Santo in the Wax Museum

1963 1h 32m ES

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4.9

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★4.9TMDB · 18

Science FictionActionHorror

Synopsis

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El Santo, the masked Mexican wrestler, investigates a series of kidnappings. He discovers that the mysterious Doctor Caroll is using the victims as part of his experiments to develop an army of monsters. Naturally, El Santo is able to overcome them all - with wrestling!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

El Santo
Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
Norma Mora
Susana Mendoza
Rubén Rojo
Ricardo Carbajal
Roxana Bellini
Gloria Mendoza
Claudio Brook
Dr. Karol
José Luis Jiménez
Professor Galvan
Víctor Velázquez
Inspector Fernandez
Jorge Mondragón
Police Chief

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alfonso Corona Blake
Writers: Fernando Galiana, Julio Porter, Alfonso Corona Blake
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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ERA

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63 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor José W. Bustos shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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El Santo and Norma Mora and Rubén Rojo carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0057471 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alfonso Corona Blake directs. José W. Bustos cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

163 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "El Santo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Editor José W. Bustos shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4El Santo and Norma Mora and Rubén Rojo carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0057471 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
7Classified under 11 themes, including "mexico", "wrestling", "mad scientist", "mixed martial arts (mma)".

The technical file

Editing: José W. Bustos
Production design: José Rodríguez Granada
Makeup / hair: Román Juárez
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Status: Released
Original language: ES
Certification (US): B-15
IMDB: Santo in the Wax Museum (1963)

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.