MEXICO MACABRE
All made by Alameda
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RELEASED OUT NOW!
1959-1963 | 12 | Blu-ray
Directors Rafael Baledón, Chano
Urueta, Fernando Méndez
Cast Rosita Arenas, Gastón Santos, Abel Salazar
BLU-RAY DEBUT If you think
Mexican cinema means wrestling movies, prepare to have your horizons expanded by this fascinating box set of peculiar película – four handsomely restored black and white horrors from production company Alameda Films.
The most classically gothic entry, Rafael Baledón’s The Curse Of The Crying Woman, is also the best. Mario Bava’s Mask Of Satan was clearly one inspiration for his morbid tale of a young woman who visits her aunt, only to learn she’s a descendant of the titular folk legend, fated to revive her desiccated corpse. Throwing in elements like a scar-faced servant and a madman in the attic, it’s a gripping affair with visually striking sequences, clever camera tricks, sadistic violence and a captivating performance by Rita Macedo as the scheming aunt.