Viva la Muerte (English: Long Live Death) is a 1971 internationally-produced drama film shot in Algeria, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Brazil, Philippines, Morocco and Tunisia and directed by Fernando Arrabal.

[2] Viva la Muerte takes place at the end of the Spanish Civil War, telling the story of Fando, a young boy whose father was turned in to authorities as a suspected communist by his Falange-sympathizing mother.

The opening credits sequence features drawings by artist, actor and novelist Roland Topor.

Allmovie gave Viva la Muerte four stars, remarking that the film's extreme visuals would make it "not for the faint of heart".

[3] The New York Times gave the film a mostly positive review, stating that while it was "no perfect movie, it seems to me inescapably a major work.