(157) BURLESQUE (1980) Princessa Lea/Lyn May/Alma Muriel + more
6101DVD
original
Mwexican/Spaniosh title BURLESQUE
director: Rene Cardona Sr
starring Alma Muriel ˇ Lyn May ˇ La Princesa Lea ˇ Angelica Chain ˇ
Lucy Gallardo
Jeannette Mass ˇ Susana Cabrera ˇ Norma Lee ˇ Famie "Sexi-Loca
Vitola" Kaufman
Legendary
Mexican exploitation filmmaker Rene Cardona (director of 150 motion pictures
between 1930-82 including numerous SANTO
movies, plus WRESTLING
WOMEN VS THE KILLER ROBOT, BAT
WOMAN, LA
HORRIPILANTE BESTIA HUMANA (Night of the Bloody Apes) and the
International hit SURVIVE!)
rides helm for one of the most unusual productions of his career. This
is a graphic collection of burlesque and striptease acts performed by
a bevy of popular Mexican stars, ranging from La Princessa Lea (DAMNED
RAPIST) to Angélica Chain (THE
WHIP, El Latigo). The film takes advantage of the new "cinema
freedom era" in Mexico, a rather limited period (1978-1990) of liberal
sexual expression in the arts as endorsed under the presidency of Luis
Echeverria Alvarez.
The story is secondary
to the real attraction, lots of beautiful well-known actresses and entertainers
stripping to full-frontal nudity on a burlesque stage. The action is interlinked
with musical numbers, comedy relief and backstage stripper rivalry as
well as segments depicting the frustration of law enforcement officials.
Rene Cardona was the grandmaster of Mexican Grindhouse entertainment.
He is the father of director Rene Cardona Jr, the producer and writer
of this movie plus many other genre hits (TREASURE
OF THE AMAZON, GUYANA:
CRIME OF THE CENTURY, EVIL
BIRDS, et al) and
the grandfather of Rene Cardona III [aka Al Castor] (VACATION
OF TERROR, Vacation of Terror]. Mr Rene Cardona Sr died from cancer
in April 1988 at age 82.
A Mexican
film with optional ON/OFF English subtitles; fullscreen format,
uncut 107 minutes, DVD Package encoded for ALL REGION NTSC FORMAT.
Extras include
selected trailers
Nudity/Sexual
Situations/Drugs
Recommended for Adult Audiences
