Yambao, fille de Satan

Original title: Yambaó

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Cuba, 1850. On a sugar-cane plantation, the master and his wife are happy: they are expecting a child, their slaves are quiet. But one night, as the full moon was rising, the sound of the dr... Read allCuba, 1850. On a sugar-cane plantation, the master and his wife are happy: they are expecting a child, their slaves are quiet. But one night, as the full moon was rising, the sound of the drums blared in the air. Yambao, the grand-daughter of a sorceress killed 15 years ago, has ... Read allCuba, 1850. On a sugar-cane plantation, the master and his wife are happy: they are expecting a child, their slaves are quiet. But one night, as the full moon was rising, the sound of the drums blared in the air. Yambao, the grand-daughter of a sorceress killed 15 years ago, has come back - with her grand-mother's spirit.

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3.6/10

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Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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7coronado_g

Terrific "B-Movie"!!

I remember seeing this movie on TV years ago. It made quite an impression on my young mind. Seeing the lead actress writhing in the dirt to cast a voodoo spell was absolutely the best scene. The main character also spends time doing lots of "provocative" jungle dancing that had me staring in amazement. After seeing it on TV, I forgot the title and could never find anyone else who ever remembered seeing or hearing about this flick. Have spent years trying to remember the elusive movie title and just located today (!!) on IMDb. About ten minutes later, I was ordering my very own copy of this terrific B-Movie. I hope the actual movie lives up to my memory!

ccmiller1492

steamy passions and evil brew.....

Steamy passions and evil brew on a Cuban sugar plantation in 1850 Cuba. Fifteen years after the execution of an evil black witch, her daughter, (who has been trained in the black arts and subjugated to her crippled grandmother's hatred and plot for revenge) becomes severely conflicted when ordered to kill man she loves, the married Spanish master who freed her. The evil forces unleashed when thwarted finally redound with disaster upon they're perpetrators. A colorful and interesting period piece which is more credible than a mere horror film. Recommended for an unusual story line and the stirring setting with the many Afro-Cuban ethnic sequences portraying slave life in the region of that time and place.

2films-22537

Only watch the Rifftrax version

Yambaó aka Cry of the Bewitched could have been a passable movie if the filmmakers would have played up some of the more theoretically good aspects of the script, the horror or eroticism or they could have reversed course after seeing how terrible the acting was and turned it into a deadpan comedy. Instead they stuck with it and we end up with a boring melodrama. The lowlights are the endless musical numbers and the one highlight would be the unexpected ending.

lor_

Dumb but sexy

One of my sci-fi/horror/fantasy reviews written 50 years ago: Directed by Alfredo Crevenna; Produced by Ruben Calderon; Mexican production Released in America retitled "Cry of the Bewitched" by Azteca Films (Spanish-track) and Domino Films. Screenplay by Julio Alba and Julio Alejandro; Photography by Raul Martinez Solares; Edited by Gloria Schoemann; Music by Lan Adomian and Obdulio Morales. Starring: Ninon Sevilla, Ramon Gay, Rosa Elena Durgel and Fedora Capdevila.

Mexican voodoo film lacks the proper atmosphere, emphasizing instead (to the point of exhaustion) Nino Sevilla's oile limbs writhing in vaguely Allison Hayes- "The Disembodied" styled postures. A modicum of white nightgown action is included for the dedicated fans, and the hammy acting is fun.

1mattgray-43022

Are you all insane?

Down voting the reviewer who said only watch the rifftrax version... Are you the people who gave this tripe an 8 or I even see some ten votes lol.. Hilarious. Even the rifftrax version isnt one of their best and it's just the movie is so bad

Theres even a black face scene... At least they made that funny, but wow. 1957 looked awesome. Rifftrax or nothing for this crap and have some drinks or smoke a few bc you'll need it lol.

Downvoting the reviewer who said only watch the rifftrax version... Are you the people who gave this tripe an 8 or I even see some ten votes lol.. Hilarious. Even the rifftrax version isnt one of their best and it's just the movie is so bad

Theres even a black face scene... At least they made that funny, but wow. 1957 looked awesome. Rifftrax or nothing for this crap and have some drinks or smoke a few bc you'll need it lol.