Come Under My Spell

Carlos Tobalina had his own film studio (and theaters) but zero filmmaking ability, evidenced by this throwback junker shot during the Porno Chic era. The bad jokes and mechanical sex (often with girls who look like "real women" rather than porn actresses of the '70s) belong to the earliest porn rather than 1979 level.

Crew member Fernando Fortes is thrust into the lead role and can't act. One feels a bit embarrassed for him as director Carlos Tobalina exploits his non-actor status -it's hard to watch. Tobalina, using his fake name Troy Benny as director, also spirnkles in several famous porn actors in bit parts -reading their names in the credits is quite misleading.

Lots of guerrilla filmmaking (silent shoots on location in public) makes it seem like a real film, but the inept diretor can't fool anyone. The finale of the story and fake-ending are both embarrassing.