Event

El vampiro / Sombra verde

El vampiro (Mexico, 1957)

Two strangers find themselves stranded at the Sierra Negra train station just before nightfalluntil a mysterious horse-drawn carriage offers the duo transport into the Black Mountains. Considered a classic of midcentury Mexican horror, El vampiro set an imitable new standard for this subgenre of gothic horror.

35mm, b/w, 95 min. Director: Fernando Méndez. Cast: Abel Salazar, Ariadna Welter, Carmen Montejo, Germán Robles.

Sombra verde (Mexico, 1954)

A research scientist is sent by his pharmaceutical company into the jungles around Veracruz to find a wonder drug but instead comes upon a strange young woman. He falls in love but her father wants him dead.
Ricardo Montalbán, still a major Hollywood contract star at MGM, returned to Mexico to appear in this erotic jungle adventure film.

DCP, b/w, 85 min. Director: Roberto Gavaldón. Cast: Ricardo Montalbán, Ariadne Welter, Victor Parra, Jorge Martínez de Hoyos.

Recuerdos de un cine en español: Latin American Cinema in Los Angeles, 1930-1960 screens Sept. 23 - Dec. 10 at the Downtown Independent and UCLAs Billy Wilder Theater. Enjoy access to all films in this series with a pass!

This retrospective is presented by UCLA Film & Television Archive, as part of the Getty-led Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA initiative. Major support for this program is provided through grants from the Getty Foundation.

Online admission: $10
Box office admission:
General: $9
Seniors: $8
UCLA Alumni Association Members: $8
Non-UCLA students: $8
UCLA students: Free. UCLA students should claim the ticket at the box office on the day of the screening at least 15 minutes before show time. If a UCLA student arrives closer to show time, they may be asked to wait in a rush line for any unsold seats.