Doña Lupe
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Screenplay Guillermo del Toro Duration Language Spanish | 6/10 IMDb Genre Short, Drama, Horror Cinematography Jose Antonio Ascensio Country Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1985 (1985) Writer Guillermo del Toro (screenplay) Cast Josefina Gonzalez de Silva, Jose Luis Vallejo Similar movies Related Guillermo del Toro movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Doña Lupe is a 1985 short horror film written and directed by Guillermo del Toro. It is del Toro's ninth short film, though the first eight remain unreleased. Del Toro filmed Doña Lupe at 19 years of age; reviewers have noted that the film "feels like the work of an amateur artist getting to grips with his craft".
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In 2008, Doña Lupe saw its first commercial release as part of the Cinema 16: World Short Films DVD collection. In the audio commentary, del Toro apologizes for the film's poor quality and recounts anecdotes from its troubled production.
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Plot
Policemen Bienvenido and Chato rent rooms in a house owned by Doña Lupe, an elderly woman in financial trouble. Doña Lupe mistrusts the men, but allows them to stay, as she needs the money. When they change the locks and begin smuggling suspicious materials into the house, Doña Lupe decides to take drastic measures.