Vampiro, El (1957)

AKA's:

Proies Du Vampire, Les / Stirpe Dei Vampiri, La / Vampire, The (1957)

Release date:	1957 Mexico
Running time:	83' (cover 95') - Source: VHS NTSC b/w
Rating:	Germ.: 16; UK: 18; US: NR
Main Crew:	Director: Fernando Mendez (The Living Coffin 1959; The Vampire's Coffin 1957) Producer: Cinematografica ABSA Score: Gustavo Cesar Carrion Writer: Ramon Obon / Henrique Rodriguez Director of photography: Rosalio Solano
Cast:	Use the dropdown menu to see the full cast Abel Salazar / Dr. Enrique Ariadna Welter / Marta Gonzalez German Robles / Count Karol De Lavud/Duval Carmen Montejo / Eloisa Jose Luis Jimenez / Emilio Mercedes Soler / Maria, Servant Alicia Montoya / Maria Teresa Jose Chavez / Anselmo Julio Daneri / Duval's Servant Amado Zumaya / Duval's Servant Guillermo Alvarez Bianchi / Train Administrator Lydia Mellon Dick Barker Edward Tucker Margarito Luna
Summary:	Count Lavud (German Robles), an ancient vampire, comes to Mexico to revive the body of his dead brother. He discovers that the crypt where the body is buried is now part of a run-down hacienda. The suave count sets about seducing the woman who owns the hacienda. Soon she joins him on his nightly forages for blood. Then Lavud sets eyes on the woman's virginal young niece�
Note:	- Followed by "El Ataud Del Vampiro" (also starring Robles and Welter) from the same year. - Christopher Lee credits Robles' Count Lavud with being the inspiration behind his version in Hammer's "Dracula".
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