PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous*
MYTHICITY: *poor*
FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure*
CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *metaphysical*
There's not much to say about this draggy luchador flick, so I'll stick to the basics.
Some time prior to the present day, a wealthy woman, Dona Eugenia, swears to be avenged upon her husband because he rejects her for another woman. She makes a pact with a hot Satan-worshipper, who promises her the power to come back from the dead as the mythical Mexican "crying woman" to haunt the descendants of her late husband and his new wife.
In the present, an anthropologist seeks to find a great treasure hidden away by Dona Eugenia, and he asks the help of Santo in case the legendary ghost is a real threat. Santo brings along his friend, a boxer named Mantequilla.
The explorers find the treasure, but in so doing they revive the dead body of La Llorona, who goes around wailing a lot and trying to prey on children. The wrestler and boxer try to find a way to put the ghost back in her grave, while intermittently fighting a gang of criminals seeking the treasure.
I have seen worse luchador films, so this low-budget effort rings in as no more than a decent timekiller-- but only for fans of luchador films.
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