The Brainiac (1962)
In 1661 Mexico, Baron Vitelius is executed for witchcraft. 300 years later, during a comet's return, he resurfaces as a brain-eating monster seeking revenge on the Inquisitors' 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 |
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Carlos Nieto as Lic. Francisco Coria |
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Carlota Solares as Espectadora hoguera / Townswoman |
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Federico Curiel as Detective |
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Magda Donato as Doña Mariquita / Townswoman |
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Magda Urvizu as Ana Luisa del Vivar |
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Miguel Brillas as Bibliotecario |
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Susana Cora as Prostituta asesinada / prostitute |
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Ricardo Adalid as Espectador hoguera |
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Marco Antonio Arzate as Álvaro de Contreras |
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Queta Carrasco as Invitada a fiesta |
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Felipe de Flores as Motorista asesinado / first victim |
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Francisco Reiguera as Mayordomo / Vitelius' Butler |
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Carlos Robles Gil as Espectador hoguera |
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Víctor Velázquez as Roberto, dueño restaurant / bar owner |
| 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 |
| Writing | Adolfo López Portillo | Writer |