El cuerpazo del delito – VCI Entertainment (Blu-ray)

Theatrical Release Date: Mexico, 1971
Directors: René Cardona Jr., Rafael Baledón, Sergio Véjar
Writers: Rafael Baledón, Mauricio Kleiff, Sergio Magaña Hidalgo, Adolfo Torres Portillo, Sergio Véjar, Raúl Zenteno
Cast: Silvia Pinal, Enrique Rambal, Mauricio Garcés, Angélica María, José Gálvez, Elsa Aguirre, Fernando Luján, Roberto Cañedo

Release Date: January 20th, 2026
Approximate Running Time: 114 Minutes 17 Seconds
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Widescreen / 1080 Progressive / MPEG-4 AVC
Rating: NR
Sound: LPCM Mono Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH
Region Coding: Region Free
Retail Price: $19.95

"Featuring Silvia Pinal, Elsa Aguirre, Mauricio Garcés, and Chespirito, this trio of sexy, satirical tales showcases the golden age of Mexican cinema.

1. The insatiable. Indalecio, a professor of morals, husband of Enriqueta, and father of eight children and another on the way, is intrigued because his neighbor Magda receives many men in her house, makes them undress, and burns one of them with a cigarette.

2. The Rebel. The young Angélica, furious because her father, the millionaire G.P.'s heavy pranks prevent her from having a boyfriend, is kidnapped by a gang led by Dandy and also composed of Dedos, Gordo, Pípila, and Goliat.

3. The seductress. Chuchette exploits men to obtain the money that allows her and her friend Julia, a frontón player, to go to Europe. As Julia always wins her matches, Chuchette bets on her favor and increases her capital." - synopsis provided by the distributor

Video: 2.5/5

Here’s the information provided about this release's transfer, "A major 4k restoration!"

El cuerpazo del delito comes on a 25 GB single layer Blu-ray.

Disc Size: 22.5 GB

Feature: 20.6 GB

Despite claims sourced from a 4K restoration, the result is often underwhelming. Flesh tones and colors are inconsistent; image clarity and black levels are not always convincing, and there do appear to be some issues related to digital noise reduction.

Audio: 2.5/5

This release comes with one audio option, a LPCM mono mix in Spanish with removable English SDH. Although the audio lacks depth, dialogue comes through clearly enough to follow.

Extras:

Extras for this release include a featurette about El cuerpazo del delito (3 minutes 38 seconds, Dolby Digital English with removable English subtitles, Dolby Digital mono Spanish with removable English subtitles) and a featurette titled The Comedy of Chespirito (51 seconds, Dolby Digital English with removable English subtitles, Dolby Digital mono Spanish with removable English subtitles).

Also, the menu is bilingual, English and Spanish.

Summary:

El cuerpazo del delito is a comedy anthology film whose three stories bear many similarities to Commedia all'italiana.

The first story, titled The Insatiable, revolves around a peeping tom with binoculars who watches his neighbor across the way, who has many men coming and going from her apartment.

René Cardona Jr. directed The Insatiable. He’s known for The Treasure of Montezuma, Night of 1000 Cats, Tintorera: Killer Shark, and Cyclone.

What begins as a story wrapped up in the male gaze evolves into a textbook example of misdirection. For most of this story's duration, all the information offered to the viewer comes from the peeping tom’s viewpoint. Day after day he spends his time in his bathroom watching a woman across the way with his binoculars, and one day he ventures outside and follows her around. When he finally tries to talk to her, she quickly shows no interest and moves on to other men, which infuriates him. As mentioned before, everything builds to a big reveal finale, which also delivers this story's funniest moment.

The second story, titled The Rebel, revolves around the daughter of an Alfurnet prankster who is kidnapped and held for ransom.

Rafael Baledón directed The Rebel. He’s known for The Curse of the Crying Woman, The Man and the Monster, and A Bullet for Billy the Kid.

A notorious prankster father constantly interrupts his young daughter's attempt at letting loose and having fun. Things take a dramatic turn when four men abduct the daughter while she’s bathing. Now a prisoner, she still believes that what’s happening is another one of her father’s pranks. When it becomes clear it's not a prank, she joins forces with her kidnappers and turns the table on her father. The narrative does an excellent job building to another twist finale where a bomb explodes with the ransom money.

The third story, titled The Seductress, revolves around a woman who seduces men and gets them to give her money that she and her friend will use to travel around Europe.

A seductive woman uses her more than ample assets to lure men and get them to give her money. Although it looks like the story is moving in one direction, there are a few moments of misdirection in its final moments that serve up a perfect coda. Out of the three stories, it's easily the weakest one, despite its solid finale.

Each story is anchored by a strong female performance. In The Insatiable, Silvia Pinal (Viridiana) takes on two distinctly different roles: the sexy next-door neighbor and the peeping tom’s frumpy wife. Angélica María in The Rebel portrays the rebellious daughter who's had enough of her father's malicious behavior. Elsa Aguirre portrays the seductive woman in the third story. That said, one cannot fault any of the performances, all of which are very enjoyable. Ultimately, El cuerpazo del delito is a collection of three entertaining stories rooted in deception.

El cuerpazo del delito gets an underwhelming audio/video presentation from VCI Entertainment.

Written by Michael Den Boer