The Empire of Dracula

The Empire of Dracula is a 1967 Mexican horror mystery thriller film directed by Federico Curiel and starring Lucha Villa, César del Campo and Eric del Castillo. It was influenced by Hammer Horror films. It is one of several vampire movies made in Mexico in the 1960s, alongside Miguel Morayta's duology The Bloody Vampire (1962) and The Invasion of the Vampires (1963). Plot A man searches for the vampire who killed his father to prevent him from coming back to life, but to do so he must fight his army of beautiful female vampires, who lure men to their estate so they can feed on their blood. Cast Lucha Villa as Patricia César del Campo as Luis Brener Eric del Castillo as Baron Draculstein (as Erick del Castillo) Ethel Carrillo as Diana Guillermo Zetina as Dr. Wilson. Robin Joyce as Lily Fernando Osés as Igor Víctor Alcocer as Mr. Brener, Luis's father Mario Orea as Police Inspector Rebeca Iturbide as Mrs. Brener, Luis's mother Altia Michel as María, maid (as Atilia Michel) José Dupeyrón as Chauffeur