The Invasion of the Vampires

The Invasion of the Vampires
Directed by	Miguel Morayta
Written by	Miguel Morayta
Produced by	Rafael Pérez Grovas
Starring	Erna Martha Bauman Rafael del Río Tito Junco Fernando Soto Bertha Moss Carlos Agostí
Cinematography	Raúl Martínez Solares
Edited by	Gloria Schoemann
Music by	Luis Hernández Bretón
Release date	20 June 1963 (1963-06-20) (Mexico)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

The Invasion of the Vampires (Spanish: La invasión de los vampiros) is a 1963 Mexican horror mystery thriller film directed by Miguel Morayta and starring Erna Martha Bauman, Rafael del Río, Tito Junco, Fernando Soto, Bertha Moss and Carlos Agostí.

It is part of a duology of vampire films directed by Morayta, preceded by The Bloody Vampire (1962).[1][2][3]

An English-language dub version was released in 1965, produced by K. Gordon Murray for American International Pictures.[4]

Cast

• Erna Martha Bauman as Brunhilda Frankenhausen
• Rafael del Río as Dr. Ulises Albarrán
• Tito Junco as Marquis Gonzalo Guzmán de la Serna
• Fernando Soto as Crescencio (as Fernando Soto "Mantequilla")
• Bertha Moss as Frau Hildegarda
• Carlos Agostí as Count Frankenhausen
• Enrique Lucero as Lázaro
• David Reynoso as Don Máximo, Mayor
• Enrique García Álvarez as Father Victor
• José Chávez as Village Man
• Victorio Blanco as Village Old Man (uncredited)
• Mario Cid as Paulino, Mayor's Son (uncredited)
• Armando Gutiérrez as Don Efrén, physician (uncredited)
• Leonor Gómez as Village Woman (uncredited)

Reception

Rob Craig in American International Pictures: A Comprehensive Filmography gave a very positive review of the film, saying "It is a genuinely creepy and moving example of modern Gothic horror, and may be the showpiece of K. Gordon Murray horror canon. There is high drama, supernatural revelation, and even some sexual perversity in this strongest of Mexican horror imports."[4]

References

1. Walker, Martin (2019). El misterio de los vampiros (in Spanish). Ediciones Brontes. p. 216.
2. Aviña, Rafael (2004). Una mirada insólita: temas y géneros del cine mexicano (in Spanish). Océano. p. 1957. ISBN 9789706519061.
3. Sosenski, Susana; Pulido Llano, Gabriela (2020). Hampones, pelados y pecatrices: Sujetos peligrosos de la Ciudad de México (1940–1960) (in Spanish). Fondo de Cultura Economica. p. 21. ISBN 978-607-16-6751-9.
4. Craig, Rob (2019). American International Pictures: A Comprehensive Filmography. McFarland. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-4766-6631-0.

External links

• The Invasion of the Vampires at IMDb