''The Invasion of the Vampires'' () is a 1963 Mexican horror mystery thriller film directed by
Miguel Morayta
Miguel Morayta (15 August 1907 – 19 June 2013) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed 74 films between 1944 and 1978. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, Morayta was a Spanish artillery officer, who joined the Repub ...
and starring
Erna Martha Bauman
Erna may refer to:
People
* Erna (given name), a list of people with the name
* Jeff Erna, American drummer
* Sully Erna (born 1968), American musician and member of Godsmack
* pen name of Anna van Gogh-Kaulbach (1869-1960), Dutch writer
* Érna, ...
,
Rafael del Río
Rafael may refer to:
* Rafael (given name) or Raphael, a name of Hebrew origin
* Rafael, California
Fiction
* ''Rafael'' (TV series), a Mexican telenovela
* ''Rafaël'' (film), a 2018 Dutch film
People
* Rafael (footballer, born 1978) ( ...
Bertha Moss
Bertha Moss (August 7, 1919 – February 4, 2008), born Juana Bertha Moscovish Holm, was an Argentine actress of stage, television and film, famous for appearing in many Mexican telenovelas.
Life
She was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She die ...
and
Carlos Agostí
Carlos Agostí (July 3, 1922 – December 13, 2002) was a Spanish-born Mexican film actor.The Bloody Vampire'' (1962).
An English-language dub version was released in 1965, produced by
K. Gordon Murray
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for
American International Pictures
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.
Cast
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Erna Martha Bauman
Erna may refer to:
People
* Erna (given name), a list of people with the name
* Jeff Erna, American drummer
* Sully Erna (born 1968), American musician and member of Godsmack
* pen name of Anna van Gogh-Kaulbach (1869-1960), Dutch writer
* Érna, ...
as Brunhilda Frankenhausen
*
Rafael del Río
Rafael may refer to:
* Rafael (given name) or Raphael, a name of Hebrew origin
* Rafael, California
Fiction
* ''Rafael'' (TV series), a Mexican telenovela
* ''Rafaël'' (film), a 2018 Dutch film
People
* Rafael (footballer, born 1978) ( ...
as Dr. Ulises Albarrán
* Tito Junco as Marquis Gonzalo Guzmán de la Serna
* Fernando Soto as Crescencio (as Fernando Soto "Mantequilla")
*
Bertha Moss
Bertha Moss (August 7, 1919 – February 4, 2008), born Juana Bertha Moscovish Holm, was an Argentine actress of stage, television and film, famous for appearing in many Mexican telenovelas.
Life
She was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She die ...
as Frau Hildegarda
*
Carlos Agostí
Carlos Agostí (July 3, 1922 – December 13, 2002) was a Spanish-born Mexican film actor.Enrique Lucero
Enrique Lucero (October 9, 1920 – May 9, 1989) was a Mexican actor who appeared in over 120 film roles. He was nominated for the Ariel Award for Best Actor for his role in the film '' Canoa: A Shameful Memory'' (1976).
Biography
Lucero was ...
as Lázaro
*
David Reynoso
David Reynoso Flores (29 January 1926 – 9 June 1994) was a Mexican actor. He appeared in more than 170 films and television shows between 1955 and 1994. He was also a federal deputy from 1979 to 1982, representing the Federal District's seven ...
Victorio Blanco
Victorio Blanco (1893–1977) was a Mexican film actor.Riera p.220 He enjoyed a lengthy and prolific career, appearing in around three hundred films.
Selected filmography
* ''Judas'' (1936)
* '' The Midnight Ghost'' (1940)
* ''Simón Bolívar'' ( ...
as Village Old Man (uncredited)
*
Mario Cid
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as Paulino, Mayor's Son (uncredited)
*
Armando Gutiérrez Armando may refer to:
* Armando (given name)
* Armando (artist) (1929–2018), the name used by Dutch artist Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd
* Armando (producer)
Armando Gallop (sometimes written as Armando Gallup) (February 12, 1970 – December 17, ...
as Don Efrén, physician (uncredited)
*
Leonor Gómez
Leonor or Léonor is the Spanish form of the given name Eleanor.
People bearing the name include:
* Leonor Acevedo Suárez (1876–1975), Argentine translator and mother of Jorge Luis Borges
*Leonor Allende (1883–1931), Argentine writer and jo ...
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."