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| name = Blue Demon and Zovek in the Invasion of the Dead
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| director = [[René Cardona]]
| producer = [[Carlos Rosas Gallastegui]]
| writer = René Cardona
| narrator =
| starring = [[Alejandro Moreno]] and [[Professor Zovek]]
| music = [[Raúl Lavista]]
| cinematography = [[José Ortiz Ramos]]
| editing =  [[Alfredo Rosas Priego]]
| studio = Azteca Films <br> Producciones Nova <br> Productora Fílmica Real
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| released = {{Film date|1973}}
| runtime = 85 minutes
| country = Mexico
| language = Spanish
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'''''Blue Demon and Zovek in the Invasion of the Dead''''' (Spanish: '''''Blue Demon y Zovek en la invasión de los muertos:''''' sometimes called simply '''''La Invasión de Los Muertos)'''''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jones |first=Stephen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TGhZAAAAMAAJ&q=Blue+Demon+y+Zovek+en+la+invasi%C3%B3n+de+los+muertos |title=The Essential Monster Movie Guide: A Century of Creature Features on Film, TV, and Video |date=2000 |publisher=Billboard Books |isbn=978-0-8230-7936-0 |language=en}}</ref> is a 1973 Mexican [[horror film]] directed by [[René Cardona]], starring [[Blue Demon]] (Alejandro Muñoz Moreno) and [[Professor Zovek]] (Francisco Xavier Chapa del Bosque).<ref>Baugh, Scott L. ''Latino American Cinema: An Encyclopedia of Movies, Stars, Concepts, and Trends: An Encyclopedia of Movies, Stars, Concepts, and Trends''. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Pg 269.</ref>
Zovek died during production, and wrestler Blue Demon was brought in to bring the film up to feature length.<ref name="Senn">{{cite book |last1=Senn |first1=Bryan |title=The Werewolf Filmography: 300+ Movies |date=6 February 2017 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-7910-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AScSDgAAQBAJ |access-date=27 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sáez |first=Pepe Aracil |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3WkiEAAAQBAJ&dq=Blue+Demon+y+Zovek+en+la+invasi%C3%B3n+de+los+muertos&pg=PT99 |title=Abracadabra: Magia e ilusionismo en 50 películas |date=2021-02-14 |publisher=Editorial UOC |isbn=978-84-9180-788-9 |language=en}}</ref>
==Plot==
Professor Bruno Volpi discovers some strange markings on a cliff. Professor Zovek deciphers them to warn of impending catastrophe. Wrestler Blue Demon and Zovek battle zombies.<ref name="Jones">{{cite book |last1=Jones |first1=Stephen |title=The Frankenstein Scrapbook: The Complete Movie Guide to the World's Most Famous Monster |date=1995 |publisher=Carol Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-8065-1676-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6ySHeJFgqTUC |access-date=27 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
== Cast ==
* [[Blue Demon]] as himself
* [[Professor Zovek]] as himself
* [[Christa Linder]] as Erika
* [[Raúl Ramírez (actor)|Raúl Ramírez]] as Professor Bruno Volpi
== Reception ==
A sharp contrast has been noted between the Zovek and the Blue Demon sections, the first deemed of fairly good quality and the latter very much less so.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MANIA |first=MOVIES and |date=2013-09-22 |title=INVASION OF THE DEAD (1971) Reviews and overview |url=https://moviesandmania.com/2013/09/22/invasion-of-death-aka-blue-demon-y-zovek-en-la-invasion-de-los-muertos-1971-mexican-wrestling-horror-movie/ |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=MOVIES and MANIA |language=en-US}}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0263475}}
*[https://terpconnect.umd.edu/~dwilt/muertos.htm Review by D. Wilt]
*[http://www.coolasscinema.com/2014/08/reel-bad-cinema-blue-demon-y-zovek-en.html 2014 review]
{{René Cardona}}
[[Category:1970s Mexican films]]
[[Category:1970s Spanish-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by René Cardona]]
[[Category:Films scored by Raúl Lavista]]
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