LAS PREMIERES
Presented by Museum of the Moving Image and CInema Tropical
Co-presented by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at New York University and the Mexican Studies Institute at The City University of New York
SANTO VS. THE EVIL BRAIN / SANTO CONTRA CEREBRO DEL MAL — New Digital Restoration!
(Joselito Rodríguez, Mexico, 1961, In Spanish with English subtitles)
Starring: Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta “El Santo,” Joaquín Cordero, Norma Suárez, Enrique J. Zambrano, Alberto Inzúa, and Fernando Osés.
Shot in Cuba in 1958—shortly before Fidel Castro entered Havana and the filmmakers were forced to flee the prematurely (with the unprocessed 35mm negative being smuggled out inside a coffin)—Santo vs. the Evil Brain marks the cinematic debut of El Santo (Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta), the most famous and iconic of all Mexican luchadores. In his first movie, the silver-masked hero foils the plot of a mad scientist to create a zombie army by zapping his innocent victims with electric shocks. The Evil Brain sparked a long series of films, 52 in all, in which El Santo fights supernatural creatures, evil scientists, and various criminals and secret agents.
Sunday, June 26, 5:30pm
Museum of the Moving Image
36-01 35 Ave, Astoria, NY (718) 777-6800
Buy Tickets: www.movingimage.us
