'The Curse of the Aztec Mummy' (1957) – Rafael Portillo.

This amiable Mexican iteration of the mummy mythos remains a zesty, bone rattling B-Movie delight! 'The Curse of the Aztec Mummy' oozes creepy/creaky atmosphere and is generously packed with thrilling Boys Own incident! Speedily playing out like a Saturday morning serial, Portillo's exotic terror treat has suave, Dr. Eduardo Almeda (Ramón Gay) and his beautiful fiancee Flor (Rosita Arenas) in the macabre midst of a terrible terror tumult unleashed by Machiavellian master criminal Dr. Krupp(Luis Aceves Castañeda).

Increasingly desperate for the hidden Aztec treasure, dastardly Dr. Krupp's cruel machinations prove boundless! After kidnapping Flor, the good Dr. Eduardo is forced to help him discover the cursed treasure's long-hidden location. There's nary a dull moment in, Rafael Portillo's exciting, breezily directed adventure. Will the heroic Luchador Angel (Crox Alvarado) thwart the diabolical Dr. Krupp? Or will his brutal henchmen finally overwhelm the plucky masked vigilante? All will be revealed, along with an memorably creepy Mummy in this entirely charming creepshow! The Curse of the Aztec Mummy is sure to cast its singularly kooky spell over another generation of horror fans.I certainly don't think it's horror heresy to say The Curse of the Aztec Mummy is no less splendidly shuddersome than the better known Hammer classic.