Wolf Ruvinskis

Known for ActingBorn 1921-10-30Died 1999-11-09Riga, Latvia

Of Jewish origins, Wolf Ruvinskis Manevics was born in 1921 in Riga (Latvia), but fearing persecution during World War II his family relocated to Argentina, where they lived in extreme poverty. In spite of his deprived childhood, Wolf excelled in sports and became interested in wrestling. When he was 19 years old he started his professional career and toured South America, the United States and Mexico, where he decided to stay. Although he stayed on the ring until the 1960s - in matches with top Mexican wrestlers, as El Santo, Black Shadow, El Médico Asesino and Lobo Negro - Wolf was also a tango singer and a magician, and in 1949 he was called to act on the stage and in films. One of his biggest successes was _Bestia magnífica, La (1953)_, the first in a series of movies centered on Neutron, a character he created. His popularity was firmly established with his role as the handsome rural boy who becomes the victim of a mad scientist in the cult film The Body Snatcher (1957), he was a regular performer in all kinds of movies until the 1990's and was nominated for an Ariel as Best Supporting Actor for _Juego limpio (1996/II)_. He was also a businessman, and married three times: to Beatriz Perez, to dancer Armida Herrera, and to actress Lilia Micheluntil his death in 1999.Read more

Movies & web series

La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano

Living in Wrestling: History of Wrestling in Mexico

Mañana es primavera

El señor fotógrafo

La Vida No Vale Nada

The Devil in the Blood

El señor doctor

El patrullero 777

The Black Sheep

Los Verduleros

Los tres mosqueteros y medio

Reportaje

La mujer de los dos

The Sleeping Beauty

Knock Out

Tailored gentleman

Bonampak

La fuga de Carrasco

El crepúsculo de un dios

The Troublemaker

The Mexican

El sultán descalzo

When the Fog Lifts

The Hawks

El jinete enmascarado

Descenso del País de la Noche

The Medallion of Crime

El diablo desaparece

Hell Road

¿Por qué ya no me quieres?

La gitana blanca

La estrella vacía

Los Matones Del Norte

Night Falls

El proceso de Cristo

Forbidden Cargo

La sexta carrera

Pepe El Toro

El vagabundo

Juego limpio

The Man Without a Face

Me traes de un ala

Born to Love

El mexicano

El túnel 6

Dinamita Kid

Jinetes de la llanura

Mujeres sin mañana