A brand new Box-Set of Mexico's Vampire pictures just came out in Brazil, "El Vampiro" was the first one on Mexican marketplace that gained a sequel in the next year, we couldn't say that such productions were the forerunner at all of Hammer's movies, actually all foreigner features were based on the Universal's Dracula starred by Bella Lugosi, it was the beginning of whole thing, here we can see many elements borrowed from the original, however it displayed some fresh stuffs, the vampires employed telepathy, indeed in early scenes they are able to appears from out of nowhere, rarely seen before, plus mostly of their victims died at first bite, too unusual.
The story takes place at Mexico countryside where the young pretty girl Marta Gonzales (Ariadna Welter) was invited by her aunt & uncle that ought coming faster to the farm, she arrives there on a delayed train, thus nobody is there to pick her, she meets a traveling salesman Enrique (Abel Salazar) in the same plight, due an odd curse has been occurred on this place the small village is almost empty, they luckily get a ride at Count Duval's wagon that was there to bring a strange box from Hungary, soon they arrives at the decaying Hacienda, which the Count intents to acquire by all means, sadly Marta receives the bad news over the untimely decease of her beloved aunt Maria Teresa, also stayed baffled by meets her another auntie Eloisa (Carmen Montejo) still so young.
Actually Henrique is a doctor and was requested there by Emilio (Jiménez) to certify the mental health of his sister Maria Teresa (Alice Montoya), that night the Vampire strikes again at Marta's neck, nonetheless a sudden twist will changes everything, the picture has a gothic atmosphere, the mist is perennial, apart the underground sets is poorly made, the storyline is enough auspicious to erase some possible flaws, the Vampire played masterly by Germán Robles is mainstream, across the border a worthy effort from Mexico, worthywhile a look.
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First watch: 2021 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7.5.
The story takes place at Mexico countryside where the young pretty girl Marta Gonzales (Ariadna Welter) was invited by her aunt & uncle that ought coming faster to the farm, she arrives there on a delayed train, thus nobody is there to pick her, she meets a traveling salesman Enrique (Abel Salazar) in the same plight, due an odd curse has been occurred on this place the small village is almost empty, they luckily get a ride at Count Duval's wagon that was there to bring a strange box from Hungary, soon they arrives at the decaying Hacienda, which the Count intents to acquire by all means, sadly Marta receives the bad news over the untimely decease of her beloved aunt Maria Teresa, also stayed baffled by meets her another auntie Eloisa (Carmen Montejo) still so young.
Actually Henrique is a doctor and was requested there by Emilio (Jiménez) to certify the mental health of his sister Maria Teresa (Alice Montoya), that night the Vampire strikes again at Marta's neck, nonetheless a sudden twist will changes everything, the picture has a gothic atmosphere, the mist is perennial, apart the underground sets is poorly made, the storyline is enough auspicious to erase some possible flaws, the Vampire played masterly by Germán Robles is mainstream, across the border a worthy effort from Mexico, worthywhile a look.
Thanks for reading.
Resume:
First watch: 2021 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7.5.