For years, the 1969 (released in 1970) Filipino/American coproduction known as CURSE OF THE VAMPIRES has been falsely identified as "Dugo ng Vampira" - its supposed Tagalog title.
From 1970 to this day, practically every source, printed or on line, has perpetrated the same error. With a notable exception: Internet Movie Database. IMDb gives the title : "Ibulong mo sa Hangin" as the Pinoy title of the movie. But - strangely enough, "Dugo ng Vampira" simply doesn't appear anywhere on their site.
After some research in Filipino sources, it appears that "Dugo ng Vampira" does really exist, and its date - 1969 - is the same than "Curse of the Vampires", so it could explain the continuous error. This, added to the fact that Filipino film production is so badly referenced - generally.
DUGO NG VAMPIRA, the real one, was produced by Mrs. Jos O. Vera, and directed by Jos de Villa, based on a screenplay by Danny Holmsen.
The crew: Juvy Cachola, Bert Leroy Jr., Gina Pareno, Edgar Salcedo, Rosa Mia, Charlie Davao, Tony Cayado, Nora Aunor, and Danny Tagurian.
And it was produced by Sampaguita, one of the oldest (perhaps even the oldest) Filipino movie companies. A pure Filipino movie, not at all a copro like "Curse of the Vampires".
But the REAL surprise - and the main reason of this post - is that the movie has survived, and can be ordered directly from Sampaguita, on VHS only I'm afraid, from the U-matic source still in existence !!!
From 1970 to this day, practically every source, printed or on line, has perpetrated the same error. With a notable exception: Internet Movie Database. IMDb gives the title : "Ibulong mo sa Hangin" as the Pinoy title of the movie. But - strangely enough, "Dugo ng Vampira" simply doesn't appear anywhere on their site.
After some research in Filipino sources, it appears that "Dugo ng Vampira" does really exist, and its date - 1969 - is the same than "Curse of the Vampires", so it could explain the continuous error. This, added to the fact that Filipino film production is so badly referenced - generally.
DUGO NG VAMPIRA, the real one, was produced by Mrs. Jos O. Vera, and directed by Jos de Villa, based on a screenplay by Danny Holmsen.
The crew: Juvy Cachola, Bert Leroy Jr., Gina Pareno, Edgar Salcedo, Rosa Mia, Charlie Davao, Tony Cayado, Nora Aunor, and Danny Tagurian.
And it was produced by Sampaguita, one of the oldest (perhaps even the oldest) Filipino movie companies. A pure Filipino movie, not at all a copro like "Curse of the Vampires".
But the REAL surprise - and the main reason of this post - is that the movie has survived, and can be ordered directly from Sampaguita, on VHS only I'm afraid, from the U-matic source still in existence !!!
