10 Outrageous Mexican Wrestling Films You Need To See

When a mummy murders a midget tour guide, Blue Demon and Mil Mascaros investigate and discover that the mummy is a former wrestler seeking vengeance on El Santo. You see, a hundred years ago, Santo’s great-grandaddy beat this fella in the ring, and it stuck in his craw a little bit, so he had himself mummified and vowed to return from the grave to avenge himself on the luchador’s ancestor, who he somehow knew would also be a luchador.

For all the talk about El Santo, though, he’s barely in this one, and mostly sits the movie out until the final reel, when he appears out of nowhere and vanquishes the mummy menace in a few minutes. Until then, several bizarre musical numbers pad out the running time.

The Mummies of Guanajuato may have three of lucha libre’s biggest stars, but it doesn’t really offer three times the excitement, so if you can’t take troubadour bands, be prepared to fast forward.