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Santa Sangre

Santa Sangre

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Santa Sangre

"Forget Everything You Have Ever Seen..."

1989

2h 2m

7.2(513 votes)

Horror

Drama

Thriller

Overview

A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless, cult leader mother, and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name.

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10 featured cast members

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Axel Jodorowsky

Axel Jodorowsky

Fenix

Blanca Guerra

Blanca Guerra

Concha

Guy Stockwell

Guy Stockwell

Orgo

Thelma Tixou

Thelma Tixou

The Tattooed Woman

Sabrina Dennison

Sabrina Dennison

Alma

Adan Jodorowsky

Adan Jodorowsky

Young Fenix

Faviola Elenka Tapia

Young Alma

Teo Jodorowsky

Teo Jodorowsky

Pimp

Jesús Juárez

Aladin

Gloria Contreras

Rubi

Creative team

Directed by: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Written by: Claudio Argento
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Produced by: Claudio Argento

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