Summaries

Four beautiful women move to an old house, inherited by the aunt of one of them, and witness strange things.

When four women move into an old house left by one woman's aunt, strange things begin to happen. Bizarre voices, visions of ghosts, and mysterious noises lead them to discover the darkest powers of evil and a horror and agony beyond terror.—Ørnås

In Mexico, the young Ofelia Escudero shares an apartment and expenses with her friends, the librarian Aurora; the newcomer Marta, who is an unemployed model and actress; and the divorced Pilar. Out of the blue, a lawyer summons Ofelia to tell her that she has inherited a large real estate with an old house from her Aunt Susana that Ofelia met once, since she is the last relative alive from her family. In her will, Aunt Susana begs only that Ofelia takes care of her beloved black cat Bequer. She moves to the house with her friends, where they meet the old housekeeper Sofia, who lived her entire life in the house, and Bequer. Ofelia befriends Sofia, and treats Bequer, but her friends hate them both. Unexpectedly Bequer vanishes and one night, Ofelia is returning home with her fiancée Roberto, her friends show her that Bequer was locked in the attic and has died of starvation. Sofia and Roberto bury the animal and soon strange and tragic things happen in the house.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • violence
  • supernatural power
  • supernatural horror
  • dead animal
  • death of pet cat
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Horror
Release date Dec 24, 1975
Countries of origin Mexico
Language Spanish
Filming locations Pedregal de San Angel, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Production companies Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica (CONACINE) Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica (STPC)

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 42m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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