The film was released in Cuba in 1931 and for a long time was a forgotten film, only mentioned briefly by some horror film historians in the 1960s and 1970s. The received greater attention after a screening at the Museum of Modern Art in 1978 which led to a popular home video release on VHS in 1992. Critical reception to this film often compared the two version of "Dracula" with some critics weighing the pros and cons of both films based on the explicitness of the Spanish version with its costumes and scenes, the film's length, and the performance of Carlos Villarías as Count Dracula.