The Mexican masked wrestler and monster filmography /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Cotter, Bobb.
Imprint:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2005.
Description:	v, 210 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Wrestlers in motion pictures. Masks in motion pictures. Motion pictures -- Mexico -- Catalogs. Horror films -- Mexico -- History and criticism. Horror films. Masks in motion pictures. Motion pictures. Wrestlers in motion pictures. Mexico. Catalogs. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5996423

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ISBN:	0786420227 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-206) and index.
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.

Table of Contents:

Preface: "Thank You, Masked Wrestler"
Alphabetical List of Films
Chronological List of Films
1. The Bat Flies South: Early Mexican Fantasy and Horror
2. Who Was That Masked Man? The Spirit of the Serials
3. Universal con Carne: New Lives for the Old Undead
4. Santo and Son: The Legend of the Silver-Masked Man
5. "Devil with a Blue Mask On": The Life and Films of Blue Demon
6. "Man of a Thousand Masks": The Life and Films of Mil Mascaras
7. Glorious Luchadoras of Wrestling: The Lives and Films of the Wrestling Women
8. The Undercard: Second-Banana Masked Men
9. Vampires Not Named Dracula, and Other Assorted Creatures: The Wide, Wide World of Mexican Monsters
10. Men Can Die but Legends Live Forever: The Legacy of the Silver-Masked Man
Bibliography
Index

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