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Director 1908 - 1966

Fernando Méndez

Zamora, Michoacan, Mexico

Fernando Méndez (1908–1966) was a Mexican film director and screenwriter. He was active during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. In 1957 he switched from melodramas to focus increasingly on horror films.

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

5 titles
Misterios de ultratumba

Misterios de ultratumba

Fernando Méndez 1959 1h 22m 7.0

Two doctors make a pact in which they swear that the first to die will return - if possible - to tell the other how to get a glimpse of the afterlife while still alive.

El grito de la muerte

El grito de la muerte

Fernando Méndez 1959 1h 12m 7.0

A cowboy and his sidekick meet a ranching family that is haunted by spirits and vampires.

El ataúd del Vampiro

El ataúd del Vampiro

Fernando Méndez 1958 1h 22m 6.5

In Sierra Negra, graverobbers Barraza and Mendoza steal the coffin of Count Karol de Lavud, before heading to a hospital. Barraza sees a medallion upon the coffin's opening and demands more money from Mendoza. Meanwhile, Marta González, recovering from traumatic events, works as a nurse with Dr. Saldívar.

Ladrón de cadáveres

Ladrón de cadáveres

Fernando Méndez 1957 1h 20m 8.0

A detective and his cowboy friend team up to stop a mad scientist who is stealing the bodies of murdered wrestlers, and bringing them back to life while electronically replacing their minds with those of animals to make them stronger and live longer.

El vampiro

El vampiro

Fernando Méndez 1957 1h 35m 7.0

In this Mexican horror movie a scary bloodsucker is loose on the streets of contemporary Mexico and he is trying to con a young woman out of her family fortune. He first tries by charming the girl's vulnerable aunt. Later he buries the girl alive. Thankfully she is saved and soon someone drives a stake through the evil human leech's heart.

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