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Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters

"Escape the monster you hate and fear in the Horror Mansion!"

1970 1h 25m ES
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6.6
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★6.6TMDB · 39
ActionScience FictionHorror
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Bruno Halder a sinister scientist seeking revenge against his brother and niece is resurrected by Waldo his faithful sidekick. Besides his minions of zombies Halder enlists the help of Wolfman, Franquestain, a Vampire, a Mummy and a Cyclops. Once again the survival of mankind is put in the hands of Santo

“Escape the monster you hate and fear in the Horror Mansion!”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Gilberto Martínez Solares
Writers
Jesús Sotomayor Martínez, Rafael García Travesí
Languages
Spanish
Countries
Mexico

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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56 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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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares, shot by Raúl Martínez Solares. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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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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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 Blue Demon and Jorge Rado carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gilberto Martínez Solares directs. Raúl Martínez Solares behind the camera. Gustavo César Carrión scores. José W. Bustos cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
  • 256 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
  • 3Part of the "El Santo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 5Directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares, shot by Raúl Martínez Solares. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 6Original score by Gustavo César Carrión. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 7Editor José W. Bustos shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 8El Santo and Blue Demon and Jorge Rado carry the top of the cast.
  • 9Marketing tagline: "Escape the monster you hate and fear in the Horror Mansion!".
  • 10IMDB entry: tt0064932 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 11Only 39 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Raúl Martínez Solares
Original score
Gustavo César Carrión
Editing
José W. Bustos
Runtime
85 min · 1h 25m
Status
Released
Original language
ES
Certification (US)
B

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.

Also by

Gilberto Martínez Solares

Trailers & featurettes

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Production companies

Who made it

  • CI

    Cinematográfica Sotomayor

    MX

Key crew

  • EditorJosé W. Bustos
  • Executive ProducerHeberto Dávila Guajardo
  • Set DecorationJosé Tirado
  • ProducerJesús Sotomayor Martínez

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • mexico
  • wrestling
  • lucha libre

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1970-05-14B

Also known as

International titles

  • Santo el enmascarado de plata y Blue Demon contra los monstruosES

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