Alucardos: Portrait of a Vampire

Alucardos: Portrait of a Vampire

88 mins | Documentary, Horror | April 14, 2011

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.

Alucardos: Portrait of a Vampire

88 mins | Documentary, Horror | April 14, 2011

Alucardos: Portrait of a Vampire
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.
Producers
Original title Alucardos: Retrato de un Vampiro
Directors Ulises Guzmán Reyes
Writers Edna Campos, Ulises Guzmán Reyes

Cast

Juan López Moctezuma

as Self (Archive footage)

Manuel Durán

as Self

Juan Carlos Colombo

as Juan López Moctezuma

Luis Romano

as Lalo joven

Óscar Olivares

as Manolo joven

Mikel Mateos

as Lalo niño

David Castillo

as Manolo niño

Christina Mason

as Francisca

Claudia Figueroa

as Mujer desnuda