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Ron Perlman tried this, but Guillermo del Toro found his reading to be completely unusable
Story
A mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life resurfaces after four hundred years, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.. In an interview included on the Criterion edition of this movie, Ron Perlman talks about how Angel was meant to speak Spanish fluently. So, the character was changed to an expatriated American who so hates being in Mexico, that what little Spanish he speaks is deliberately spoken poorly..
Behind him, reflected in the glass of the door, is crew and equipment
When Jesús searches for Aurora after she has taken the Cronos, as he walks through two doors, he stops . [discussing why Deiter wants the Cronos] Jesus Gris: He thinks it will help him live longer. Angel de la Guardia: [laughs] That fucker does nothing but shit and piss all day, and he wants to live longer?.
Featured in Masters of Horror (2002)
Some explicit nudity was added in the US video release. While the primary American theatrical version contains a prologue and patches of dialogue in English, a secondary market version will be entirely in Spanish.. Die Schöne MüllerinFranz SchubertArreglov: Charlotte Georg (as Lee Ashley) BMIEditor: Software Music BMICortesia de Capitol Productions Music – Ole Georg.
Unbeknownst to him, inside it there is an ancient parasite that gives the gift of immortal life
Mexican antique dealer Jesus Gris, finds an ornate mechanical beetle hidden in an old statuette, that once belonged to a 16th century alchemist. Also on trail of this device is an American millionaire who has spent his life researching the writings of this alchemist and has been searching for this mythical device, he will stop at nothing to get it. Gris stumbles onto the device and after using it, soon finds his features becoming more youthful, unfortunately the price for this is a raging bloodlust.
Its also a very stylish and visually accomplished debut
Unique and at times surreal take on the Vampirism myth.