Mauro Ribera is an actor known for his role in Black Candles (1982), a film that embodies the erotic horror genre of its time. Set against a backdrop of supernatural intrigue, Ribera's performance adds a layer of complexity to the narrative, showcasing the film's exploration of taboo themes. His contribution to this cult classic highlights the unique blend of horror and eroticism that defines the era, making him a notable figure within the realm of exploitation cinema.
Black Candles
Writer/director Jose Ramon Larraz, who previously gave us the intensely erotic classic "Vampyres," delivers a tremendously tasty'n'trashy cinematic brew of raunchy sexuality and twisted perversity: we've got voyeurism, masturbation, lesbianism, plenty of copulation, sodomy and even bestiality (one gorgeous lady cult member makes love to a black billy goat!). The spooky ooga-booga throbbing rock score by Cam and Juan Marine's rough, grainy cinematography further enhance the deliciously lurid hothouse atmosphere of depraved desires and unbridled carnal passions. Line, who was 50 when she acted in this picture, looks absolutely smashing in the buff and performs her sex scenes with sizzling abandon. In the movie's nastiest scene a pathetic fat guy has a sword shoved into his anus (ouch!). Raw and ribald, this racy number sizes up as a good deal of scuzzy Eurosleaze soft-core horror exploitation fun.
