Dracula vs. Coffin Joe Roast off

[raycastile]

When an interfering doctor tries to reveal Dracula's secrets, the Count swats a box out of his hand and excuses himself from the room.  The doctor ultimately defeats Dracula.  When a meddling doctor tries to expose Coffin Joe, Zé gouges out his eyes and sets him on fire.  The doctor crackles as Zé smokes his pipe.

[Nicole]

I might be mistaken, but it looks like Mojica is throwing his support with the Dracula camp!

Sure enough, Ray...

[SpankRamen]

What could all of this mean? 

[Nicole]

And there they are again.

[SpankRamen]

Mojica really is a short dude! To look at him in the movies, he seems a bit taller. I guess it's the way he carries himself.

[Nicole]

Mojica really is a short dude! To look at him in the movies, he seems a bit taller. I guess it's the way he carries himself.

Actually, Mr. Lee is just really tall. He's about 6' 5", while Mr. Mojica is 5' 6 1/2".

[SpankRamen]

Actually, Mr. Lee is just really tall.

You know, I didn't even take Christopher Lee into consideration. I guess next to him, nearly anyone would look short!

[Nicole]

Yeah, if you know the story, Mr. Mojica's and Lee's meeting was a bit of an awkward one, so I'm happy that we have photos of these two together. I think, just the fact that Mr. Mojica was making it to these festivals, shows how popular his character was outside of Brazil, even back then.

[SpankRamen]

Especially in Europe! Still, I wish Brazil would show him some respect. It's cool that he has a loyal cult following & all, but he deserves so much more than that. If he was an American filmmaker, he'd probably have a house in the hills somewhere.

[raycastile]

Actually, Mr. Lee is just really tall. He's about 6' 5", while Mr. Mojica is 5' 6 1/2".

I'm about 5' 5" or 5' 6".  Mojica and I stood eye to eye.  That's why they had me be his stand-in on my final day.  I finally got to wear the hat!

[raycastile]

I don't know this story.  Where did you hear it?  It seems a lot of people have had awkward meetings with Lee.  If I met Lee and he turned out to be warm and gregarious, I'd be kind of disappointed.  He's an austere fuddy duddy, and that's the way it ought to be.

Yeah, if you know the story, Mr. Mojica's and Lee's meeting was a bit of an awkward one, so I'm happy that we have photos of these two together. I think, just the fact that Mr. Mojica was making it to these festivals, shows how popular his character was outside of Brazil, even back then.

[SpankRamen]

I'm 5'5 so I'd be eye to eye with him also. I doubt that I'll ever find out for sure.

[Nicole]

I don't know this story.  Where did you hear it?  It seems a lot of people have had awkward meetings with Lee.  If I met Lee and he turned out to be warm and gregarious, I'd be kind of disappointed.  He's an austere fuddy duddy, and that's the way it ought to be.

I read that story in part of an online interview with Mr. Mojica. Here's the address of the site, if you're interested:
www.mundosimio.com/mat_ler.asp?mat_ID=145
The page appears to be down now, so you'll have to use the Internet Archive to view it.

Edit: In case you guys don't feel like going to all that trouble, here's my translation of that part of the interview, below:

Mojica- It was a publicity coup that I had made in my interview, how you say...interviews for everyone there. ["Everyone get in a group", said someone] and Christopher Lee was in this group. My entrepreneur and journalist, who was also in the group said, "Mojica, they have a vacant seat there, go and get your hat and cape and sit beside the man." And so there I went and sat next to him, but I did not know that the man would frighten (laughter). He greeted me, and then he began to speak, but he kept looking at my fingernails. So he asked for a translator, to come explain what this was. And the translator explained who I was to him. Then he talked about the fingernails, which were all curled up. And then, when the translator told him that the fingernails were real, the man was half scared. He took some pictures there, but he was...and only later did he return to normal. Afterward, he confessed that he was scared, and he asked if I needed him for this or that... because he had never seen this. And he made one fool of himself...

[Nicole]

And Ray, that's very cool that you got to wear the hat. It's just incredible how much you look like Mr. Mojica from his younger days. You could very well be his long-lost son!

[SpankRamen]

I guess his nails have that effect on a lot of people!
I probably would've been in complete awe.