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The Brainiac

The Brainiac1962

★5.577 minHorrorScience Fiction

In 1661 Mexico, Baron Vitelius is executed for witchcraft. 300 years later, during a comet's return, he resurfaces as a brain-eating monster seeking revenge on the Inquisitors' descendants.

Director

Writer

Federico Curiel Adolfo López Portillo Antonio Orellana

Score

Gustavo César Carrión

Stars

Abel Salazar Ariadna Welter David Silva

Cast25

Abel Salazar
as Baron Vitelius d'Estera
Ariadna Welter
as Bar girl
David Silva
as Detective inspector
Germán Robles
as Indalecio Pantoja
Luis Aragón
as Prof. Saturnino Millán
Mauricio Garcés
as Coroner
Ofelia Guilmáin
as Señora Meneses
René Cardona
as Baltasar de Meneses / Luis Meneses
Rubén Rojo
as Reynaldo Miranda / Marcos Miranda
R
Roxana Bellini
as María de Pantoja
Rosa Maria Gallardo
as Victoria Contreras
Carlos Nieto
as Lic. Francisco Coria
Carlota Solares
as Espectadora hoguera / Townswoman
Federico Curiel
as Detective
Magda Donato
as Doña Mariquita / Townswoman
M
Magda Urvizu
as Ana Luisa del Vivar
M
Miguel Brillas
as Bibliotecario
S
Susana Cora
as Prostituta asesinada / prostitute
R
Ricardo Adalid
as Espectador hoguera
M
Marco Antonio Arzate
as Álvaro de Contreras
Queta Carrasco
as Invitada a fiesta
F
Felipe de Flores
as Motorista asesinado / first victim
Francisco Reiguera
as Mayordomo / Vitelius' Butler
Carlos Robles Gil
as Espectador hoguera
Víctor Velázquez
as Roberto, dueño restaurant / bar owner

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