Nacho Libre

Nacho Libre
Nacho Libre
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jared Hess
Written by	Jared Hess; Jerusha Hess; Mike White;
Produced by	Mike White; Jack Black; Julia Pistor; David Klawans;
Starring	Jack Black; Peter Stormare;
Cinematography	Xavier Pérez Grobet
Edited by	Billy Weber
Music by	Danny Elfman
Production; companies	Paramount Pictures; Nickelodeon Movies; Black & White Productions;
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures (United States); United International Pictures (international);
Release dates	June 16, 2006 (United States); August 11, 2006 (Mexico);
Running time	92 minutes
Countries	United States; Mexico;
Language	English
Budget	$35 million
Box office	$99.3 million

Nacho Libre is a 2006 sports comedy film written by Jared and 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 worldwide 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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^ "NACHO LIBRE (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. June 15, 2006. Archived from the original on August 27, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Nacho Libre (2006)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
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^ 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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[2] "NACHO LIBRE (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. June 15, 2006. Archived from the original on August 27, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2012.

[bfi-3] "Nacho Libre (2006)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

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[6] 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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