PLANET OF THE FEMALE INVADERS (1966) Lorena Velazquez
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Lorena
Velazquez is an Evil Queen on Planet Sibila!
Original
Mexican/Spanish Title: EL PLANETA DE LAS MUJERES INVASORAS [The Planet of the Female Invaders]
director: Alfredo
B Crevenna
starring: Lorena Velazquez ˇ Elizabeth Campbell ˇ Maura Monti ˇ Guillermo
Murray ˇ Adriana Roel
Conceptionally
similar to Rogelio A. González's SHIP
OF MONSTERS, this Mexican SciFi thriller tells the story of
space vixens from the planet Sibila who visit Earth in their flying
saucer. These female aliens are capturing Earthlings to take them back
to Sibila for some unconventional experiments in lung transplanting.
They land their saucer at a carnival [next to the Twilt-A-Whirl], disguising
the ship as a new ride, luring customers into a "A Trip to the
Moon for 5 Pesos." The kidnapped humans - including boxer Marcos
Goday, his girlfriend Silvia, a young couple with their son, plus a
gangster boss and his torpedoes - are whisked away to the rogue planet
where they're held prisoner by evil queen Adastrea. Meanwhile, back
on Earth, scientist Daniel Wolf (who happens to be Silvia's boss) attempts
to organize a rescue.
This
is a wide-eyed adventure of a film - an incredibly endearing project
- despite seeming to have been written by a 7 year old. Alfredo B. Crevenna
was a German filmmaker who escaped Hitler's Germany in 1938. At first,
he attempted to get work in Hollywood but couldn't secure a visa, so
he migrated to Mexico where he enjoyed a prolific 50 year career. He
helmed over 150 films, mostly lucha libre and horror, which include
DYNASTY
OF DRACULA, SANTO
VS BLACK MAGIC,BEAST
OF TERROR and THE
WHIP AGAINST SATAN. He died in August 1996 from cancer, at age
82.
Bombshell
actress Lorena Velazquez is striking in a dual role, as both Queen Adastrea
and her twin sister Alburnia. After 125+ films since 1955, Miss Velazquez
is still acting, starring mostly in Mexican television today. Besides
this movie, she is best known for
WRESTLING WOMEN VS THE AZTEC MUMMY, SANTO
VS THE VAMPIRE WOMEN and the aforementionedSHIP
OF MONSTERS.
Italian-born
Maura Monti would also star in the genre hit BAT
WOMAN two years later.
A Mexican
production with optional English subtitles; fullscreen format (4:3),
uncut version (85 min.), DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC, playable on
any American machine.
Extras include selected trailers.
