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A Transylvanian showgirl, a disco choreographer, and a vampire named Count ALUCARD walk into a bar...
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The Vampire and the Starlet (2010)

telenovela chaoscampy as hellso-bad-it's-good

Overview

ComedyHorror

The very elegant Marsella comes to Mexico from Transylvania and is hired by Diamantina to work in her bar as a showgirl. She develops a relationship with one of the disco's choreographers, but things get complicated when she discovers that multiple men are in love with her. If that's not enough, chaos ensues when her international lover, who turns out to be a vampire, comes to Mexico to take her back with him.

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Content warning
vampire

Standout Aspects

Costume

Disco showgirl outfits that defy physics and taste

Acting

Yekaterina Kiev's committed chaos as Marsella

Best for:Friends: Drinking game every time someone says 'vampire' dramatically·Background: Fold laundry to this, look up confused
Víctor Manuel Castro

Director

Víctor Manuel Castro

ReleasedJan 1, 2010
Runtime1h 30m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feellight

Top Cast

Yekaterina Kiev

Yekaterina Kiev

Marsella

Ana Luisa Peluffo

Ana Luisa Peluffo

Diamantina

Maribel Fernández

Maribel Fernández

Calamidad

José Magaña

José Magaña

Libertino

Mario Zaragoza

Mario Zaragoza

Count Alucard

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Trivia

Director Víctor Manuel Castro was primarily a TV telenovela director; this was his rare theatrical feature.

Cultural

The film belongs to Mexico's 'cine de ficheras' tradition—raunchy working-class comedies popular in the 1970s-80s that survived as low-budget oddities into the 2010s.

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