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The Curse of the Aztec Mummy

Original title: La maldición de la momia azteca
  • 1957
  • TV-14
  • 1h 3m
IMDb RATING
3.9/10
449
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The Curse of the Aztec Mummy (1957)
Horror

The evil Dr. Krupp, once again trying to get possession of the Aztec princess Xochitl's jewels, hypnotizes her current reincarnation, Flor, to get her to reveal the jewels' location - Xochit... Read allThe evil Dr. Krupp, once again trying to get possession of the Aztec princess Xochitl's jewels, hypnotizes her current reincarnation, Flor, to get her to reveal the jewels' location - Xochitl's tomb. Confusion reigns as Krupp and his thugs are opposed by Flor's lover, Dr. Almada,... Read allThe evil Dr. Krupp, once again trying to get possession of the Aztec princess Xochitl's jewels, hypnotizes her current reincarnation, Flor, to get her to reveal the jewels' location - Xochitl's tomb. Confusion reigns as Krupp and his thugs are opposed by Flor's lover, Dr. Almada, his assistant, and wrestling superhero, El Angel. Krupp finally meets his match, however,... Read all

  • Director
    • Rafael Portillo
  • Writers
    • Guillermo Calderón
    • Alfredo Salazar
  • Stars
    • Ramón Gay
    • Rosita Arenas
    • Crox Alvarado
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.9/10
    449
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rafael Portillo
    • Writers
      • Guillermo Calderón
      • Alfredo Salazar
    • Stars
      • Ramón Gay
      • Rosita Arenas
      • Crox Alvarado
    • 25User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Ramón Gay
    Ramón Gay
    • Dr. Eduardo Almada
    Rosita Arenas
    Rosita Arenas
    • Flor
    • (as Rossita Arenas)
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    Crox Alvarado
    Crox Alvarado
    • Pinacate…
    Luis Aceves Castañeda
    Luis Aceves Castañeda
    • Dr. Krupp
    Jorge Mondragón
    • Dr. Sepúlveda
    • (as Jorge Mondragon)
    Arturo Martínez
    • Tierno
    Emma Roldán
    Emma Roldán
    • María, the housekeeper
    Julián de Meriche
    • Comandante de Policía
    • (as Julien de Meriche)
    Salvador Lozano
    Jaime González Quiñones
    • Pepe Almada
    • (as Jaime Quiñones)
    Ángel Di Stefani
    • Popoca, the mummy
    • (as Angelo De Steffani)
    Jesús Murcielago Velázquez
    • El Murciélago
    • (as Murcielago Velázquez)
    Enrique Llanes
    • Esbirro del Murciélago
    • (as Enrique Yáñez)
    Guillermo Hernández
    • Esbirro del Murciélago
    • (as Lobo Negro)
    Alberto Yáñez
    • Esbirro del Murciélago
    Firpo Segura
    • Esbirro del Murciélago
    Sergio Llanes
    • Esbirro del Murciélago
    • (as Sergio Yáñez)
    Estela Inda
    Estela Inda
    • Aztec Chanteuse
    • Director
      • Rafael Portillo
    • Writers
      • Guillermo Calderón
      • Alfredo Salazar
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    513Funbags

    Exactly what you would expect from a 60 year old Mexican movie.

    This movie has some terrible acting and dialogue.They say some completely ridiculous things but I won't waste time repeating them. This is the story of a rich scientist who has a small daughter,no wife and a young boy who we eventually learn is his brother.An evil scientist kidnaps his girlfriend and daughter while the young boy and some gay guy get all weird. Plus there's a wrestler named Angel.Halfway through it becomes "The" Angel. There's a ton of silly fights.A cop gets shot and gently sets his gun down before he dies.A bad guy bumps into some bottles that don't break and starts screaming like it's killing him.There's plenty of silliness. Did I mention there's some stuff about a mummy too? At barely over an hour,this movie is worth your time.
    5Bunuel1976

    CURSE OF THE AZTEC MUMMY (Rafael Portillo, 1957) **

    This is an inferior first sequel to THE AZTEC MUMMY (1957), eschewing much of the atmosphere and metaphysics of the original for comic-strip antics and cliffhanger situations involving a masked avenger (whose identity is even more incredible than the revelation of the villain at the end of THE AZTEC MUMMY) and a private snake pit! Despite the title, the appearance of the mummy itself is almost an afterthought – since it's relegated only to the climax. Though barely over an hour in length, the film features extensive flashback footage from its predecessor and, similar to it, the scenes involving the mummy are extremely dark – the lighting during the finale changes drastically from one shot to the other – perhaps so as to conceal the rather poor make-up job! The comedy relief isn't very pronounced this time around (as it turns out, for plot purposes) – while the villain (incidentally, the scene depicting his escape from the clutches of the police at the beginning of the film utilizes footage from a gun battle featured in the first entry in the series!) here completely forsakes his "Bat" persona on his way to becoming the mad scientist in the next instalment...
    2michaelRokeefe

    A mummy holds secrets of the future.

    Released in the U.S. as CURSE OF THE AZTEC MUMMY in 1957, this movie seems to be made cheap and in a hurry. Hurry for it to be over is not a good compliment for a movie that only runs 65 minutes. When horror is done badly it becomes comedy. The evil Dr. Krupp(Luis A. Castaneda) also known as the desperate criminal The Bat continues his search for the breast plate and bracelet of an Ancient Aztec mummy. Dr. Almada (Ramon Gay) must protect his fiance Flor(Rosa Arenas)for she is a reincarnate of an ancient handmaiden that knows the location of the coveted treasure. Flor is kidnapped by the Bat's gang of hoodlums and coming to the rescue is a hooded, capped and haphazard fighter of crime The Angel(Crox Alvardo), who gets more ass whippings than a red headed step-child. So much for a hero. So much for horror that turns into laughable mystery. Stick to ice cold Mexican beer, a bowl of salsa and a dozen beef taquitos!
    4elo-equipamentos

    Another great Trash!!

    I love this kind of movie that weren't available in Brazil but l found an original box from USA with subtitles em English to my Trash's Collection, this is a second movie this fabulous trilogy about Aztec Mummy pursued by Dr. Krupp as Bat (Murciélago) who want Aztec Treasure, among the characters have Angel and masquerade hero like Santo that help Dr. Almada and your beauty fiancée Flor, the plot is predicable but the movie is really funny and enjoyable too for trash's lovers only!!
    Michael_Elliott

    Aztec Mummy

    Maldicion de la Momia Azteca, La (1957)

    ** (out of 4)

    Corny sequel has The Bat escaping police custody and kidnapping the scientist and his girlfriend (both from the first film). This time around there's also an overweight, masked wrestler named The Angel who tries to help matters and of course there's the aztec mummy who is nice enough to stop by for about five minutes. While the first film was a tad bit more serious in tone, this one here is pure camp from start to finish and manages to get quite a few unintentional laughs. I couldn't help but laugh my ass off at The Angel who has to be one of the dumbest "heroes" in film history. His goal is to protect the scientist and his family but he gets them in more trouble than anything else. The scene where The Angel gets beat up by The Bat's men is priceless. This film only runs 63-minutes but I still can't figure out why they only use the mummy for five minutes. Oh well.

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    • Trivia
      This film, the second one in the "Aztec Mummy" trilogy, features a superhero that is dressed like a masked professional wrestler. It thus predated the superhero/masked professional wrestler film sub-genre that would become popular in Mexico during the 1960s and 1970s. The Angel of this film seems to be a direct inspiration for the later series of films featuring Santo, all the way down to his nifty little white sports car.
    • Goofs
      In the film, during an ambush, it is obvious that the actors using the machine gun are just shaking it up and down while a poor sound effect of a machine gun is dubbed into the scene. There is no muzzle flash or smoke coming out of the gun as it is being used.
    • Alternate versions
      Released intact in an English dubbed version as "The Curse of the Aztec Mummy."
    • Connections
      Edited from The Aztec Mummy (1957)

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    • Release date
      • 1957 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Mexico
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • La maldición de la momia azteca
    • Filming locations
      • Mexico
    • Production company
      • Cinematográfica Calderón S.A.
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 3m(63 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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