Nacho Libre (2006)
| Release Date | 16 June 2006 |
| Budget | $32,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $80,000,000 |
| Tagline | He's nacho average hero |
| Genre | Comedy, Family, Sport |
| Country | GermanyUSA |
| Filming Locations | Mexico |
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Sound Mix | SDDS, Dolby, DTS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Absurd Comedy, Buddy Film, Sports Comedy |
| Themes | Orphans, Members of the Clergy, Underdogs, Wrestling |
| Tones | Ironic, Bright, Silly, Madcap |
| Tags | Crimefighter, Mask [disguise], Wrestler |
Nacho Libre is a 2006 comedy film directed by Jared Hess. It is a production of Nickelodeon Movies. The script was written by Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess and Mike White. It was loosely based on the story of Fray Tormenta ("Friar Storm"), aka Rev. Sergio Gutiérrez Benítez, a real-life Mexican Catholic priest who had a 23-year career as a masked luchador. He competed in order to support the orphanage he directed. The producers are Jack Black, David Klawans, Julia Pistor, and Mike White. The film received mixed reviews from critics.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Darius Rose
Chancho
Carlos Maycotte
Segundo Nuñez
Richard Montoya
Guillermo
Cesar Gonzalez
Ramses
Rafael Montalvo
Elderly Monk
Julio Sandoval
Snaggle Tooth Monk
Ventura 'Tigre Hispano' Lahoz
Arena Referee #1
Felipe Jesus 'Terror Chino' Hernandez
Arena Referee #2
Enrique Muñoz
Señor Ramon
Carla Jimenez
Candidia
Agustin 'Rigo' Rey
Galindo #1
Ricardo 'Caballero de la Muerte' Castillo
Galindo #2
Donald Chambers
Silencio
Julio Escalero
Ramses Trainer
Armando 'Mucha Crema' Gaytan
Pro Announcer
Rafael Gonzalez Lopez
Pro Referee
Antonio Salazar Gomez
Ring Announcer
Albert M. Madrid
Paradise
Filiberto Estrella
Duende #1
Gerson Virgen Lopez
Duende #2
Leobardo Magadan
Commentator #1
Jorge Valdés García
Commentator #2
Craig Williams
El Snowflake
Brett Chan
Dynasty
Abelardo 'El Pandita' Hernandez
Muñeco
Emiliano 'Dalia Negra' Quiroga
Carlos Rosales
Luis Garcia Rendon
Mariachi Man
Armando Tapia
Monk #1
Carlos Cesar Caballero
Monk #2
Feliciano Ramos Mendoza
Amateur Announcer
Carlos 'El Mimo' Acosta Barroso
El Pony
Ignacio 'Iñaqui Goci' Gonzalez Camarena
El Semental
Alfonso Ramírez
Amateur Referee
Miguel Angel Bonequi Trujillo
Hacienda Tough Doorman
Aaron Yamir Ramirez Esobar
Young Street Kid
Rodolfo Garcia Merino
Motivational Coach
María González
Peasant Woman
René Campero
Wrestling Official
Lisa Owen
Nacho's Mother
Cristóbal Puente
Nacho's Father
Zenaido Avendaño
Usher
Rosenda Hernandez
Woman
Joaquin Luis Jimenez
Ashen Faced Man
Ismael Garcia y Su Trio
Mariachi Band
Dominick Kurek
Mad Fan
Tyler Steelman
Hero Boy
Director
Writer
Jerusha Hess
Producer
Benjamin Cooley
associate producer
Ricardo Del Río
co-producer
David Klawans
producer
Ben LeClair
associate producer
Steve Nicolaides
executive producer
Julia Pistor
producer
Damon Ross
co-producer
Sharon Seto
field producer: EPK
Original Music
Cinematographer
Xavier Pérez Grobet
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Editor
Billy Weber
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Casting Director
Carol Lewis
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Jory Weitz
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Production Designer
Gideon Ponte
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Art Director
Hania Robledo
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Set Decorator
Maria Paz Gonzalez
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Fontaine Beauchamp Hebb
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Costume Designer
Graciela Mazón
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Makeup Department
Ruth Bermudo
assistant makeup artist
Anadia Buenrostro
assistant hair stylist
Lourdes Delgado
key hair stylist
Esther Lomeli
hair stylist: second unit
Sandra Miguell
key makeup artist
Roz Music
makeup artist: Mr. Black, hair stylist: Mr. Black
Patricia Romero
special makeup effects artist, prosthetic artist
Felipe Salazar
makeup artist: second unit
Jorge Siller
special makeup effects artist, prosthetic artist
Production Manager
Pablo Buelna
unit production manager
Emmanuel Cabare
assistant production manager
Arturo Del Rio
unit production manager
Susan McNamara
unit production manager: additional photography
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Melissa V. Barnes
second assistant director: additional photography
Renan Bendersky
second assistant director
Frederic Henocque
first assistant director
Victor Herrera McNaught
second second assistant director
Patrick Heyerdahl
third assistant director
Jose Jimenez
second assistant director: second unit
Dennis Maguire
first assistant director: second unit
Steve Nicolaides
first assistant director
Nick Powell
second unit director
Brendalyn Richard
second second assistant director: re-shoots
Esteban Sanchez
second second assistant director: second unit
Art Department
Carlos Alvarez
drafts person
Devorah Galván Caballero
props
Alida Castelan
art department coordinator
Pia Corti
lead person
José Luis Cuevas
on-set dresser
Juan Antonio Cuevas
head carpenter
Claudia Fernández De Cevallos Gtz
assistant set dresser
Israel Delgado Rivera
graphic designer
Aimee Dominguez
property master
Raúl Farías
on-set painter
Jesús Flores
head painter
Carlos Gamboa
set designer
Esteban García Mejia
lead person
Laura González
set dresser, decoration coordinator
Victor Hernandez
props
Christopher Lagunes
assistant art director
Rodolfo Martinez
construction foreperson
Eugenia Ogarrio
greens person
Celso Peña
property master
Fabian Peña
props
Hector Perez
greens person
Magali Sagarra
art director assistant
Joseph Strachan
storyboard artist
Carlos Alvarez Tovar
set designer
Alberto Villaseñor
construction coordinator
Mauricio Waldo
on-set dresser
Federico Etcheverry
set dressing assistant
Sound Department
Robert Althoff
sound recordist
Steve Bartkowicz
re-recording engineer
Ricardo Cabrera
cable person
Gabriel Coll Barberis
sound mixer: second unit
Kim Drummond
adr supervisor, dialogue editor
Marc Fishman
sound re-recording mixer
Christopher Flick
foley editor
David Giammarco
sound re-recording mixer, supervising sound editor
Joan Giammarco
adr editor
Jeff Gomillion
adr mixer
Wayne Griffin
dialogue editor
Robin Harlan
foley artist
Scott A. Jennings
sound effects editor
Jonathan Klein
foley supervisor , sound effects editor
Jeff Malham
dubbing engineer
Marc Mann
synth recording
Sarah Monat
foley artist
Rupert Nadeau
assistant sound editor
Santiago Núñez
sound mixer
Bryan Pennington
consultant: Dolby film sound
Philip Rogers
adr recordist
Joe Schiff
first assistant sound editor
Randy Singer
foley mixer
Special Effects
Luis E. Ambriz Martínez
special effects assistant
Alfredo Antonio
special effects assistant
Jorge Farfan
special effects supervisor
Enrique Gómez Lara
special effects assistant
Jaime Ramírez Guerrero
special effects assistant
Visual Effects
Satish Ratakonda
digital compositor
Syd Dutton
visual effects
Collin Fowler
visual effects coordinator: Illusion Arts
Mark Kenaston
rotoscope artist
Jack Lewars
assistant color timer
Mary E. Manning
3D artist
Fumi Mashimo
animation supervisor
Kelvin McIlwain
visual effects supervisor
Sarah Ogletree
visual effects coordinator
Richard Patterson
digital supervisor
Catherine Sudolcan
visual effects producer
Bill Taylor
visual effects
Andrew Tucker
3D artist
David S. Williams Jr.
compositing supervisor
Thomas Mathai
data manager
Stunts
Keith Adams
stunts
Hugo Aguilera
stunts
Omar Israel Ayala De La Pena
stunts
Omar Ayala
stunts
Julian Bucio
stunt coordinator: Mexico
Wilebardo Bucio
stunts
Ángel De La Peña García
stunts
Cesar Alvarez Del Castillo
stunt rigger
Jose Antonio Garcia
stunts
Martha Garrido
stunts
Gabriel Godínez
stunts
William Hitchon
stunts
Felipe Lopez De La Peña
stunts
Raúl López
stunts
Juan Carlos Olalde
stunts
Nick Powell
stunt coordinator
Thomas Sellitti Jr.
stunts, stunt double: Jack Black
Rafael Valdez
stunts
Toni Bucio
stunt double
Brett Chan
stunt double
Mike Kinney
stunt performer
Jimmy Waitman
stunt double, stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Joel Badillo
technician: Panavision
Adam Barth
video assist operator
Víctor Camacho
24 frames
Gustavo Castillón
second assistant photographer: "a" camera
Daniel Daza
still photographer
Wilma Gómez Luengo
first assistant photographer: "a" camera
Juan Fernando Guzmán
gaffer: second unit
Victor Guillermo Hernandez
electrician
Ronald Hersey
director of photography: second unit
Gerardo Manjarrez
Steadicam operator, camera operator: "b" camera
Juan José Martínez
electrician
Armando Medina
video assist
Thomas Miligan
second assistant camera: re-shoots
Felipe Morales
second company grip
Fernando Moreno
chief lighting technician
Miguel Angel Nava
grip
Eliseo Orozco
film loader
Raúl Palacios
assistant chief lighting technician
Francesco Jaime Pastrana
second assistant photographer: "b" camera
Matthew A. Petrosky
camera operator: re-shoots
Jesus Rodriguez Jr.
first company grip
Juan Manuel Rodríguez
grip
Manuel Rodríguez
grip
Jesus Romero
dolly grip operator
Miguel Ángel Sánchez
grip
Antonio Sánchez Romero
chief electrician
Carlos Silva
video assist
Stefan Tarzan
first assistant camera: re-shoots
Jaimie Trueblood
still photographer
Deron Tse
additional grip: re-shoots
Josue Vargas
electrician
Raymundo Verde
first assistant photographer: "b" camera
Casting Department
Stefan A. Anderson
extras casting assistant
Sara Bachelder
extras casting
Carla Hool
casting: Mexico
Jeanne McCarthy
casting consultant
Hans Tester
adr voice casting
Rodrigo Urbano
casting associate: Mexico
Jorge Valdés García
extras casting
Belinda Gardea
casting associate
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hilary Niederer
set costumer: re-shoots
Lupita Peckinpah
assistant costume designer
Francisco Stoll
set costumer
Sarah Trost
costume designer: title cape
Editorial Department
Charles Bunn
assistant editor
Carlos M. Castillón
apprentice editor
George Chavez
color timer
D.R. Farquharson
digital intermediate producer: EFilm
Bob Fernley
digital intermediate producer
Natasha Leonnet
digital film colorist
Jack Lewars
digital colorist assistant
Richard B. Molina
first assistant editor: avid
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein
negative cutter
Lisa Tutunjian
digital intermediate editor
Music Department
Pete Anthony
conductor
Steve Bartek
orchestrator
Julian Bratolyubov
music preparation
Debbi Datz-Pyle
orchestra contractor
Greg Hayes
score recordist
John Houlihan
music consultant
Will Kaplan
music editor
Marc Mann
conductor: choir, orchestrator
Blake Neely
conductor
Bobbi Page
choir contractor
Liza Richardson
music consultant
Tim Rodier
music preparation
Shie Rozow
scoring music editor, associate music editor
Dennis S. Sands
music scoring mixer
Andrew Shulman
musician
Edgardo Simone
orchestrator
Ron Vermillion
music preparation
Paul Wertheimer
score recordist
Gina Zimmitti
orchestra contractor
Transportation Department
William Cope
driver
Jim DePue
transportation captain
Lottie DePue
driver
Enrique Díaz
transportation captain
Ricardo Díaz
transportation coordinator
Ricardo Gallarzo Jr.
transportation captain: second unit
Alyssa Guzman
driver: cast
Robert Hunter Jr.
transportation coordinator
Edmundo Pérez
production driver
Other Crew
Juan Aguirre
assistant accountant
Valente Alanis
animal trainer
Andrea Araiz
production liaison
Jose Blasco
animal trainer
Richard Bronskill
auricle operator
Maury Carvajal
script supervisor
Deborah J. Chesebro
assistant accountant
Daniel Diaz Gonzalez Lozano
extras assistant
Jay Floyd
clearance administrator
Ernesto Garabito
assistant production coordinator
Gabe Gerber
production assistant: re-shoots
Eduardo Gonzalez
animal trainer
Noralí Gonzalez
assistant: Mr. White
Omar Arias González
location manager
Luis Enrique Granados
production assistant
Billy Hayes
production assistant
Jeroen Hendriks
dailies projection technician
Elizabeth Himelstein
dialect coach
Marc Mann
synthesizer programmer
Juan Salvador Melgoza
production assistant
France Myung Metz
location manager
Mauricio Minera
animal trainer
Jorge Orozco
production assistant
Blanca Rosa Minera Ortega
head animal wrangler
René Ortega
animal trainer
John Parker
production accountant
Claudia Porter
animal trainer
Eduardo Porter
animal trainer
Arturo Romero
production accountant: Mexico
Dane Rosselli
assistant: Mr. Nicolaides
Diane L. Sabatini
production executive
Jorge Sainz
scenic/special projects
Arturo Saldivar
key office production assistant
Horacio Sandoval
assistant location manager
Missy Simms
studio teacher
Paula Sosa
production assistant
Linda Stanley
studio teacher
Sue-Allen Villalva
production coordinator
George M. White
production assistant
Niki Williams
assistant: Mr. Hess
Jain Yu
assistant: Ms. Pistor
Patricia Zavala Kugler
unit publicist, travel coordinator
Rodrigo Garcia Zender
special publicist
Martin Corkidi
location assistant
Production Company
Paramount Pictures
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Nickelodeon Movies
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Black & White Productions
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MP Inka
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Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Home Entertainment Finland
Paramount Home Entertainment
Paramount Home Entertainment
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Paramount Home Entertainment
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP) GmbH
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
Universal Pictures International (UPI)
Veronica
Special Effects
Delatex.com
Illusion Arts
Miscellaneous
Art In Motion
production services: Mexico
Avon Studio Transport
transportation
Axiom Designed Communications
main and end title design
Casting Valdés
extras casting
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes and dollies
Crowd In A Box
inflatable mannequins, inflatable extras
DeLuxe Laboratories
color
EFilm
digital intermediate
Inter Video
24 frame video services
Lakeshore Records
soundtrack
Mary Nelson-Fraser & Associates
negative cutting
Pacific Title
titles
Packair Airfreight
international logistics
Panavision Mexico
camera equipment
Panavision
cameras and lenses
Paramount Pictures Scoring Stage M
orchestra recorded and mixed at
Reel Team, The
adr voice casting
Revolution 435 D&C
grip and lighting equipment
Rockbottom Rentals
tel cel Mexico cellphone rentals
Todd-AO Radford
sound re-recorded at
Trata Films
camera equipment
Tratafilms
camera equipment
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