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Santa Sangre

- Forget Everything You Have Ever Seen...

A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his mother – the leader of a strange religious cult – and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name.

Release Date : 1989-11-24

Language :EnglishSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Productora Fílmica RealProduzioni Intersound

Production Country : ItalyMexico

Alternative Titles : Holy Blood

Cast

Axel Jodorowsky

Character Name : Fenix

Original Name : Axel Jodorowsky

Gender : Male

Blanca Guerra

Character Name : Concha

Original Name : Blanca Guerra

Gender : Female

Guy Stockwell

Character Name : Orgo

Original Name : Guy Stockwell

Gender : Male

Thelma Tixou

Character Name : The Tattooed Woman

Original Name : Thelma Tixou

Gender : Female

Sabrina Dennison

Character Name : Alma

Original Name : Sabrina Dennison

Gender : Male

Adan Jodorowsky

Character Name : Young Fenix

Original Name : Adan Jodorowsky

Gender : Male

Faviola Elenka Tapia

Character Name : Young Alma

Original Name : Faviola Elenka Tapia

Gender : Female

Teo Jodorowsky

Character Name : Pimp

Original Name : Teo Jodorowsky

Gender : Male

Jesús Juárez

Character Name : Aladin

Original Name : Jesús Juárez

Gender : Male

Gloria Contreras

Character Name : Rubi

Original Name : Gloria Contreras

Gender : Female

Mary Aranza

Character Name : Fat Prostitute

Original Name : Mary Aranza

Gender : Male

Sergio Bustamante

Character Name : Monsignor

Original Name : Sergio Bustamante

Gender : Male

S. Rodriguez

Character Name : The Saint

Original Name : S. Rodriguez

Gender : Male

Zonia Rangel Mora

Character Name : Trini

Original Name : Zonia Rangel Mora

Gender : Male

Joaquín García Vargas

Character Name : Box-office Attendant

Original Name : Joaquín García Vargas

Gender : Male

Teo Tapia

Character Name : Business man

Original Name : Teo Tapia

Gender : Male

Edgar E. Jiménez Nava

Character Name : Monsignor's Chauffeur

Original Name : Edgar E. Jiménez Nava

Gender : Male

Jacobo Lieberman

Character Name : Monsignor's Secretary

Original Name : Jacobo Lieberman

Gender : Male

Héctor Ortega

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Héctor Ortega

Gender : Male

Brontis Jodorowsky

Character Name : Orderly 1

Original Name : Brontis Jodorowsky

Gender : Male

Valérie Crouzet

Character Name : Orderly 2

Original Name : Valérie Crouzet

Gender : Female

Óscar Serafín Álvarez

Character Name : Soldier 1

Original Name : Óscar Serafín Álvarez

Gender : Male

Billy Motton

Character Name : Soldier 2

Original Name : Billy Motton

Gender : Male

Hilario 'Popitekus' Vargas

Character Name : Wrestler 1

Original Name : Hilario 'Popitekus' Vargas

Gender : Male

Guadalupe 'TNT' Aguilar

Character Name : Wrestler 2

Original Name : Guadalupe 'TNT' Aguilar

Gender : Male

Arturo 'Rinoceronte' Contreras

Character Name : Wrestler 3

Original Name : Arturo 'Rinoceronte' Contreras

Gender : Male

Gustavo Aguilar Tejada

Character Name : Beggar

Original Name : Gustavo Aguilar Tejada

Gender : Male

Roger Fayard Arroyo

Character Name : Beggar

Original Name : Roger Fayard Arroyo

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-08-27

_**Life is a colorful psychosexual circus in Mexico City**_ A man ends up in an asylum after a shocking experience as a boy in a traveling circus in Mexico. When he escapes he finds his maimed mother and falls under her negative influence. Guy Stockwell plays the grossly overweight circus owner. Released in 1989-1990, “Santa Sangre” (meaning “Holy Blood”) is a surreal circus fantasy made by cult director Alejandro Jodorowsky, who’s known for “El Topo” (1970) and “The Holy Mountain” (1973). His son, Axel, plays the protagonist here, Fenix. Surreal or not, I love circus/carnival-oriented flicks and this one works well in its bizarre way for the first half, but totally bogs down in the second. The colors are vibrant and there’s a lot of deep symbolism with a Christ figure, a giant snake and so on. The various women are displayed in a creative titillating manner (Thelma Tixou as the tattooed woman, Blanca Guerra as the lithe high wire artist, Sabrina Dennison as the innocent Alma and Gloriella as Rubi) and I suspect this is a key reason why a lot of guys hail the film. Unfortunately, the second half is dreadfully dull. Fenix doesn’t develop as a character in any attention-grabbing way and the story isn’t compelling, unless you find Fenix using his arms to help Mommy interesting. It’s still worth catching if you appreciate eccentric cult flicks that dare to be different, just be prepared for a tedious time in the second hour. The film runs 2 hours, 3 minutes, and was shot in Mexico City. GRADE: C