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Santo in the Treasure of Dracula

1969 1h 26m ES
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★6.2TMDB · 51
ActionHorrorScience Fiction
Synopsis
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A woman travels to her past life with the help of Santo's past life regression machine

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Where to watch · US

Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
René Cardona
Writers
Alfredo Salazar
Languages
Spanish
Countries
Mexico

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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57 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 René Cardona, 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 Sergio Guerrero. 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 Aldo Monti and Noelia Noel carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

René Cardona directs. Raúl Martínez Solares behind the camera. Sergio Guerrero scores. José W. Bustos cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
  • 257 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 René Cardona, shot by Raúl Martínez Solares. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 6Original score by Sergio Guerrero. 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 Aldo Monti and Noelia Noel carry the top of the cast.
  • 9IMDB entry: tt0208504 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 10Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Raúl Martínez Solares
Original score
Sergio Guerrero
Editing
José W. Bustos
Production design
Salvador Lozano Mena
Runtime
86 min · 1h 26m
Status
Released
Original language
ES

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

René Cardona

Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

Production companies

Who made it

  • CI

    Cinematográfica Calderón S.A.

    MX

Key crew

  • Set DecorationCarlos Cortes
  • ProducerGuillermo Calderón
  • EditorJosé W. Bustos
  • Production DesignSalvador Lozano Mena

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • wrestling
  • luchador
  • lucha libre

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1969-07-24

Also known as

International titles

  • Santo and Dracula's TreasureGB
  • Santo et le trésor de DraculaFR
  • Vita sessuale di un vampiroIT
  • El vampiro y el sexoMX
  • Santo in 'The Treasure of Dracula'US

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