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The Curse of the Aztec Mummy
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Wikipedia article
'The Curse of the Aztec Mummy' (Spanish: 'La Maldicin de la Momia Azteca') is a 1957 Mexican horror film directed by Rafael Portillo. It is the second film in the Aztec Mummy series which began with 'The Aztec Mummy' (Spanish title:La Momia Azteca) which was released earlier that year.
Plot
The plot is continued from the first film in the series, 'The Aztec Mummy'. The evil Dr. Krupp (Luis Aceves Castaeda) escapes from the police with the aid of his gang. He once again tries to get possession of the Aztec princess Xochitl's gold breastplate and bracelet by hypnotizing her current reincarnation, Flor Sepulveda, to get her to reveal the location of Xochitl's tomb.
Confusion reigns as Krupp and his thugs are opposed by Flor's fianc Dr. Almada, his mild-mannered assistant Pinacate, and a mysterious masked superhero called the Angel. It turns out their bookish friend Pinacate has been the man behind the Angel's mask. Dr. Krupp kidnaps Flor, Dr. Almada, and the Angel and tries to force Almada to translate the hieroglyphics on the breastplate, which will reveal the secret location of the Aztec treasure.
However, he finally meets his match when Popoca, the warrior mummy who guards Xochitl's tomb, bursts into the mad doctor's lab, kills his thugs and throws the screaming Dr. Krupp into a pit filled with live snakes. Popoca takes his stolen artifacts and stumbles off back to his tomb. Flor and Dr. Almada go off to get married. This film's plot leads into the third film in the trilogy, 'The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy'.
Cast
*Ramn Gay as Dr. Eduardo Almada
*Rosa Arenas as Flor Sepulveda / Xochitl
*Crox Alvarado as Pinacate / El ngel
*Luis Aceves Castaeda as Dr. Krupp (a.k.a. El Murcilago/the Bat)
*Jorge Mondragn as Dr. Seplveda
*Arturo Martnez as Henchman Tierno
*Emma Roldn as Mara, Dr. Almada's housekeeper
*Julin de Meriche as the Commandante de Polica
*Salvador Lozano
*Jaime Gonzlez Quiones as Pepe Almada
*ngel di Stefani as Popoca the Aztec Mummy
*Jess Murcielago Velzquez as El Murcilago (the Bat)
*Enrique Yez as Esbirro del Murcilago
*Guillermo Hernndez as Esbirro del Murcilago
*Alberto Yez as Esbirro del Murcilago
*Firpo Segura as Esbirro del Murcilago
*Sergio Yaez as Esbirro del Murcilago
*Estela Inda as Aztec Chanteuse
Release
'The Curse of the Aztec Mummy' was released theatrically in 1957.O'Neill, James (1994). 'Terror on Tape'. Billboard Books. . Page 85 It was later dubbed in English and released in the U.S. by K. Gordon Murray.http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/623120/The-Robot-vs-the-Aztec-Mummy/articles.html
Reception
Author and film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film one and a half out of four stars, calling it "Cheap" and "droning".
On his website 'Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings', Dave Sindelar noted that the film was slightly better than its sequel, having more plot than the other films in the series. Sindelar's only criticism was slow pacing during the last half of the film. TV Guide awarded the film three out of four stars, calling it "wholly enjoyable".
'Horror DVDs.com' on their review for the complete series gave the film a negative review calling it "the least satisfying entry in the series". The reviewer also criticized the introduction of the superhero El ngel as "random".
Other films in the Aztec Mummy series
* 'The Aztec Mummy' (1957), released as 'Attack of the Mayan Mummy' in the U.S.
* 'The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy' (1957)
* 'The Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy' (1964), featured a similar Aztec mummy named TezomocHardy, Phil (1995). 'The Overlook Film Encyclopedia: Horror'. Overlook Press. . Page 164
* 'Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy' (2007)
References
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