La momie aztèque contre le robot

Original title: La momia azteca contra el robot humano

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A mad doctor builds a robot in order to steal a valuable Aztec treasure from a tomb guarded by a centuries-old living mummy.A mad doctor builds a robot in order to steal a valuable Aztec treasure from a tomb guarded by a centuries-old living mummy.A mad doctor builds a robot in order to steal a valuable Aztec treasure from a tomb guarded by a centuries-old living mummy.

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2.5/10

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Ramón Gay

Dr. Eduardo Almada
(as Ramon Gay)

Rosita Arenas

Flor Almada…

Crox Alvarado

Pinacate

Luis Aceves Castañeda

Dr. Krupp

Jorge Mondragón

Dr. Sepúlveda
(archive footage)
(as Jorge Mondragon)

Arturo Martínez

Tierno

Emma Roldán

Maria, the housekeeper

Julián de Meriche

Comandante
(as Julien de Meriche)

Salvador Lozano

Jaime González Quiñones

Pepe Almada
(as Jaime Quiñones)

Ángel Di Stefani

Popoca, the Mummy
(as Angelo De Steffani)

Adolfo Rojas

The Human Robot

Jesús Murcielago Velázquez

El Murciélago
(as Murcielago Velazquez)

Enrique Llanes

Esbirro del Murciélago
(as Enrique Yáñez)

Guillermo Hernández

Esbirro del Murciélago
(as Lobo Negro)

Alberto Yáñez

Esbirro del Murciélago

Firpo Segura

Esbirro del Murciélago

Sergio Llanes

Esbirro del Murciélago
(as Sergio Yáñez)

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Featured review

2/10

Very goofy and very boring

It's hard not to laugh at this movie. It's hard not to laugh knowing that somewhere, someone sat down and thought that having a robot fight a mummy would make for a good picture. And it might have been if the two title characters combined for more than 5 min of screen time. Unfortunately, most of the film consists of flashback scenes and some scientist's encounters with "The Bat". The robot, built out of sturdy cardboard and headlights, isn't even introduced till the movie is practically over and their monumental confrontation (the premise the movie is supposedly centered around) lasts about 30 sec.

I have a lot of questions for this movie. Why is the bad guy referred to as "The Bat"? Why does the mummy sound like a gorilla? Why did the robot need to have a human head? Why was there an endless Aztec dance scene? Why?

Jared G.
Sep 7, 1999
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Trivia
The first half of this film is a retelling of the two previous films in the trilogy, La momia azteca (1957) and La maldición de la momia azteca (1957), using an ample amount of stock footage from both films.

Goofs
The Aztecs practiced cremation, not mummification. The Incas were the Mesoamerican culture who practiced mummification.

Alternate versions
There are two different US versions of this film: One is the American International Pictures print with the original atmospheric music score (complete with classical music pieces), and during the climactic fight between Popoca and the Human Robot, Popoca had a scary, menacing voice (ie. groaning and roaring). Another is the 1964 rerelease by Young Horror Club of America, with a completely redone (and loopy) music score, somewhat different title cards, and the voice of Popoca (in said climactic fight) was replaced with a faint high-pitched voice (which sounded more like he was yawning). This latter version was seen in the public domain. Both versions had the exact same dubbing done for US producer K. Gordon Murray by Manuel San Fernando (intended for AIP's version).