Nacho Libre

This article is about the film. For the video game, see Nacho Libre (video game).

Nacho Libre
A man wearing a red cape and blue tights jumping through the air
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJared Hess
Written by
Produced by
Starring
  • Jack Black
CinematographyXavier Pérez Grobet
Edited byBilly Weber
Music byDanny Elfman[a]
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • June 16, 2006 (2006-06-16) (United States)
  • August 11, 2006 (2006-08-11) (Mexico)
Running time
92 minutes[1]
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35 million[3][4]
Box office$99.3 million[3]

Nacho Libre is a 2006 American-Mexican sports comedy family film written by Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess, and Mike White, and directed by Jared Hess. It stars Jack Black as Ignacio, a Catholic friar and secret lucha libre fan who moonlights as a luchador to earn money for the orphanage where he works. The film is loosely based on the story of Fray Tormenta ("Friar Storm", a.k.a. Rev. Sergio Gutiérrez Benítez), a real-life Mexican Catholic priest who had a 23-year career as a masked luchador to support the orphanage he directed.[5] The film was produced by Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, and Black & White Productions.[6]

Nacho Libre was released on June 16, 2006, in the United States by Paramount Pictures, and internationally by United International Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $99.3 million at the worldwide box office against its $35 million production budget.


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  1. ^ "NACHO LIBRE (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. June 15, 2006. Archived from the original on August 27, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Nacho Libre (2006)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
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  5. ^ Nusbaum, Eric (January 8, 2015). "Addict, Priest, Luchador: The Unbelievable Life of Fray Tormenta". Vice. Archived from the original on October 21, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
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