The Mexican masked wrestler and monster filmography
By: Robert Michael "Bobb" Cotter
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
Subjects: Wrestlers in motion pictures; Masks in motion pictures; Motion pictures -- Mexico -- Catalogs; Horror films -- Mexico -- History and criticism
Genres: Catalogs.
Description: "This filmography features some of the oddest cinematic showdowns ever concocted. Chapters examine the roots of the phenomenon, including the hugely popular masked wrestling scene and the classic Universal horror films from which Mexican filmmakers stole without compunction"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-206) and index.
Table of contents: title: The Bat flies south; title: Who was that masked man?; title: Universal con carne; title: Santo and Son; title: "Devil with a blue mask on"; title: "Man of one thousand masks"; title: Glorious luchadoras of wrestling; title: The under-card; title: Vampires not named Dracula, and other assorted creatures; title: Men can die, but legends live forever.