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Vampires in Havana (1985)

Vampires in Havana poster
Original title
¡Vampiros en La Habana!
Directed by
Juan Padrón
Genre
musical play, comedy, satire, comedy film, horror film, comedy horror
Country
West Germany, Cuba, Germany, Spain
Runtime
1h 09m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 48 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A Cuban musician in 1930s Havana does not know he is a daywalking vampire and the grandson of Count Dracula. He becomes the target of an American crime syndicate and a group of European vampires who are both hunting him.

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What happens

Vampires in Havana (Spanish: ¡Vampiros en La Habana!) is a 1985 Cuban Spanish-language adult animated comedy horror film directed by Juan Padrón and features trumpet performances by Arturo Sandoval. It is an international co-production of Cuba, Spain and West Germany. The film is set in Havana during the 1930s. A local musician and aspiring terrorist in Cuba is unaware of his actual nature as a day walking vampire. He is apparently Count Dracula's grandson, and has served as an unwilling test subject for the experiments of one of Dracula's sons. The musician finds himself targeted by both an American crime syndicate from Chicago, and by a multinational group of European vampires. He desperately tries to escape their manhunt. A sequel to the film, called Más vampiros en La Habana (English title: More Vampires in Havana!), was released in 2003. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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