Sunday, May 5, 2019

Wrestling Women



LAS LUCHADORAS VS. EL ROBOT ASESINO-WRESTLING WOMEN VS. THE ROBOT ASSASSIN-1969- ln the first Wrestling Woman  series to be filmed in color female Luchador Gaby (Regina Torne'), her wrestler friend Gemma (Malu Reyes), her cop boyfriend Arturo (Joaquin Cordero, the monster in ORLAK, THE HELL OF FRANKENSTEIN) and his assistant battle a mad scientist Dr. Orlac (Carlos Agosti; INVASION OF THE VAMPIRES) bend on ruling the world by turning everyone into "human robots". He kidnaps many famous scientists to help in his plan dispatching a tall metallic robot (who wears a trench coat and wide rimmed hat & sunglasses) to get them. He also has a scarred man-beast in a cage in the basement (what successful mad scientist doesn't?). For some reason a nurse opens up the cage to let him out, turns her back and it kills her. The doc then uses a whip on the monster as punishment. 

Gaby has several matches in the ring and several encounters with robot (one of the kidnapped scientists is her relative) and she and her companions get beat up. Two captured scientists do create a device that allows Olac to control people (he has a real over the top maniacal laugh) but Gaby and her group break in, destroy the robot and rescue the scientists and Gaby's friend who was also "robotized". The mad doc somehow escapes with the basement beast (totally forgotten about till now). Later when it seems things have returned to normal Olac sends his beast man to kidnap a woman who  he turns into a masked human robot wrestler. She beats every opponent (with Olac controlling her from the stands) to get a revenge match with Gaby. Though she/it nearly kills Gaby the murderous plot is revealed and the vicious robo wrestler falls to her death. Olac is shot by the police. Both bodies wind up in the wrestling ring. 

Screenwriter Alfredo Salazar and directed Rene Cordona made many horror and wrestling related adventures. 

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