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Loba, La (1965)

Directed By: Rafael Baledón
Written By: Ramón Obón
Starring: Kitty de Hoyos, Joaquín Cordero, Columba Domínguez ...
Running Time: 85 min
Release Date: 1965
Availability: Limited / Unavailable
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From the director of "El Hombre y el monstruo", this movie is about a rich Mexican girl who is cursed to become a ravenous wolf by night. The special effects are apparently based on those of "the Wolf Man".

Azzy's Review

A great werewolf movie in spanish about two werewolves who fall in love.

A young attractive woman cursed to live as a lycanthrope falls in love with the doctor she sees (in order to get cured) who is also a werewolf. Unfortunately for both, their love filled killing spree comes to an end when theyre done in by a trained, werewolf killing dog.

The way this movie was made reminds me of the Wolf Man as it has a lot visual similarities, but the story plot and some special effects make it hard to take this movie seriously. The way this movie was made was very typical during those times before high tech devices, unfortunately that rendered scenes that look phony. for example some "night time" scenes were filmed in the day time and shaded during editing to look like nights of the full moon but instead look too sunny and therefore make the movie less credible.

The wolves: as far as La Loba (the she wolf) goes, the costume is very intricate but phony looking. its a bit scary but overly hairy (haha that rhymes) and so proves to be a bit too dramatic. The werewolf (doctor) looks a bit more phony as the werewolf mask he wears looks too fairy-taleish. not really great specail effects but still ok for a movie from that era.

One of the few werewolf movies I saw when I was younger so Im giving it a higher rating due to the nostalgic value it holds for me

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