Presented by Cinema Mentiré & Category H at the Rio Cinema — Friday 7 November, from 9PM
This Friday, 7 November, Cinema Mentiré and Category H join forces for the first time to bring a sexy and spooky Latin American horror double bill to London's iconic Rio Cinema: nunsploitation shocker Satánico Pandemonium (1975) and Argentinian sexploitation fever dream Embrujada (1976), starring the legendary Isabel "Coca" Sarli.
Why is it that when a woman crosses paths with Evil, she always ends up a lesbian, a pervert, and flashing her body at every opportunity? Latin American cult cinema has long shown that so-called "pure" women bound by repression are ripe for corruption, and these two films take that to delirious extremes.
Let's reclaim the body and desire in this very sexy evening. These two feverish gems, where forest and jungle become haunted landscapes of lust and damnation, will leave you breathless. Hold on tight, say your prayers (or don't)… they're coming for you, and they're very, very horny.
Costumes encouraged - come dressed to sin.
Friday 7 November
Rio Cinema, 107 Kingsland High Street, London E8 2PB
Double bill tickets: £15
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9:00 PM — Satánico Pandemonium (The Sexorcist)
Dir. Gilberto Martínez Solares | Mexico | 1975 | 87 min
From Bride of Christ to Slave of Satan! This legendary piece of Mexican nunsploitation follows Sister María, a devout bride of Christ whose chance encounter with the Devil unleashes a spiral of lust, blasphemy, and blood. Her desires spread through the convent like wildfire, leaving nothing sacred untouched.
Dripping with surreal eroticism and violent delirium, Solares' film delivers unforgettable imagery, hypnotic cinematography, and a riot of colour that makes its sacrilegious spectacle impossible to forget.
11:00 PM — Embrujada (Bewitched)
Dir. Armando Bó | Argentina | 1976 | 79 min
Ansisé, a woman consumed by her longing for motherhood, finds herself trapped in a loveless marriage to a wealthy timber magnate. Desperate and defiant, she seeks intimacy elsewhere - but after a fateful swim in a river haunted by the Pombero, a spirit from Guaraní folklore, her desire takes a dark and supernatural turn.
Directed by the legendary Armando Bó and starring his muse, sexploitation icon and John Waters' idol Isabel "Coca" Sarli, Embrujada sits at the intoxicating intersection of folklore, eroticism, and horror. This is a rare chance to experience Sarli's magnetic presence on the big screen.
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