I feel that cinema should be like a box of surprises, like a magic box. And in that world, anything is allowed to enter, as long as it’s always treated with a spirit of “Pop!”. ..I think cinema should be like magic, a surprise, that’s all.

Jesús Franco

Jesús “Jess” Franco, the doyen of B-movies,  who directed more than 180 films, many starring his lifelong companion Lina Romay, passed away at the age of 82 on 2 April 2013 in Málaga, Spain.
He had been working on what was to be his final feature film, Al Pereira vs the Alligator Women at the time of his passing.

R.I.P.