Running time: 88 minutesÂ
Aspect ratio: 1.66:1Â
Colour/B&W: B&W
Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Genre: Action & Adventure, Crime, Horror
MPAA rating: NRÂ
Studio: Powerhouse Films / Indicator
Format: Blu-ray
Region code: FREE
No. of discs: 1
Director: René Cardona
Cast: Ariadne Welter, Elizabeth Campbell, Yolanda Montes ‘Tongolele’, Eric del Castillo, Manuel ‘Loco’ Valdés
US barcode: 843501042311
Synopsis
Gothic horror and lucha libre collide in The Panther Women (Las mujeres panteras), which showcases a host of Mexico’s top female stars, including Elizabeth Campbell, Ariadne Welter, and Yolanda Montes aka Tongolele.
The Panther Women are a witch cult who resurrect their leader by sacrificing the descendants of the family which murdered him. As the cult seeks to kill the youngest descendent, they are taken on by fearless luchadoras Loreta Venus (Welter) and Golden Rubà (Campbell).
Directed by René Cardona (Night of the Bloody Apes), scripted by Alfredo Salazar (The Bat Woman), and produced by Guillermo Calderón (Santo vs. the Riders of Terror), The Panther Women is an action-packed and influential classic of the cine de luchadoras.
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
• 2K restoration from the original negative
• Original Spanish mono audioÂ
• Audio commentary with publisher of From Parts Unknown and screenwriter of Los campeones de la lucha libre, Keith J Rainville (2024)
• Let Them Fight! (2024): the Killer Film, el critico enmascarado (the Masked Critic), lucha libre specialist, and filmmaker behind the Monterrey female wrestlers’ documentary La femenil, discusses the protagonists of the film, the cine de luchadoras, and the controversial story of Mexican female wrestling
• Cat Fight (2024): academic and Latin American horror specialist Valeria Villegas Lindvall, also known as Morena de Fuego, examines the struggle for empowerment and the subverted representation of the female characters in the film
• Original theatrical trailerÂ
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
• New and improved English translation subtitlesÂ
• Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Iain Robert Smith, archival essays by Janina Möbius and Ricardo Cárdenas Pérez, an archival interview with Guillermo Calderón, and full film creditsÂ
• Limited edition of 8,000 individually numbered units for the UK and USÂ
All extras subject to change
