Dracula (Spanish Version)
Spanish Dracula DVD cover
Directed by	Eduardo Arozamena
Produced by	Paul Kohner Carl Laemmle Jr.
Written by	Novel: Bram Stoker Stage Play: Hamilton Deane John L. Balderston Screenplay: Baltasar Fernández Cué
Starring	Carlos Villarías Lupita Tovar Barry Norton Pablo Álvarez Rubio Eduardo Arozamena
Cinematography	George Robinson
Editing by	Arthur Tavares (as Arturo Tavares)
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Running time	104 min
Language	Spanish
IMDb profile

Dracula is a spanish-language version of the more famous Tod Browning directed Dracula starring Bela Lugosi. Paul Kohner (born 29 May 1902 in Teplitz-Schoenau (Teplice), died 16 March 1988 in Los Angeles, California). ... Carl Laemmle Jr. ... Abraham Bram Stoker (November 8, 1847–April 20, 1912) was an Irish writer, best remembered as the author of the influential horror novel Dracula. ... American screenwriter John L. Balderston (1889 - 1954) specialised in writing plays and horror and fantasy scripts for movies. ... Lupita Tovar (born July 27, 1911 in Oaxaca) is a Mexican-born actress, best known for her starring role in the 1931 Spanish-language version of Dracula. ... George Augustus Robinson always wore a wig. ... Universal Pictures is the main motion picture production/distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal. ... Charles Albert Browning, Jr. ... Dracula is a 1931 horror film produced by Universal Pictures Co. ... Bela Lugosi as Dracula United States stamp. ...

It the early days of sound, it was common for Hollywood studios to produce foreign language versions of their films (usually in French, Spanish and German) using the same sets, costumes and etc. Unfortunately, most of these foreign language versions no longer exist. The Spanish version of Dracula is an exception. The Spanish language version of Drácula was made by director George Melford who simultaneously filmed the movie using the same sets at night. Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, and the name of its most famous character, the vampire Count Dracula. ... This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... George Melford, 1920 George H. Melford (February 19, 1877 – April 25, 1961) was an American stage and film actor and film director. ...

In recent years this version has become more highly praised by some than the English language version. The Spanish crew had the advantage of watching the Dailies from the English crew's version when they came in for the evening. They would work out better camera angles and more effective use of lighting. As a result, this version's supporters consider it to be much more artistically effective. The Spanish semiologist Roman Gubern considers that the longer duration allows better development of the plot in spite of the shorted shooting time and smaller budget. Dailies refers to the raw, unedited footage shot during the making of a motion picture. ...

The Spanish version was included as a bonus feature on the Classic Monster Collection DVD in 1999, the Legacy Collection DVD in 2004 and the 75th Anniversary Edition DVD set in 2006.

Cast

• Carlos Villarías (as Carlos Villar) as Count Dracula
• Lupita Tovar as Eva
• Barry Norton as Juan Harker
• Pablo Álvarez Rubio as Renfield
• Eduardo Arozamena as Abraham Van Helsing
• José Soriano Viosca as Dr. Seward
• Carmen Guerrero as Lucia
• Amelia Senisterra as Marta
• Manuel Arbó as Martin
• Geraldine Dvorak as Bride
• Cornelia Thaw as Bride
• Dorothy Tree as Bride

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Plot Summary

Renfield, a solicitor, makes a journey into Transylvania via stagecoach. He mentions his destination, Castle Dracula, to the locals who react with alarm. They tell him Count Dracula is a vampire and when he doesn't believe them, one insists he wear a cross. When he arrives at the Castle, the Count bids him welcome. After drinking drugged wine, Renfield drops the cross and is bitten. Map of Romania with Transylvania in yellow Transylvania (Romanian: or Transilvania; Hungarian: ; German: ; Serbian: / Transilvanija or Ердељ / Erdelj) is a historical region in central and western Romania. ... Alternate meaning: Dracula (orchid genus) Dracula is a fictional character, arguably the most famous vampire in fiction. ... Philip Burne-Jones, The Vampire, 1897 This article deals with vampires in folklore and legends. ...

Aboard ship, a now-enslaved Renfield laughs menaically below as Dracula picks off the crew one by one. When the ship reaches England, he is the only living person found. Italian ship-rigged vessel Amerigo Vespucci in New York Harbor, 1976 A ship is a large, sea-going watercraft. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ...

Carlos Villarias as Drácula and Pablo Álvarez Rubio as Renfield in the Spanish version of Dracula

Dracula meets Dr. Seward and his family at the Opera. Lucia is completely fascinated by him and that night becomes his victim. Professor Van Helsing is called in, and he recognizes the danger for what it is. He also realizes that Dr. Seward's patient Renfield is somehow tied up in events. But soon after meeting the Doctor's new neighbor, Dracula, he figures out who is a vampire--based on the fact Dracula casts no reflection in the mirror. Not a moment too soon, because by now Seward's daughter Eva is falling under his spell. To her horror, she feels increasingly weak and also increasingly wild--at one point attacking her fiancee Juan. Image File history File links Villarias_Dracula. ... The Teatro alla Scala in Milan. ...

With Seward's and Harker's help, Van Helsing seeks to trap Dracula but he outwits them and escapes with Eva by seizing control of a nurse's mind. They follow Renfield into Carfax Abbey--an act which ends with Dracula killing his slave by strangulation then tossing him from a tall staircase. Deep in the catacombs under Carfax, they find Dracula asleep and Eva, still alive. Van Helsing drives a stake through the vampire's heart.

Deviations from the novel

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• The setting is shifted to circa 1930.
• Renfield goes to Transylvania and is victimized. He is found, insane, aboard the Demeter.
• Dracula does not "youthen."
• The characters of Arthur Holmwood and Quincey Morris are omitted.
• Dr. Seward is Eva's father, not Lucy's suitor. Lucy is his ward.
• Dracula does not have multiple coffins. He can only change into a bat, not a wolf.
• Dracula must sleep by day.
• Dracula is killed by Van Helsing, with a wooden stake.

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Differences with the English Version

• At the Borgo Pass, the coach driver from the castle (who is Dracula, in disguise) actually has his face covered.
• Renfield cuts his finger with a breadknife, not a paper clip.
• The Brides bite Renfield, rather than Dracula himself.
• The plotline of whatever happened to Lucia is resolved. Van Helsing destroys her.
• Eva's costume is far more revealing than was Helen Chandler's were.
• When Renfield is in Carfax Abbey, he carried a torch rather than a lamp. His death is more violent is this version as well.
• In general there is a great deal more camera movement and atmospheric lighting.

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Trivia

• Two years after this film was made, Lupita Tovar married the producer Paul Kohner.
• According to the book Hollywood Gothic, only Carlos Villarías in the cast was allowed to watch "dailies" from the English language version. He was encouraged to be as Lugosi-like as possible.

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References

• David J. Skal (2004). Hollywood Gothic : The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to Screen ISBN 0-571-21158-5

External Links

• Online Review of "Spanish Dracula"
• Article about the film