Product Description: El Vampiro: Two Bloodsucking Tales from Mexico brings together two atmospheric and terrifying classics of Mexican Gothic, directed by Fernando Méndez (Black Pit of Dr. M), and starring Ariadne Welter (The Panther Women, Untouched), Abel Salazar (The Curse of the Crying Woman), and, in a star-making turn, Germán Robles (The Brainiac).
In The Vampire (El Vampiro, 1957), the beautiful, bereaved Marta (Welter) travels with Enrique (Salazar) to her ancestral home. There, the mysterious neighbour Duval (Robles) offers to buy her decrepit hacienda. However, Duval is really Count Karol de Lavud, a vampire whose aim is to drain Marta of her blood in order to revive his entombed brother.
In the sequel, The Vampire’s Coffin (El ataúd del vampire, 1958), grave robbers bring Lavud’s corpse to Enrique’s city hospital, where Marta now works as a nurse. Duly re-animated, Lavud sets about his bloody plan to make Marta his bride.
Pre-dating Hammer’s Dracula by a year, The Vampire’s uniquely Mexican take on vampire mythology was the first to give its antagonist elongated fangs, and its success kick-started Mexico’s horror boom. Restored from the original negatives, these films finally receive their world Blu-ray premieres in this individually numbered Limited Edition two-disc set, complete with new and archival extra features, and a fully-illustrated 80-page book.
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JUMP BACK TO TOPDirector: Fernando Méndez
Starring: Ariadne Welter, Abel Salazar, Germán Robles
Genre: Horror
Runtime: 175 min
Rating: Not Rated
Language: Spanish
Studio: Powerhouse Films
Home Video Release Date: October 29, 2024
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- Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
- Resolution: 1080p
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Region: Region Free
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- Blu-ray: LPCM Mono
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SPECIAL FEATURES & EXTRAS
JUMP BACK TO TOP- 4K restoration from the original camera negative of The Vampire by Labo
- High Definition remaster from 2K scans of The Vampire's Coffin by Alameda Films
- Original Spanish mono soundtracks
- Alternative English soundtracks on both films
- Audio commentary with the vampire himself, Germán Robles (2007)
- Interview with Claudia and Rosa Salazar Arenas (2024): chef Claudia Salazar Arenas and screenwriter and actor Rosa Salazar Arenas remember their father, the legendary actor and producer Abel Salazar
- Interview with Abraham Castillo Flores (2024): the film programmer, curator and Mexican horror cinema expert delves into the lives and careers of the mesmerising actor Carmen Montejo and her co-stars Ariadne Welter and Alicia Montoya
- Interview with Juan Ramón Obón (2024): the writer shares memories of his esteemed father, the prolific screenwriter Ramón Obón
- Interview with Roberto Coria (2024): the horror cinema and literature specialist examines the life and career of actor Germán Robles and the representation of the vampire myth in Mexican cinema
- Interview with Elisa Lozano (2024): the film historian and curator discusses the work and impact of the revered production designer Gunther Gerzso
- Original theatrical trailers
- Image galleries: promotional and publicity materials, and The Vampire's Coffin French photo-novel
- New and improved English translation subtitles
- New English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with new essays by Jesús Palacios and David Wilt, archival essays by Eduardo de la Vega Alfaro and Carmen A Serrano, cast interviews, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
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