Santo Contra los Zombies explained

Santo Contra los Zombies
Director:	Benito Alazraki
Producer:	Alberto López
Starring:	Santo Armando Silvestre Jaime Fernández Dagoberto Rodríguez
Cinematography:	José Ortiz Ramos
Editing:	Jose Silva
Distributor:	Azteca
Runtime:	85 minutes
Country:	Mexico
Language:	Spanish

Santo contra los Zombies (also known as Santo vs. the Zombies) is a 1961 Mexican superhero 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
• Lorena Velázquez as Gloria Sandoval / Gloria Rutherford (English dubbed version)
• Armando Silvestre as Lt. Sanmartin / Lt. Savage
• Jaime Fernández as Det. Rodriguez
• Dagoberto Rodríguez as Det. Chief Almada
• Irma Serrano as Det. Isabel
• Carlos Agostí as Genaro / Uncle Herbert
• Ramón Bugarini as Rogelio / Roger, the male nurse
• Fernando Osés as Dorrell, zombified wrestler
• Eduardo Bonada
• Eduardo Silvestre
• Julián 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.^[1]

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".^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Kay, Glenn. Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide. limited. Chicago Review Press. 2008. 978-1-55652-770-8. 40.
2. Book: Dendle, Peter. Peter Dendle

   . The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia. Peter Dendle. McFarland & Company. 2001. 88–89. 978-0-7864-9288-6.