Doña Lupe: An Early, Short Horror Film by Guillermo del Toro (1985)

Long before Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), Blade II (2002), and Hell­boy (2004), the Mex­i­can-born direc­tor Guiller­mo del Toro shot Doña Lupe. Del Toro made the short film in 1985, when he was only 19 years old. Accord­ing to one review­er, the film “feels like the work of an ama­teur artist get­ting to grips with his craft.” The film is in Span­ish. Cur­rent­ly, sub­ti­tles are unavail­able. You can find Doña Lupe list­ed in our col­lec­tion, 4,000+ Free Movies Online: Great Clas­sics, Indies, Noir, West­erns, Doc­u­men­taries & More.

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