Fernando Oses Movies
- 1986
This sex comedy features Perioache (Rafael Inclan), a loud-mouthed wrestling manager and his chauffeur Matuta (Guillermo Rivas). Perioache and his partner decide that the big money is in women's wrestling, not men's. So they sign up two female wrestlers for promotion -- one wrestler wears a mask and the other wears a bikini. Whoever loses has to take off her emblem -- the mask or the bikini, as the case may be. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Rafael Inclán, "Chachita" Evita Muñoz, (more)
- 1971
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This entertaining entry in the long-running Mexican fantasy series stars Gina Romand as Frankenstein's daughter, who remains eternally youthful thanks to the blood of young virgins. She's also a mad scientist who mummifies her own aunt (Lucy Gallardo), creates a Frankenstein-like monster called Ursus, and uses a gorilla-like henchman to try draining the superhuman blood of Santo (Rodolfo Guzman Huerta). The heroic, masked wrestler must team up with the hulking, disgruntled Ursus to foil her evil plans. Roberto Canedo co-stars with Carlos Suarez, Carlos Agosti, and Gerardo Zepeda. Director Miguel M. Delgado would contribute several films to the Santo series, including the same year's monster-mash Santo y Blue Demon contra Dracula y el Hombre Lobo. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
- 1969
The mighty Santo, king of the Mexican wrestlers, takes on his toughest foe, the beautiful vampire queen Romand who wants revenge because one of his ancestors killed some of hers. Typical Mexican wrestling/horror movie. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1967
In this Mexican wrestling fantasy, a sequel to Aranas Infernales (1966), the Blue Demon must stop a wicked scientist and his army of femme zombies from stealing the knowledge of his rivals. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
El Santo becomes locked into a deadly battle that transcends time itself after incurring the wrath of an axe-wielding maniac known only as The Black Hood in this adventure starring Mexico's favorite lucha-libre avenger. As El Santo is laid to rest by a group of monks during the Age of Inquisition, The Black Hood sells his soul to Satan to achieve immortality and seek revenge on the warrior of good for the crime of stealing the only woman he ever loved. When El Santo returns from the beyond to continue his crusade against injustice and finds that The Black Hood has taken the life of his love Alicia, he is forced to fight his most fearsome opponent yet. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Santo
Mighty masked Mexican wrestler Santo crosses the path of another evil scientist. Evidently the villain has been taking Vincent Price 101: he's stumbled upon a method to make wax figures come alive. They do, and they're mean. They also know how to wrestle, as Santo discovers on several occasions. Santo en el Museo de Cera was released in most English-speaking countries and Samson in the Wax Museum. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1962
Federico Curiel directed this Santo adventure, pitting the heroic wrestler (Rodolfo Guzman Huerta) against a mad scientist named Dr. Zuko, who uses a Frankenstein-like monster to battle the silver-masked avenger. Like many low-budget Mexican films of its time, it was filmed in three short segments to get around regulations imposed by the government and unions regarding the making of feature films. Fernando Casanova stars with Ana Bertha Lepe and Luis Aceves Castaneda. The wrestling superhero returned in Santo contra el Rey del Crimen the same year. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
- 1961
When El Correo del Norte was released in 1960, the Mexican film bureau had prohibited any drama which denigrated or trivialized the nation's history. That included the wild and certainly devastating Mexican Revolution with its classic heroes like Pancho Villa or Zapata (both assassinated). This 70-minute costume drama by director Gómez-Urquiza, Zacarias somehow miraculously got past the film bureau. Its hero wears a mask and a cape, is a completely fictional, and rides in to fight for the good guys against the bad guys. As the story unfolds, it is clear that he won the day for Mexico all by himself. Meant more for youngsters than adults, this is still an odd way to glorify the past. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Luis Aguilar, Rosa de Castillo, (more)
- 1961
Set during the time of the Mexican Revolution at the beginning of the 20th century, this routine melodrama stars Luis Aguilar as a mythical (invented) masked hero fashioned after silver-screen swashbucklers or lawmen like Zorro or the Lone Ranger ("El Llanero Solitario," popular in translation on Latin American television for several years). The masked rider needs his face covered, of course, or his enemies will discover his real identity. At the same time, his enemies are masked, too, making it a rather anonymous war. The hero is put through his paces forwarding the cause of the Revolution, saving the requisite damsel in distress, and unmasking and toppling the bad guys. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Luis Aguilar, Rosa de Castillo, (more)
