Born in Madrid in 1946, Marisa Paredes made her mark in the Spanish film industry with a career that spans decades. She appears in Cake of Blood (1971), a prime example of Spanish horror that blends the macabre with surreal elements, and A Dog Called... Vengeance (1977), where she navigates the gritty underbelly of revenge and betrayal. Paredes' performances bring a unique intensity to these cult classics, solidifying her place in the realm of exploitation and genre cinema.
Cake of Blood
eleased under the shadow of the Franco regime and laced with political allegory, CAKE OF BLOOD is a Spanish horror anthology bursting with Gothic atmosphere and grotesqueries galore. Across its four terrifying tales from different directors, the film explores themes of fanaticism, power dynamics, and religious critique through everything from ghosts to ancient Celtic vampires. With its textured storytelling and gorgeous cinematography, horror anthologies are rarely stronger than CAKE OF BLOOD.
