The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy

The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy
File:Robot momia.jpg Original Mexican poster
Directed by	Rafael Portillo
Produced by	Guillermo Calderón (producer)
Written by	Guillermo Calderón (original story) and Alfredo Salazar (original story) Alfredo Salazar (adaptation)
Starring	See below
Music by	Antonio Díaz Conde
Cinematography	Enrique Wallace
Edited by	Jorge Bustos, Jose Li-ho, Jack R. Remy
Distributed by	Cinematografica Calderon S.A
Release dates	1958 (1958)
Running time	65 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy (originally La momia azteca contra el robot humano) is a 1958 Mexican film directed by Rafael Portillo, starring Ramón Gay and Rosa Arenas. It blends elements of science fiction and horror. The film is the sequel to The Aztec Mummy and The Curse of the Aztec Mummy, both released earlier that year, and a large portion of the film consists of an extended recap of the first two entries in the series.

The film is also known as The Aztec Mummy Against the Humanoid Robot or Aztec Mummy vs. the Human Robot.

Plot summary

The evil Dr. Krupp (Luis Aceves Castañeda), also known as "The Bat", plots to steal a valuable Aztec treasure from the tomb of a centuries-old living mummy, Popoca (Angel di Stefani). Krupp builds a robot to defeat the mummy. Krupp's former colleague Dr. Eduardo Almada (Ramón Gay) and associates work to stop the mad scientist from creating his robot.

Cast

• Ramón Gay as Dr. Eduardo Almada
• Rosa Arenas as Flor Almada / Xochitl
• Crox Alvarado as Pinacate
• Luis Aceves Castañeda Dr. Krupp
• Jorge Mondragón as Dr. Sepúlveda
• Arturo Martínez as Tierno
• Emma Roldán as Maria, the housekeeper
• Julián de Meriche as Comandante
• Salvador Lozano
• Jaime González Quiñones as Pepe Almada
• Ángel Di Stefani as Popoca, the Mummy
• Adolfo Rojas
• Jesús Murcielago Velázquez as El Murciélago
• Enrique Yáñez as Esbirro del Murciélago
• Guillermo Hernández as Esbirro del Murciélago
• Alberto Yáñez as Esbirro del Murciélago
• Firpo Segura as Esbirro del Murciélago
• Sergio Yañez as Esbirro del Murciélago

Home media

The film made its debut on DVD on Jul 30, 2002 where it was released by Alpha Video. It was re-released again on Mar 12, 2003 by Beverly Wilshire. It was later released with The Aztec Mummy Collection, a 3-disk set which included the rest of the films in the series. It was last release in 2013 and 2014 by Willette Acquisition Corp. and VCI Video respectively.

In other media

The Canadian comedy series This Movie Sucks! featured an edited version of the film in its second season.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 featured the film in a 1989 episode.

Other films in The Aztec Mummy series

• La Momia Azteca (U.S. title: The Aztec Mummy)
• The Curse of the Aztec Mummy
• Wrestling Women vs. The Aztec Mummy

External links

• The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy at IMDb
• The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy is available for free download at the Internet Archive
• "Mystery Science Theater 3000" The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy (TV episode 1989) at IMDb
• Episode guide: 102- The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy (with short: "Radar Men from the Moon," Episode 1: Moon Rocket)