Blood of the Virgins
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Blood of the Virgins is a 1967 Argentine
gothic horror film
directed by Emilio Vieyra
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Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
gothic horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
directed by Emilio Vieyra
Emilio Vieyra
Emilio Vieyra , sometimes credited as Raúl Zorrilla, was an Argentine film director, actor, screenwriter and film producer, between 1950 and the 1990s. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina....
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Plot
Ofelia's wedding day is approaching and she is to be married to Eduardo. She has some pre-wedding jitters during a meeting with her lover Gustavo but decides to tie the knot anyways. On her wedding night, Gustavo shows up in their room, murders Eduardo, and proceeds to turn Ofelia into a vampire so that they can be together forever. In the present day 1960's, a group of young men and women take shelter in an abandoned lodge after their van breaks down. Soon, Ofelia appears and seduces one of the guys and meanwhile the girls go missing. It is up to the other guys to figure out what is happening and Ofelia must make a decision as to how much longer she can continue with her cursed life.Cast
- Ricardo Bauleo ... Tito Ledesma
- Susana Beltrán ... Ofelia
- Gloria Prat ... Laura
- Walter Kliche ... Gustavo
- Rolo PuenteRolo PuenteRolo Puente was an Argentine comedian and actor. Puente was born Rolando Pardo Dominguez in Buenos Aires on August 13, 1939, but adopted Rolo Puente as his stage name....
... Raúl Aguilar - Emilio VieyraEmilio VieyraEmilio Vieyra , sometimes credited as Raúl Zorrilla, was an Argentine film director, actor, screenwriter and film producer, between 1950 and the 1990s. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina....
... Comisario Martinez