SANTO VS INVERNAL MEN / SANTO CONTRA HOMBRES INFERNALES (1961) - New on Blu-ray

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Product Description: Three men fight Joachim and wound him, but Santo arrives and defeats them. While an ambulance Joaquín makes memories. Flashback. Joaquín travels from Mexico to Havana, where he meets Irma. Both fall in love, while Santo fights with some contra- dists. On a beach where they are with Irma, Joaquín gain the trust of criminals by shooting on a policeman. Joaquín is actually a secret agent who works in agreement with Santo. When trying to send a message Through Irma, Joachim is discovered by the bandits. They kidnap and beat Irma to force her Joaquín to confess everything. Santo arrives and faces the bandits so that Joaquín and Irma escape. Joaquín is injured after a chase on a roller coaster. End of flashback. Joaquin is cured already married to Irma, he goes with her on her honeymoon to Mexico

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New on Blu-ray: ENTER SANTO - THE FIRST ADVENTURES OF THE SILVER-MASKED MAN (1961) - 2 Movies

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Product Description: Immediately recognisable by his distinctive silver mask, the heroic wrestler known as El Santo ('The Saint') was Mexico's most popular luchador, becoming a folk hero and the star of a hugely popular series of action films. Enter Santo: The First Adventures of the Silver-Masked Man presents the two earliest cinematic excursions of this icon of Mexican popular culture.

In Santo vs. Evil Brain (Santo contra cerebro del mal), the dastardly Doctor Campos is kidnapping and brainwashing scientists. When undercover detective Santo falls prey to Campos' scheme, Lieutenant Zambrano (Enrique Zambrano) and El Incognito (Fernando Osés) must come to his assistance to foil Campos' plans. Meanwhile, in the same year's Santo vs. Infernal Men (Santo contra hombres infernales), the trio of Santo, El Incognito, and Zambrano team up once again to fight a band of drug smugglers.

Shot in Cuba in the final days before Fidel Castro entered Havana, these two films represent the celluloid birth of a true screen legend, and spawned a further fifty Santo films. Beautifully restored in 4K from the original negatives, these thrilling films finally receive their world Blu-ray premieres in this individually numbered Limited Edition two-disc set, complete with new and archival extra features, including a feature-length documentary, a poster, and an 80-page book.

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