AS a teen growing up in Idaho, director Jared Hess watched “El Santo” movies on Spanish-language TV and was already a fan of lucha libre by the time he heard the story of a small-town Mexican friar ...

In the world of lucha libre, the 2006 comedy film "Nacho Libre" is a curious case. In part because it's a comedy and in part because it was an American film made for American audiences, it is a very ...

How much you like Jack Black's homage to Mexican pro wrestling Nacho Libre really depends on how much you like Jack Black. The pudgy actor who became the hero of middle schoolers everywhere in 2003's ...

Although its marketing campaign stresses Jack Black in tights, "Nacho Libre" strikes a delicate balance of whimsy and absurdity that may surprise auds primed to expect wall-to-wall slapstick. This ...

LONDON (AP) — A well-known Mexican wrestler who co-starred in the comedy "Nacho Libre" has died of a suspected heart attack after collapsing on stage in London. Cesar Cuauhtemoc Gonzalez Barron, the ...

When it comes to cinematic sight gags, there are few images this summer that can rival Jack Black in Mexican wrestler’s gear. Already fashion-challenged because his character is poor, pudgy and an ...

Long before Hulk Hogan cracked his first folding chair over an opponent’s head, Mexican luchadores – wrestlers – were performing their own brand of highflying moves in a ring. And, even better – they ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Wrestling comedy to the ground. Jack Black is no “Rocky.” Sure, “Nacho Libre” has Black climbing into the ring as an underdog, looking to his true love for ...

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Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. , plays a Mexican wrestler, using a Spanglish accent derived from diligent study of Ricardo Montalban's performance in the Star Trek ...

Although its marketing campaign stresses Jack Black in tights, "Nacho Libre" strikes a delicate balance of whimsy and absurdity that may surprise auds primed to expect wall-to-wall slapstick. This ...