The Brainiac (1962)
In 1661 Mexico, the Baron Vitelius of Astara is sentenced to be burned alive by the Holy Inquisition of Mexico for witchcraft, necromancy, and other crimes. As he dies, the Baron swears vengeance against the descendants of the Inquisitors. 300 years later, a comet that was passing overhead on the night of the Baron's execution returns to earth, bringing with it the Baron in the form of a horrible, brain-eating monster that terrorizes the Inquisitor's descendants
Director: Chano Urueta
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Abel Salazar as Baron Vitelius d'Estera |
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Ariadna Welter as Bar girl |
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David Silva as Detective inspector |
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Germán Robles as Indalecio Pantoja |
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Luis Aragón as Prof. Saturnino Millán |
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Mauricio Garcés as Coroner |
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Ofelia Guilmáin as Señora Meneses |
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René Cardona as Baltasar de Meneses / Luis Meneses |
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Rubén Rojo as Reynaldo Miranda / Marcos Miranda |
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Roxana Bellini as María de Pantoja |
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Rosa Maria Gallardo as Victoria Contreras |
| Writing | Federico Curiel | Writer |
| Directing | Chano Urueta | Director |
| Sound | Gustavo César Carrión | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Rodolfo Villalba | Casting |
| Production | Abel Salazar | Producer |
| Editing | Alfredo Rosas Priego | Editor |
| Art | Javier Torres Torija | Production Design |
| Art | Ángel Trejo | Set Decoration |
| Camera | José Ortiz Ramos | Director of Photography |