Nacho Libre
Brief Synopsis
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Nacho is a man without skills. After growing up in a Mexican monastery, he is now a grown man and the monastery's cook, but doesn't seem to fit in. Nacho cares deeply for the orphans he feeds, but his food is terrible--mostly, if you ask him, a result of his terrible ingredients. He realizes he must hatch a plan to make money to buy better food for "the young orphans, who have nothing" (and if in doing so Nacho can impress the lovely Sister Encarnacion, that would be a big plus). When Nacho is struck by the idea to earn money as a Lucha Libre wrestler, he finds that he has a natural, raw talent for wrestling. As he teams with his rail-thin, unconventional partner, Esqueleto (the Skeleton), Nacho feels for the first time in his life that he has something to fight for and a place where he belongs. As Lucha is strictly forbidden by the church elders at the monastery, Nacho is forced to lead a double life. Disguised by a sky blue mask, Nacho conceals his true identity as he takes on Mexico's most famous wrestlers and takes on a hilarious quest to make life a little sweeter at the orphanage.
Cast & Crew
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Jared Hess
Director
Jack Black
Ana De La Reguera
Hector Jimenez
Darius Rose
Troy Gentile
Film Details
Also Known As
Untitled (Nickelodeon/Jack Black Project)
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Sports
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Art In Motion - Mexico, S.A. De C.V.; Axiom Designed Communications; Black & White Production; Cletus Catering; Delatex.Com; Deluxe Australia; Efilm; Illusion Arts, Inc.; Nickelodeon Movies; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Panavision, Ltd.; Paramount Pictures; Paramount Pictures Scoring Stage M; Reel Team; Revolution 435 D&C; Ricardo Cabrera; Thomas Dale & Associates; Todd-Ao; Tratafilms Sa
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures; Paramount Home Media; Paramount Pictures; Ro Image 2000; Sam Film; United International Pictures; Universal Pictures International
Location
Oaxaca, Mexico; Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 31m
Synopsis
Nacho is a man without skills. After growing up in a Mexican monastery, he is now a grown man and the monastery's cook, but doesn't seem to fit in. Nacho cares deeply for the orphans he feeds, but his food is terrible--mostly, if you ask him, a result of his terrible ingredients. He realizes he must hatch a plan to make money to buy better food for "the young orphans, who have nothing" (and if in doing so Nacho can impress the lovely Sister Encarnacion, that would be a big plus). When Nacho is struck by the idea to earn money as a Lucha Libre wrestler, he finds that he has a natural, raw talent for wrestling. As he teams with his rail-thin, unconventional partner, Esqueleto (the Skeleton), Nacho feels for the first time in his life that he has something to fight for and a place where he belongs. As Lucha is strictly forbidden by the church elders at the monastery, Nacho is forced to lead a double life. Disguised by a sky blue mask, Nacho conceals his true identity as he takes on Mexico's most famous wrestlers and takes on a hilarious quest to make life a little sweeter at the orphanage.
Director
Jared Hess
Director
Cast
Jack Black
Ana De La Reguera
Hector Jimenez
Darius Rose
Troy Gentile
Moises Arias
Lauro Chartrand
Carla Jimenez
Richard Montoya
Diego Eduardo Gomez
Carlos Maycotte
Cesar Gonzalez
Peter Stormare
Rafael Montalvo
Julio Sandoval
Ventura Lahoz
Felipe Jesus Hernandez
Enrique Munoz
Augusta Rey
Ricardo Castillo
Donald Chambers
Julio Escalero
Armando Gaytan
Rafael Gonzalez Lopez
Antonio Salazar Gomez
Albert M Madrid
Filiberto Estrella Calderon
Gerson Virgen Lopez
Leobardo Magadan
Jorge Valdez Garcia
Craig Williams
Brett Chan
Mike Ching
Abelardo Hernandez
Emiliano Quiroga
Luis Garcia Rendon
Armando Tapia
Carlos Cesar Caballero
Feliciano Ramos Mendoza
Carlos Acosta Barroso
Ignacio Gonzalez Camarena
Alfonso Ramirez
Miguel Angel Bonequi Trujillo
Aaron Yamir Ramirez Esobar
Rodolfo Garcia Merino
Maria Gonzalez
Rene Campero
Lisa Owen
Cristobal Puente
Zenaido Avendano
Rosenda Hernandez
Joaquin Luis Jimenez
Ismael Garcia Y Su Trio
Dominick Kurek
Esteban Mejia
Lead Person
Pia Ana Corti Velaquez
Lead Person
Crew
Rakefet Abergel
Casting Associate
Mucho Macho Acapulco
Song Performer
Ma Dolores Acosta
Accountant
Rafael Acosta
Song
Keith Adams
Stunts
Guadalupe Aguirre
Auditor
Juan Aguirre
Auditor
Valente Alanis
Animal Trainer
Ron Allen
Song
Ron Allen
Song Performer
Robert Althoff
Rerecording
Ramon Lopez Alvarado
Song
Carlos Alvarez
Production Designer
Edgar Ambriz
Rigging Electrician
Luis Ambriz
Special Effects Assistant
Pete Anthony
Music Conductor
Alfredo Antonio
Special Effects Assistant
Gerardo Arellano
Auditor
Omar Arias
Location Manager
Omar Israel Ayala De La Pena
Stunts
Sara Bachelder
Casting
Melissa V Barnes
Assistant Director
Bob Baron
Adr Mixer
Jorge Farfan Barros
Special Effects Supervisor
Jose Barros
Song
Steve Bartek
Music
Renan Bendersky
Assistant Director
Guillermo Bermudez
Boom Operator
Ruth Bermudo
Makeup Artist
Miguel Betancourt
Video Assist/Playback
Jack Black
Song
Jack Black
Producer
Jack Black
Song Performer
Jose Blasco
Animal Trainer
Julian Bratolyubov
Music Coordinator
Julian Bucio
Stunt Coordinator
Willebaldo Bucio
Stunts
Pablo Buelna
Unit Manager
Anadia Buenrostro
Hair Stylist
Charles R Bunn
Assistant Editor
Ricardo Cabrera
Cable Operator
Emmanuel Cabare Cadena
Unit Manager Assistant
Victor Camacho
Video
Raul Farias Campos
Painter
Rick Canelli
Adr
Bobby Capo
Song
Jeanmarie M Carrasco
Unit Publicist
Mauri Carvajal
Script Supervisor
Alida Castelan
Art Department Coordinator
Carlos Castillon
Apprentice Editor
Gustavo Castillon
Photography
Manuel Castro
Production Assistant
George Chavez
Color Timer
Deborah J Chesebro
Production Auditor
Gabriel Coll
Sound Mixer
Ben Cooley
Associate Producer
Alphonso Cordoba
Song
Banda La Costena
Song Performer
Juan Antonio Cuevas
Carpenter
Debbi Datz-pyle
Music Contractor
Paulette Dauber
Unit Publicist
Daniel Daza
Photography
Felipe Lopez De La Pena
Stunts
Ricardo Del Rio
Coproducer
Arturo Del Rio Galnares
Unit Production Manager
Maria Del Carmen Delfin
Key Costumer
Israel Delgado
Graphic Designer
Joel Badillo Delgado
Lenses And Panaflex Cameras
Lourdes Delgado
Hair Stylist
Enrique Diaz
Transportation Captain
Ricardo Diaz
Transportation Coordinator
Sandra Diaz
Auditor
Norm Dlugatch
Music Engineer
Dustin Doerksen
Interpreter
Aimee Dominguez
Property Master
Kim Drummond
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Kim Drummond
Adr Supervisor
Syd Dutton
Visual Effects
Danny Elfman
Music Composer
Juan Garcia Esquivel
Song
D. R. Farquharson
Visual Effects Producer
Bob Fernley
Visual Effects Producer
Marc Fishman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Christopher Flick
Foley Editor
Collin Fowler
Visual Effects
Ricardo Gallarzo
Transportation Captain
Devorah Galvan
Props
Carlos Adalid Gamboa
Set Designer
Ernesto Garabito
Production Assistant
George Garcia
Song
Jose Antonio Garcia
Stunts
Roberto Cantoral Garcia
Song
Martha Alicio Garrido Jimenez
Stunts
David Giammarco
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Giammarco
Supervising Sound Editor
Joan Giammarco
Adr Editor
Gilberto Gil
Song
Jeff Gomillion
Adr Mixer
Dominic Gonzales
Music Engineer
Eduardo Gonzalez
Animal Trainer
Laura Monica Gonzalez
On-Set Dresser
Maria Paz Gonzalez
Set Decorator
Norali Gonzalez
Assistant
Michelle Grainger
Song
Luis Granados
Production Assistant
Wayne Griffin
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Xavier Pérez Grobet
Director Of Photography
Andrew Gross
Song
Andrew Gross
Song Performer
Raymond Guiot
Song
Raymond Guiot
Song Performer
Heriberto Gutierrez
Photography
Jose Gutierrez
Photography
Juan Guzman
Rigging Electrician
Juan Fernando Guzman
Rigging Grip
Beck Hansen
Song
Robin Harlan
Foley Artist
Tony Hayes
Song
Frederic Henocque
Assistant Director
Francisco Javier Hernandez
Loader
Pedro Hernandez
Rigging Grip
Victor Guillermo Hernandez
Electrician
Victor Hernandez
Props
Hugo Aguilera Herrara
Stunts
Victor Herrara
Assistant Director
Ron Hersey
Director Of Photography
Jared Hess
Song
Jared Hess
Screenplay
Jerusha Hess
Screenplay
Patrick Heyerdahl
Assistant Director
David Hidalgo
Song
William Hitchon
Stunts
Carla Hool
Casting
John Houlihan
Consultant
Irwing Huitron
Grip
Scott A Jennings
Sound Effects Editor
Ignacio De Jerusalem
Song
Jose Luis Jimenez
Rigging Grip
Jose Abel Jimenez Ochoa
Assistant Director
Will Kaplan
Music Editor
Mark Kenaston
Rotoscope Animator
David Klawans
Producer
Jonathan Klein
Sound Effects Editor
Jonathan Klein
Foley
Adam Kowalski
Digital Effects Artist
Alberto Villasenor Kuri
Construction Coordinator
Christopher Lagunes
Assistant Art Director
Enrique Gomez Lara
Special Effects Assistant
Brian Lebarton
Song Performer
Ben Leclair
Associate Producer
Gabriel Godinez Leon
Stunts
Natasha Leonnet
Colorist
Jack Lewars
Color
Carol Lewis
Casting
Esther Lomeli
Hair Stylist
Jorge Garcia Lopez
Song
Jose Luis Cuevas Lopez
On-Set Dresser
Raul Lopez Arteaga
Stunts
Wilma Gomez Luengo
Photography
Dennis Maguire
Assistant Director
Jeff Malham
Rerecording
Gerardo Manjarrez
Camera
Gerardo Manjarrez
Steadicam Operator
Marc Mann
Music
Marc Mann
Music Conductor
Marc Mann
Music Engineer
Mary E Manning
3-D Artist
Ramon San Martin
Song Performer
Andrea Martinez
Script Supervisor
Cristina Martinez
Auditor
Juan Jose Martinez
Electrician
Rodolfo Martinez
Key Costumer
Rodolfo Martinez
Foreman
Fumi Mashimo
Animation Supervisor
Graciela Maz=n
Costume Designer
Mariana Mazon
Key Costumer
Jeanne Mccarthy
Casting Consultant
Kelvin Mcilwain
Visual Effects Supervisor
Susan Mcnamara
Unit Production Manager
Susan Mcnamara
Photography
Francisco Garcia Medina
Rigging Grip
J Salvador Melgoza
Production Assistant
Sandra Migueli
Makeup Artist
Mauricio Minera
Animal Trainer
Richard B Molina
Assistant Editor
Sarah Monat
Foley Artist
Felipe Morales
Grip
Ma Concepcion Morales
Medic
Fernando S Moreno
Chief Lighting Technician
Ernesto Munoz
Boom Operator
Jesus Munoz
Video Assist/Playback
Roz Music
Hair Stylist
Roz Music
Makeup Artist
Rupert Nadeau
Assistant Sound Editor
Miguel Angel Nava
Grip
Blake Neely
Music Conductor
Mary Nelson-duerrstein
Negative Cutter
Steven Nicolaides
Executive Producer
Steven Nicolaides
Assistant Director
Santiago Nuñez
Sound Mixer
Film Details
Also Known As
Untitled (Nickelodeon/Jack Black Project)
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Sports
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Art In Motion - Mexico, S.A. De C.V.; Axiom Designed Communications; Black & White Production; Cletus Catering; Delatex.Com; Deluxe Australia; Efilm; Illusion Arts, Inc.; Nickelodeon Movies; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Panavision, Ltd.; Paramount Pictures; Paramount Pictures Scoring Stage M; Reel Team; Revolution 435 D&C; Ricardo Cabrera; Thomas Dale & Associates; Todd-Ao; Tratafilms Sa
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures; Paramount Home Media; Paramount Pictures; Ro Image 2000; Sam Film; United International Pictures; Universal Pictures International
Location
Oaxaca, Mexico; Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 31m
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer June 16, 2006
Released in United States on Video October 24, 2006
Released in United States June 2006
Shown at CineVegas Film Festival (Sure Bets) June 9-17, 2006.
Inspired by a true story.
Released in United States Summer June 16, 2006
Released in United States on Video October 24, 2006
Released in United States June 2006 (Shown at CineVegas Film Festival (Sure Bets) June 9-17, 2006.)
Project was included on the 2005 Black List.
