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The Mexican masked wrestler and monster filmography / Robert Michael "Bobb" Cotter.

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Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.W74 C68 2005
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Cotter, Bobb.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Wrestlers in motion pictures.
Masks in motion pictures.
Motion pictures--Mexico--Catalogs.
Motion pictures.
Horror films.
Mexico.
Horror films--Mexico--History and criticism.
Genre:
Catalogs.
Physical Description:
v, 210 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Place of Publication:
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2005]
Summary:
"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.
Contents:
The Bat flies south
Who was that masked man?
Universal con carne
Santo and Son
"Devil with a blue mask on"
"Man of one thousand masks"
Glorious luchadoras of wrestling
The undercard
Vampires not named Dracula, and other assorted creatures
Men can die, but legends live forever.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-206) and index.
ISBN:
0786420227
OCLC:
57506936

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