The Bat Woman - Enzian Theater

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Wrestlers, mad doctors, and human-fish hybrids abound in The Bat Woman (La mujer murciélago), a colorful showcase for the talents of Italian Mexican sex symbol Maura Monti.

When Acapulco’s wrestlers start being murdered and their pineal glands mysteriously extracted, the wealthy luchadora Gloria (Monti) adopts her crime-fighting persona of the Bat Woman. Donning her disguise of shiny blue mask, cape, and micro-bikini, she teams up with agent Mario (Héctor Godoy) to foil the evil Dr Williams (Roberto Cañedo) in his dastardly plan to create an army of amphibious ‘fish-men’.

Produced by Guillermo Calderón (Santo vs. the Riders of Terror) and directed by the legendary René Cardona (Night of the Bloody Apes), The Bat Woman is an eye-popping, high-camp blend of lucha libre and superhero action.

1968, 80 minutes, Mexico, In Spanish with English Subtitles, Directed by René Cardona, Unrated

“A hybrid of science-fiction and adventure, with elements of lucha libre thrown in…and it’s a damn enjoyable movie because of this ‘everything but the kitchen sink’ approach!”
– Ken Wynne, ATTACK FROM PLANET B
“A camp, low budget, don't-give-a-crap B-movie cheerfulness to The Bat Woman that I found genuinely hard to resist.”
– Gort, CINEOUTSIDER
“It has luchadors, fish-monsters, evil doctors, and many other things that I never knew I needed in a movie. It’s part Frankenstein, Batman, and James Bond.”
– Lorry Kikta, FILM THREAT
“Is The Bat Woman officially part of the DC Universe? If not, she should be! Now!”
– 8BeanSoup, LETTERBOXD