Directed by Tito Navaro, Mexico/Guatemala. Mexican wrestlers were probably the greatest cinematic superheroes of the sixties and seventies. The imagery’s just fantastic: the burly masked fighters themselves, monsters, and beautiful women. Unfortunately, actually sitting through a ninety-minute lucha libre flick is usually not as much fun as reading about it. In this outing, the undead Count Cagliostro teams up with a mad scientist and reanimates the famous mummies of Guanajuato as part of a plan to take over the world. Luckily, Mil Mascaras, Blue Angel, and El Rayo de Jalisco are on the case, along with their female groupies. Sounds great, but shoddy storytelling, lax editing, and a general cheapness undermine it all. 2/5.
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