Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The mummies from guanajuato are located in the guanajuato mummy museum. Accidental mummies of guanajuato mummies as teachers. The mummies of guanajuato 1972 the mummies of guanajuato. What are the mummies of guanajuato, and where are they.
The concept of the film is really interesting, as it really uses the guanajuato mummies in a very original and effective way. Tour of accidental mummies of guanajuato aarp viva. Why see mummies when you can visit the diego rivera museum or browse for jewelry and clothes with a latte in hand. Unlike the ancient egyptian variety, guanajuato s mummies are accidental and far from royal lineage. Best movies like the castle of mummies of guanajuato. Mummies to chocolate in mexicos offbeat museums sfgate. The rest of the group traveled the twenty minutes to see the guanajuato mummies. The mummies of guanajuato are a number of naturally mummified bodies interred during a cholera outbreak around guanajuato, mexico in 1833. The mummies of guanajuato 1970 pitted the wellknown mexican professional wrestler santo and several others against reanimated mummies.
The mummy strikes is exciting and extremely well done for a. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Pinguino says the biggest mummy was a wrestler nicknamed satan, who lost a. By most accounts the cholera outbreak occurred in guanajuato in the early 1830s. He was honored in 1977 with a world fantasy award for life achievement, and in 1977 with the balrog award for best poet. Sep 07, 2016 the mummies of guanajuato inside the museum, cemetery, and more duration.
Mummies of guanajuato 1972 mexican horror movie clip. The mummies of guanajuato by ray bradbury goodreads. The mummies of guanajuato inside the museum, cemetery, and more duration. Due to weather and soil conditions, bodies tend to dehydrate and mummify in the city of guanajuato, mexico. Media in category guanajuato mummies the following 26 files are in this category, out of 26 total. The interest around the guanajuato mummies only grew from there, and by the early 1900s, they had already become a tourist attraction. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl.
Warning some of the images you are about to see are disturbing. These made this a cool book, but what i really wanted was some facts about the mummies in the pictures. One of the surprising things about the collection is the variety of ages of the mummies. The mummies were discovered in a cemetery located in guanajuato, which has made the city one of the biggest tourist attractions in mexico. During that time, a local tax was imposed requiring relatives to pay a fee to keep their relatives interred. The mummies in guanajuato were discovered in the late 1800s after the government instituted a perpetual burial tax on the. Nov 16, 2016 hell, even werner herzog used some footage from the museum for his film nosferatu the vampyre and that was back in the1970s.
The guanajuato mummies present in the museum are not ancient, but from the turn of the last century. The collection of mummies gained notoriety and became a widespread attraction after featuring in the 1970 mexican horror flick santo vs. The haunting and horrifying mummies of guanajuato, mexico. The mummies have previously never left mexico but have been. All of these mummies were disinterred between 1865 and 1958, when the law required relatives to pay a tax in order to keep the bodies in the cemetery. Dont forget to try one or two of these things to do. The popularity of the film even had consequences for the actual mummies of guanajuato, as the museum where they were housed saw a considerable rise in attendance as a result of the free publicity.
The mummies of guanajuato, mexico have a sad, but interesting history that dates back to a cholera outbreak 1833. The bodies appear to have been disinterred between 1865 and 1958. In addition to his writing achievements, bradbury was the idea consultant. It is in a narrow valley, which makes its streets narrow and winding. Most are alleys that cars cannot pass through, and some are long sets of stairs up the mountainsides. Naturally desiccated bodies in guanajuato, mexico, include screamers. Jan 01, 1978 the first half of the book is a ray bradbury story about some folks from the us who visit the guanajuato mummies and the 2nd half is pictures of various mummies. The demon and the mummy universalabctv, tv movie, 1975 a. The mummies of guanajuato, mexico puerto vallarta news. The story originally appeared in bradburys first book, dark carnival, in 1947. Eventually, 111 mummies were unearthed and put on display for tourists. Several of santos movies, in which the wrestler fought vampires, mummies. The film won the best feature award at the international horror and scifi film festival in phoenix. The examples quoted above are from the examination of egyptian mummies more than 120 years ago.
Exploring the guanajuato mummy museum travelage west. Release dates 3 also known as aka 5 release dates mexico 3 february 1972. The mummies of guanajuato, mexico have a sad history that. The mummies of guanajuato 1970 pitted the wellknown mexican professional wrestler santo and several others against reanimated mummies author ray bradbury visited the catacombs of guanajuato with his friend grant beach and wrote. The mummies of guanajuato, as their name implies, are actual mummies. A complete educational guide including classroom activities, historical fun facts, a glossary and more will be available to school groups visiting the exhibition. More than 100 mummies not the cottonwrapped ghouls of horror movies, but.
Man on horseback in foreground, guanajuato in valley below and mountains in background. Some still wear clothes and most are recognised and known by name. In the case of the guanajuato mummies, the subjects only had to wait a few hundred years, and were not so much discovered as evicted. Ive visited famous cemeteries all over the world, including. Aug, 2016 the mummies were discovered in a cemetery in guanajuato, making the city one of the biggest tourist attractions in mexico. When i was a little kid, i always pestered my mother about visiting guanajuato check out the best things to do and see in guanajuato here. Almost like a comic book, the film is action packed and full of good entertainment. The mummies displayed in the museum were residents of guanajuato who lived roughly from 1850 to 1950. For well over a century, the contorted features of ancient mummies have led to speculation of untold pain and horrible deaths. If youre seeking more activities, examine our guanajuato things to do page. Sep 02, 2014 the mummies of guanajuato, mexico have a sad, but interesting history that dates back to a cholera outbreak 1833. That the film s impact was so profound is all the more impressive when you consider what an aimless, lazilyconstructed mess the mummies of. Contrary to popular belief, the 108 mummies in the museum are not from soil graves but were removed from the aboveground crypts.
To see a transcript of this show or to check out references on this subject matter, please visit our web site. For us, it was with some relief when we finished our guanajuato mummies tour and rejoined the land of the living outside in the sunshine. Oct 30, 2018 the mummies of guanajuato become famous the local population was fascinated with these mummies of guanajuato and began sneaking into the warehouse to peek at them. Aug 26, 20 in the case of the guanajuato mummies, the subjects only had to wait a few hundred years, and were not so much discovered as evicted. The accidental mummies of guanajuato touring exhibition to. Unlike the ancient egyptian variety, guanajuatos mummies are accidental and far from royal. But the interesting fact about these mummies is that they werent intended to be mummies at all. Translated into english, this means santo against the mummies of guanajuato. Mummies of guanajuato 1972 mexican horror movie clip youtube.
Me posed beside a monument in a guanajuato cemetery. Hell, even werner herzog used some footage from the museum for his film nosferatu the vampyre and that was back in the1970s. Icarus montgolfier wright in 1963 garnered an academy award nomination for short film. But when has complete ignorance ever stopped anyone especially me from. Although it would be cool to see the museum, i feel bad for the families who had to go through such a horrible experience. The mummies of guanajuato become famous the local population was fascinated with these mummies of guanajuato and began sneaking into the warehouse to peek at them. View all hotels near visit to momias of guanjuato,gto. Index to science fiction anthologies and collections. The mummies of guanajuato is a 1978 book which reprints ray bradburys novelette, the next in line, illustrated with photographs, by archie lieberman, of the actual mummies discovered in guanajuato which inspired the story. Oct 06, 2017 another of the guanajuato mummies was a woman who died in childbirth and her 24weekold fetus, believed to be the youngest mummy in existence. The mummies have previously never left mexico but have been sampled at area fairs inside the country since 2005. In 2008, the film ray bradburys chrysalis was produced by roger lay jr. The mummy of the legendary wrestler satan awakes 100 years after his death, as satan was also a.
The mummies of guanajuato and again when werner herzog used some of the mummies faces in an opening for his 1979 horror film nosferatu the vampyre. In other words, they are bodies that were unearthed from their graves and found in a reasonable state of conservation, with discernible muscles, skin and even facial features, a. Another of the guanajuato mummies was a woman who died in childbirth and her 24weekold fetus, believed to be the youngest mummy in existence. Theres a funeral or at least a burial scene in practically everything ive written. The cemetery adjoining the mummy museum has both underground and aboveground burial sites. Apr 24, 20 the popularity of the film even had consequences for the actual mummies of guanajuato, as the museum where they were housed saw a considerable rise in attendance as a result of the free publicity. The accidental mummies of guanajuato is a highly educational exhibition, meeting multiple objectives found in the national science education standards for grades 512. Trying out a guanajuato city tour will make the visit to this celebrated attraction a memorable event. Jordan describes what led to his retirement in doc. The mummies of guanajuato ray bradbury snippet view 1978. Guanajuato, amidst the most richly silverladened mountains in the world, mexico 1 photographic print on stereo card. From 1865 to 1958, the town of guanajuato, mexico, required. This museum has quite a number of naturally mummified bodies which were buried during the cholera outbreak around guanajuato, mexico in 1833. This here is an immensely enjoyable and entertaining mexican luchador film, this time graced by a triplicate of.
Sources of legends since its discovery, the guanajuato mummies were of course a natural source for a horror film, and by the early 70s, movies starring wrestlers became a very popular sub genre in the troubled mexican film industry, as the mystique and charm of the wellknown athletes suited perfectly a wide range of stories on almost every. The first half of the book is a ray bradbury story about some folks from the us who visit the guanajuato mummies and the 2nd half is pictures of various mummies. This was followed up a year later with a sequel, the theft of the mummies of guanajuato. This guanajuato, mexico, attraction is fascinating, but it isnt for everyone. About 30 years after the outbreak, the city cemetery was filling up so quickly that room was starting to become a serious issue, and in an attempt to fix the problem, guanajuato enacted a tax that demanded families pay up in order to keep their deceased relative buried.
The city of guanajuato, which currently owns the mummies, is promoting a forprofit venture to display the mummies in museums and exhibit halls around the world and will profit most from the exhibits. It pumped out treasure until 1960, reopening in 1975 as a tourist attraction. The horrific mummy collection includes mummified fetuses, mummified babies and an unfortunate person who was buried alive. For the first time this fall, a unique set of mummies from guanajuato, mexico, will visit the united states.