Alucardos: Portrait of a Vampire (2011)

3.9/10 • 88 min • Documentary Horror

Overview

Terror, transsexualism, and an eternal cult film. What is on the mind of horror film director Juan López Moctezuma and his fans, Manolo and Lalo, who are not only obsessed with the Mexican horror film 'Alucarda', but also believe in their hearts that they are its true characters? After finding the director in a psychiatric hospital, they kidnap him to make him remember his gloriously twisted past. An unclassifiable documentary film that uses interviews, stock shots and recreations of a past that may only have existed in the nightmares of its protagonists.

Cast

Juan López Moctezuma

Self (Archive footage)

Juan Carlos Colombo

Juan López Moctezuma

Luis Romano

Mikel Mateos

David Castillo

Carlos Monsiváis

Tina Romero

Jorge Ayala Blanco

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