José Ramón Larraz is a Spanish

Spain

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 director

Film director

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 of exploitation

Exploitation film

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 and horror fims such as the erotic and bloody Vampyres

Vampyres (film)

Vampyres is an erotic and bloody lesbian vampire film directed by Spanish film director José Ramón Larraz on location in England.-Plot:...

(1974).

Larraz began making films in England, then in 1976 apparently relocated his operations back to Spain. He made many different types of films, but is best known for his horror films. His last few horror films were Spanish/ American co-productions. He apparently retired from filmmaking in 1992 at age 63.

As writer and director

• Whirlpool (1970)
• Deviation (1971)
• Symptoms
  Symptoms (film)
  Symptoms is a 1974 British horror film directed by José Ramón Larraz. It was entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival. Although circulated privately through bootlegs, the original prints are missing, and was last shown on British television in 1983....
  
  (1974)
• Vampyres
  Vampyres (film)
  Vampyres is an erotic and bloody lesbian vampire film directed by Spanish film director José Ramón Larraz on location in England.-Plot:...
  
  (1975)
• The Coming of Sin (1978)
• Stigma (1980)
• Black Candles (1982)
• Rest in Pieces (1987)
• Deadly Manor (1990)

Further reading

• The book Immoral Tales: European Sex & Horror Movies 1956-1984
  Immoral Tales
  Immoral Tales is the title of a number of works:* A 1994 non-fiction book Immoral Tales: European Sex & Horror Movies 1956-1984 by Cathal Tohill and Pete Tombs* Immoral Tales , a 1974 film by Walerian Borowczyk...
  
  (1994) by Cathal Tohill and Pete Tombs dedicates a chapter to him.
• The paperback film novelisation Vampyres (FAB Press, 2001) by Tim Greaves.
• Vampyres: A Tribute to the Ultimate in Erotic Horror Cinema (1996) by Tim Greaves is devoted entirely to the making of the film, filled with interview material, reviews and a treasure trove of photos.

External links

• José Ramón Larraz:Niebla Obsesiva (1969 - 1976) Dossier (part one) - BCult by Cathal Tohill and Pete Tombs
• José Ramón Larraz: Niebla Obsesiva (1977 - 2002) Dossier (part two) - BCult by Cathal Tohill and Pete Tombs