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Santo Contra los Zombies
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Wikipedia article
'Santo contra los Zombies' (also known as 'Santo vs. the Zombies') is a 1961 Mexican film directed by Benito Alazraki. It depicts the popular character El Santo in a pulp-style film.
Plot
After the police are unable 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 Fernndez as Det. Rodriguez
* Dagoberto Rodrguez as Det. Chief Almada
* Irma Serrano as Det. Isabel
* Carlos Agost as Genaro / Uncle Herbert
* Ramn Bugarini as Rogelio / Roger, the male nurse
* Fernando Oss as Dorrell, zombified wrestler
* Eduardo Bonada
* Eduardo Silvestre
* Julin 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.
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".
References
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