Santo contra los Zombis (also known as Santo vs. the Zombies) is a 1962 Mexican film directed by Benito Alazraki. It depicts the popular character El Santo in a pulp style film.
Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Release 4 Reception 5 References 6 External links
Plot[]
After the police are unstable to stop a crime wave by zombies, they turn to Santo for help.
Cast[]
Santo as Santo / the Saint Armando Silvestre as Lt. Sanmartin / Lt. Savage Jaime Fernández as Det. Rodriguez Dagoberto Rodríguez as Det. Chief Almada Irma Serrano as Det. Isabel Carlos Agostí as Genaro / Uncle Herbert Ramón Bugarini as Rogelio / Roger, the male nurse Fernando Osés as Dorrell, zombified wrestler Eduardo Bonada Eduardo Silvestre Julián de Meriche Alejandro Cruz as Black Shadow, a wrestler (as Black Shadow) Gory Guerrero as Wrestler (as Gori Guerrero) Sugi Sito as Wrestler El Gladiador as Wrestler
Release[]
This was one of the earliest Santo films and the first to be distributed in the US.[1]
Reception[]
Writing in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, academic Peter Dendle said, "The adventure movie with its comic-book plot, hero, and villain is fun to watch in an MST-3K spirit".[2]
References[]
1.Jump up ^ Kay, Glenn (2008). Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide. Chicago Review Press. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-55652-770-8. 2.Jump up ^ Dendle, Peter (2001). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia. McFarland & Company. p. 88–89. ISBN 978-0-7864-9288-6.
External links[]
Santo Contra los Zombis at the Internet Movie Database