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  • Emilio Fernández – La red AKA The Net (1953)

    1951-1960DramaEmilio FernándezMexico

    Synopsis
    from Imdb user : “La red” is a story of sexual desire, reportedly inspired by Maxim Gorki’s “Malva”, and interestingly told with sparse dialogue, and mostly through images, a strategy that merited a special award by the jury in the Cannes film festival. When a robbery fails, a thief escapes, while his mate is caught by the police. The fugitive goes to a remote community to hide from the law, living in a hut by the sea with a beautiful woman (Rossana Podestà) who fishes sponges and sells then in town. But then his mate is released, and the three have to live together. As expected, desire and jealousy arise.Read More »

  • René Cardona – Las luchadoras contra la momia AKA Wrestling Women vs. The Aztec Mummy (1964)

    1961-1970CultHorrorMexicoRené Cardona

    If you’ve ever longed for a movie about wrestling women who take on various monsters, this is it. There is Xochitl, a female mummy, and her lover Tezomoc who is also a mummy, and he can turn into a snake or a bat, which is difficult to get half-Nelsons on. Loreta and the Golden Ruby join forces to battle the evil Prince Fujiyata and his Oriental female Judo wrestlers. The mummy Tezomoc is male and on the good side of the struggle (at least he fights the bad guys). The lady wrestlers earlier appeared in Doctor of Doom.Read More »

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