Pure Blood (Pura sangre)

A wealthy elderly man resorts to stealing blood to survive his illness. Starring Carlos Mayolo, the film follows the sick man’s employees as they hunt and haunt the town, which lives in fear of a vampire. The story explores local anxieties and phobias, engaging with the vampire myth while reflecting on the sinister and the macabre. Pura Sangre also offers a critique of class divisions in Colombian society and the exploitation of others by those in power.

Cosponsored by the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program.

Part of our "Colombian Tropical Gothic" series. In Spanish with English subtitles. Courtesy of Zone A and Proimagenes Colombia.