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Nacho Libre
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| Directed by | Jared Hess |
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| Cinematography | Xavier Pérez Grobet |
| Edited by | Billy Weber |
| Music by | Danny Elfman[a] |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 92 minutes[1] |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $35 million[3][4] |
| Box office | $99.3 million[3] |
Nacho Libre is a 2006 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, by Paramount 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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