La señora Muerte

La señora Muerte
Directed by	Jaime Salvador
Written by	Ramón Obón
Produced by	Jorge García Besné Luis Enrique Vergara
Starring	John Carradine Regina Torné
Cinematography	Alfredo Uribe
Edited by	José Juan Munguía
Music by	Gustavo César Carrión
Release date	28 November 1969 (1969-11-28) (Mexico)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

La señora Muerte (released in English in the US as Madame Death and in the UK as The Death Woman)^[1][2] is a 1969 Mexican horror film directed by Jaime Salvador and starring John Carradine and Regina Torné.^[3][4][5]

Plot

When her elderly husband suddenly dies, and she in turn is affected by a condition that disfigures half of her face, Marlene (Regina Torné), a fashion entrepreneur, is forced to turn to Dr. Favel (John Carradine), a mad scientist who tells her that the solution to both predicaments is to bring him fresh blood from young women, for which Marlene turns into a serial killer.

Cast

• John Carradine as Dr. Favel. In the Spanish-language release of the film, Carradine was dubbed to Spanish by Mexican actor Víctor Alcocer.
• Regina Torné as Marlene
• Elsa Cárdenas as Julie
• Miguel Ángel Álvarez as Tony Winter
• Isela Vega as Lisa
• Víctor Junco as Andrés
• Carlos Ancira as Laor

References

1. Quinlan 1981, p. 78
2. Quinlan 1986, p. 54
3. Amador & Ayala Blanco, p. 418
4. García Riera, p. 239
5. Weaver & Mank, p. 275

Bibliography

• Quinlan, David. The Illustrated Directory of Film Stars. Hippocrene Books, 1981.
• Quinlan, David. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Movie Character Actors. Harmony Books, 1986.
• Amador, María Luisa. Ayala Blanco, Jorge. Cartelera cinematográfica, 1960–1969. UNAM, 1986.
• García Riera, Emilio. Historia documental del cine mexicano, Volumen 13. University of Guadalajara, 1992.
• Weaver, Tom; Mank, Gregory W. John Carradine: The Films. McFarland, 1999.

External links

• La señora Muerte at IMDb