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INVASION OF THE ZOMBIES (1962)
Directed by Benito Alazraki. Stars Santo, Lorena Velazquez. After two Cuba-shot quickies in which he played supporting roles, the masked Mexican wrestler El Santo made his motion-picture starring debut in this entertaining black-and-white monster movie that played in the U.S. Professional wrestler by day and crime fighter by night, Santo works out of his secret lab filled with advanced machinery and super-spy equipment, ready to leap into his convertible at the government’s request to fight evil. A mysteriously hooded madman is electronically reviving corpses and using the zombies to rob banks. Meanwhile, the father of Santo’s girlfriend Gloria (Velazquez), a famous scientist, is missing. Could the two stories be connected? Hmmmm. Great stuff filled with ludicrous story points, beautiful women, cool-looking zombies and lots of fighting.