaldo P. Portillo cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

153 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "El Santo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Gustavo César Carrión. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Reynaldo P. Portillo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6El Santo and Elsa Cárdenas and Sasha Montenegro carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0208422 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Gustavo César Carrión
Editing: Reynaldo P. Portillo
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Status: Released
Original language: ES
IMDB: Santo vs. Black Magic Woman (1973)

Part of

El Santo Collection

A collection of films starring the luchador El Santo on his various adventures, sometimes teaming up with his in-ring rivals Blue Demon and Mil Mascaras.