›La mujer murciélago‹, MX 1968, Direction: René Cardona
Copyright: Invisible Women
La mujer murciélago
Kinemathek – Hall
‘La mujer murciélago’ (The Batwoman) is a deliriously fun dive into 1960s Mexican pulp, where lucha libre (Mexican-style wrestling), mad science and superhero antics collide. Set in sun-soaked Acapulco, Maura Monti stars as Batwoman: she is a wrestler, spy, coral diver, and all-round icon in a cape, hood, and bikini. She takes on a dangerous scientist, who abducts luchadores (wrestlers) for experiments to create fish people. Packed with action, camp, and charm, this is peak Batlady: fearless, resourceful, and stylishly smashing the patriarchy one roundhouse kick at a time.
MX 1968, René Cardona, 81 min, OV with ENG subtitles
Introduction: Camilla Baier & Rachel Ponger (Invisible Women)
In English
| Tickets | €10 (€7 reduced) |
| When | Thu 23.10.25, 20:30 |
| Where |
Kinemathek – Hall |
Zusatzinfos im Slider
Film details
Film data
D: René Cardona
SP: Alfredo Salazar
DoP: Augustín Jiménez
E: Jorge Bustos
M: Antonio Diaz Conde
C: Maura Monti, Roberto Cañedo, Hector Godoy, David Silva, Crox Alvarado, Armando Silvestre
P: Cinematográfica Calderón
Prod.: Guillermo Calderón
Original format: 35 mm, color
Screening print: 4K DCP, 81 min
Restoration info
The restoration was made from the original 35mm camera negative and optical soundtrack. The project was completed in 2019 by Permanencia Voluntaria in collaboration with Academy Film Archive, Paso del Norte and Cinema Preservation Alliance and supervised by Viviana Garcia Besné.
Camilla Baier
is a German-Brazilian programmer, curator and researcher based in Edinburgh. Her work often centers on feminist and archival cinema, with a focus on Latin American film. She previously worked in contemporary art spaces in Mexico and has more recently curated programs for the Goethe-Institut and SXSW London. She is currently a Program Advisor for the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), advising on festival strategy for international releases. She is also co-founder of the activist feminist film collective Invisible Women.
Rachel Ponger
is a curator, writer and editor. As a program advisor, she has worked for festivals including Sheffield DocFest, BFI London Film Festival, Alchemy Film & Arts and Aesthetica Short Film Festival. Her writing on film and visual art has been published by outlets such as ‘Sight and Sound’, ‘Documentary Magazine’, ‘Art Monthly’, ‘The Guardian’, ‘Art Review’ and BBC Culture, and she is the co-editor of the online journal ‘Cinema of Commoning’. She is also co-founder of the activist feminist film collective Invisible Women.