Santo vs. Evil Brain

Santo vs. Evil Brain

Year: 1961

Runtime: 72 mins

Language: Spanish

Director: Joselito Rodríguez

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In his debut, El Santo is still called ‘El Enmascarado’. After a scientist and his gang force him to ingest a serum and expose him to mysterious rays, he is compelled to serve as a henchman for evil forces seeking world domination. The film is notable for its historic value and striking exterior shots of pre‑revolutionary Cuba in 1959.

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1

Santo captured in a deserted alley

Three gangsters corner Santo in a deserted alley and knock him out. They drag him away to Doctor Campos's laboratory, where he is subjected to injections and electric shocks that begin turning him into a docile servant.

Night Deserted alley
2

Santo brainwashed at Campos' lab

In Campos' laboratory, Santo endures the brainwashing regimen, becoming a docile servant under Campos's control. Lieutenant Zambrano warns that other scientists have recently been kidnapped.

Soon after the ambush Campos' laboratory
3

Gangsters and brainwashed Santo kidnap Dr. Lowel

The brainwashed Santo teams with the gang to assault Doctor Lowel's guards and abduct the scientist. Campos watches the operation, monitoring the kidnapping from his base.

Shortly after the brainwashing Outside Doctor Lowel's facility
4

Zambrano learns Santo is involved

The bodyguards inform Lieutenant Zambrano that Santo, an undercover police agent, was one of the kidnappers. This revelation complicates the case and forces closer scrutiny of Santo's role.

Soon after the kidnapping Zambrano's office
5

Incógnito locates Campos' hideout

El Incógnito uses a special device to pinpoint Campos's hideout, tightening the noose around the criminal operation. The location is traced as authorities close in.

Around the same period Campos' hideout
6

Elisa and the bank robbery by brainwashed manager

Elisa meets her boyfriend Gerardo outside a bank, only to discover the bank manager is brainwashed by Campos. The manager proceeds with a bank robbery while Campos quietly monitors the crime.

Daytime Bank interior
7

Elisa kidnapped; Gerardo reports; Zambrano connects the dots

Campos kidnaps Elisa, driven by his interest in her, and Gerardo reports the crime. Zambrano deduces that Elisa's kidnapping is connected to the earlier bank robbery as a key witness.

Following the bank robbery Campos's laboratory/hidden area
8

Classified papers and a cell disintegrator deal

Campos hands an agent several classified papers, promising to sell him the formula for a 'cell disintegrator' the following day. The deal indicates Campos's broader criminal ambitions and the stakes for the investigation.

The next day Campos' laboratory
9

Incógnito defeats Santo and releases antidote

Incógnito returns to Campos's lab, defeats Santo, and injects him with the antidote. He orders Santo to pretend that nothing has changed, maintaining the ruse while aiding the resistance.

Shortly after the raid Campos' laboratory
10

Raid on the lab; Campos escapes with Elisa

Zambrano leads a raid on Campos's lab after being tipped off by Incógnito. Santo and Incógnito fight Campos's henchmen as officers arrive, but Campos abducts Elisa and escapes with her.

During the raid Campos's lab
11

Final confrontation at Campos's house

Campos holds Elisa hostage at his house, while Incógnito distracts him and Santo climbs onto the roof to infiltrate from above. Campos shoots Incógnito, and Gerardo wakes from his drugged stupor to confront him. Santo bursts in, fights Campos, Zambrano shoots Campos in the nick of time, and Campos dies apologizing to Elisa.

Final confrontation Campos's house and rooftop

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