(291) SHE-WOLVES OF THE RING (1965) Lorena Velazquez
4921DVD
original Mexican/Spanish title LAS LOBAS DEL RING [She-Wolves
of the Ring]
director: Rene Cardona
starring: Lorena Velazquez · Elizabeth Campbell · Maria Eugenia Sanmartin
· Sonia Infante
A female
wrestling tournament pits Loreta Venus (Lorena Vazquez), Golden Rubi (Elizabeth
Campbell) and their fellow luchadoras against a team of unscrupulous woman
wrestlers [and their gangster cohorts] who will stop at nothing - including
kidnapping and murder - to win the huge cash prize.
Lorena
Velazquez and Elizabeth Campbell teamed together for previous luchadorah
films (including WRESTLING
WOMEN VS THE AZTEC MUMMY) even though neither were real wrestlers
[unlike counterpart superheroes Santo, Mil Mascaras, Blue Demon, etc].
Before those movies, Lorena had already made a name for herself in cult
hits like SHIP
OF MONSTERS and SANTO
VS THE VAMPIRE WOMEN.On the other hand, Elizabeth - a
20 year old Los Angeles native - had gone to Mexico in 1962 to star in
a fluff music pic called Ritmo de Twist (Rhythm of the Twist);
she ended up staying there to star in a TV series Sonrisas Colgate
(Colgate Smiles) before getting recruited for the Wrestling Women
series.The two women played the same characters - Loreta Venus
and Golden Rubi - for each of the luchadorah films. This movie was the
only one without monsters, concentrating more on wrestling and gangsters.
After this project, Velazquez left the franchise. Campbell would keep
her character going for one more film, PANTHER
WOMEN. They would work together again in the SciFi actioner PLANET
OF THE FEMALE INVADERS. In the late 60s, Ms Campbell announced
a return to the States but she completely dropped out of sight. Ms Velazquez
continues acting in Mexico today; after more than 100 films, she headlines
a television series La Mexicana y el Güero (The Mexican
and the Harlot).
A
Mexican/Spanish film
with optional English subtitles, fully uncut 82 min,
widescreen (small logo in upper right corner) encoded for ALL REGION,
playable on any American DVD machine. Extras include original theatrical
trailer.
Violence/Sexual Brutality
Intended for Mature Audiences
