BLUE DEMON VS THE POWER OF SATAN (1966) Chano Urueta
4870DVD
original Mexican title BLUE DEMON CONTRA EL PODER SATANICO [Blue
Demon vs the Power of Satan]
director: Chano Urueta
starring: Blue Demon ˇ Martha Elena Cervantes ˇ Jaime Fernández
ˇ Queta Garay ˇ Santo (Guest Appearance)
In the
early 20th century, a
thoroughly evil criminal with Satanical powers is captured for multiple
murders. But he avoids execution through self hypnosis, putting himself
into a cataleptic state. Gustavo Fernandez had planned to escape into
the shadows from the morgue, but the warden initiates a speedy burial
instead. Fifty years later Gustavo is released from his coffin by a pair
of graverobbers [both are killed immediately]. He returns to his evil
ways by using his mystical/hypnotic powers to seduce, rape and then murder
women. However, when Gustavo captures Alicia, he kills her fiancé
[the cousin of Blue Demon] which brings the superhero wrestler into the
investigation.
This
is an early Blue Demon movie, greatly benefiting from visionary talents
of director Chano Urueta, an accomplished Mexican filmmaker with over
100 movies to his credit, including such genre horror classics as WITCH'S
MIRROR and BRAINIAC.
Mr Urueta would die a few years later from a stroke at age 75, in March
1979.
Blue
Demon - born Alejandro Munoz Moreno - would follow this movie with Federico
Curiel's HELLISH
SPIDERS. He would partner with Santo for numerous films, beginning
with SANTO
AND BLUE DEMON VS MONSTERS in 1970. He retired from motion pictures
in 1979. Blue Demon died from a heart attack December 2000, at age 78.
A
Mexican/Spanish film with optional ON/OFF English subtitles, (77 minutes)
fullscreen in DVD format, encoded for ALL REGION, playable on any American
DVD machine.
Extras include selected theatrical trailers.
