Night of San Juan: Santo in Black Gold

1977 1h 20m ES

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4.9

SKIP

★4.9TMDB · 8

Action

Synopsis

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Santo is called in to stop robot terrorists from sabotaging oil supplies in Puerto Rico.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

El Santo
Santo el enmascarado de plata
Gilda Haddock
Vanessa del Valle
Rossy Mendoza
Marta Cristal
Luis Daniel Rivera
Octavio
Roberto Rivera Negrón
Inspector Carlos Cabral
Orlando Rodríguez
Robot doctor
Colon Riozama
Dario
Carlos Suárez
Enrique Artigas

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Federico Curiel
Writers: Federico Curiel, David Sergio Perez Gallardo, Carlos Suárez
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Puerto Rico, Mexico

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Puerto Rico, Mexico.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Federico Curiel, shot by Juan Antonio Ruiz Suarez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Maximino Sánchez Molina shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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El Santo and Gilda Haddock and Rossy Mendoza carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Federico Curiel directs. Juan Antonio Ruiz Suarez behind the camera. Maximino Sánchez Molina cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Puerto Rico, Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
349 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4International production across 2 countries: Puerto Rico, Mexico.
5Part of the "El Santo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Federico Curiel, shot by Juan Antonio Ruiz Suarez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Maximino Sánchez Molina shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8El Santo and Gilda Haddock and Rossy Mendoza carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0208336 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Juan Antonio Ruiz Suarez
Editing: Maximino Sánchez Molina
Runtime: 80 min · 1h 20m
Status: Released
Budget: $100,000
Original language: ES
IMDB: Night of San Juan: Santo in Black Gold (1977)

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.