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Mexican One sheet movie poster for the 1960 Mexican film
Conquistador de la Luna (Conqueror of the Moon), a science fiction comedy. The film stars the popular Mexican comedian Antonio Espino, known as "Clavillazo", and actress Ana Luisa Peluffo.
Key Information
Title: Conquistador de la Luna (Conqueror of the Moon / The Astronauts)
Release Year: 1960
Genre: Science Fiction, Comedy, Fantasy
Director: Rogelio A. González
Main Cast: Antonio Espino ("Clavillazo"), Ana Luisa Peluffo, Andrés Soler
Language: Spanish
Plot Summary
The story revolves around a bumbling, eccentric electrician named Bartolo (Clavillazo), who accidentally launches a rocket belonging to an irascible scientist. Bartolo and the scientist's daughter, who is also on board, inadvertently travel to the Moon. There, they discover an underground civilization of four-armed, fish-like alien inhabitants who are ruled by a disembodied "Great Brain of Mars" housed in a box. The aliens plan to destroy Earth, and the accidental astronauts must work to stop them. |
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