The Curse of the Aztec Mummy
4.2 /10 1 Votes4.2
Duration Country Mexico | 4/10 IMDb Genres Horror, World cinema Language Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Guillermo Calderon , Alfredo Salazar Release date 1957 Cast (Dr. Eduardo Almada), Rosa Arenas (Flor), (Pinacate / El Ángel), (Dr. Krupp), (Dr. Sepúlveda), (Tierno)Similar movies Aztec movies, Horror movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Curse of the Aztec Mummy (Spanish: La Maldición 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.
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Plot
The evil Dr. Krupp, once again trying to get possession of the Aztec princess Xochitl's jewels, hypnotizes her current reincarnation, Flor, to get her to reveal the jewels' location - Xochitl's tomb. Confusion reigns as Krupp and his thugs are opposed by Flor's lover, Dr. Almada, his assistant, and wrestling superhero, El Angel. Krupp finally meets his match, however, when he comes up against Popoca, the warrior mummy who guards Xochitl's tomb.
Cast
Reception
Critical reception for the film has been negative.
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 Ángel as "random".
Leonard Maltin gave the film 1 1/2 / 4 calling it "Cheap" and "droning".
Other films in The Aztec Mummy series
References
The Curse of the Aztec Mummy WikipediaThe Curse of the Aztec Mummy IMDb The Curse of the Aztec Mummy themoviedb.org