Released: 25th March 2024. Gothic horror and lucha libre collide in The Panther Women (Las mujeres panteras), which showcases a host of Mexico's top female stars, including Elizabeth Campbell, Ariadne Welter, and Yolanda Montes aka Tongolele. The Panther Women are a witch cult who resurrect their leader by sacrificing the descendants of the family which murdered him. As the cult seeks to kill the youngest descendent, they are taken on by fearless luchadoras Loreta Venus (Welter) and the Golden Rubi (Campbell). Directed by Rene Cardona (Night of the Bloody Apes), scripted by Alfredo Salazar (The Bat Woman), and produced by Guillermo Calderon (Santo vs. the Riders of Terror), The Panther Women is an action-packed and influential classic of the cine de luchadoras.
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
2K restoration from the original negative
Original Spanish mono audio
Audio commentary with the publisher of From Parts Unknown and screenwriter of Los campeones de la lucha libre, Keith J Rainville (2024)
Let Them Fight! (2024, 15 mins): the Killer Film, el critico enmascarado (the Masked Critic), lucha libre specialist, and filmmaker behind the Monterrey female wrestlers documentary La femenil, discusses the protagonists of the film, the cine de luchadoras, and the controversial story of Mexican female wrestling
Cat Fight (2024, 24 mins): academic and Latin American horror specialist Valeria Villegas Lindvall, also known as Morena de Fuego, examines the struggle for empowerment and the subverted representation of the female characters in the film
Original theatrical trailer
Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
New and improved English translation subtitles
Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Iain Robert Smith, archival essays by Janina Möbius and Ricardo Cárdenas Pérez, an archival interview with Guillermo Calderón, and full film credits
UK premiere on Blu-ray
Limited edition of 8,000 individually numbered units for the UK and US
All extras subject to change
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