We are thrilled to have been named Best DVD Company at the 5th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards. As well, both The Black Pit of Dr. M and The Vampire Collection were nominated for Best Classic DVD.

From their official press release: "CasaNegra, which has released several legendary Mexican horror films, including THE VAMPIRE and THE VAMPIRE'S COFFIN, was named Best DVD Company, an indication that voters are eager for more of the Mexican film industry's vintage films."

For more information about the other winners and the Rondo's please visit them at their official site here.

We share with you video of Film Archivist, Mexican Horror Historian and all around Film Lover, David Del Valle and his wonderful exhibition called "Haunted Hacienda, The Art of the Mexican Horror Film" which was held at the Darkroom in Los Angeles.

Below is a link to a video featuring David and his artwork. A must see for any Mexi-Horror fan.

It's great to see people like David celebrating the Mexi-Horror Film movement! Thanks and cheers to you, David!

Well, sort of...

On Oct. 7th CasaNegra Entertainment helped kick off the 10th Annual LALIFF Festival in Los Angeles with a wonderful midnight screening of our restored DVD version of El Vampiro at the Egyptian Theater. Guests included Hollywood actor and LALIFF supporter, Edward James Olmos, the goth Metal band "Vampiro", numerous folks from the LALIFF administrative team and over 100 guests.

This marks the first ever official theater screening of a restored ABSA Cinemagrafíco feature film!

SPECIAL THANKS:

We owe a very special thank you to Cristina Salazar Castro who worked so hard to put the event together. She did a fabulous job. Way to go Cristina and Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for all your amazing help.

We thought we would share a message we received from actor Gastón Santos who appeared in numerous ABSA Horror films in the 1950s and 60's. Despite being out of the Mexican movie industry for forty years we were able to locate him and asked him for an interview for our upcoming release of the "The Living Coffin" on DVD. Gastón is now in his late seventies and living on a Horse Ranch in Mexico.

This was his reply;

Although I starred in 11 Mexican films, I am not a movie person. I was asked to do movie roles as result of popularity I achieved as a Rejoneador (equestrian bullfighter). To everyone's surprise, (mine primarily) these films were a great financial success. Although I did not enjoy the work and I loathed putting my Bullfighting activity on hold for the duration of the film shoots because loosing my edge was of great concern. As was the fact I made a lot more money bullfighting. The film companies made me a financial offer I could not refuse, and kept doubling the amount each time, but after 11 movies I had enough and I never again stoped my bullfighting career. I fought 1348 bullfights over 30 years, a long career and I killed over 3000 bulls, suffered 11 gorings, became very wealthy and I retired and lived happily ever after. My son, Gastón, also a bullfighter is Mexico's rising star in this art.

sincerely;

Gastón Santos