He's nacho average hero.
Ignacio, a disrespected cook at a Mexican monastery, can barely afford to feed the orphans who live there. Inspired by a local wrestling hero, he decides to moonlight as the not-so-famous Luchador "Nacho Libre" to earn money for the monastery -- not to mention the admiration of beautiful nun Sister Encarnación.
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Comic, classical in form, effortless and unpretentious.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- effortlessdemanding
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemporarynostalgic
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Cast
- Jack BlackNacho
- Ana de la RegueraSister Encarnación
- Héctor JiménezEsqueleto
- Darius RoseChancho
- Moisés AriasJuan Pablo
- Carlos MaycotteSegundo Nuñez
- Richard MontoyaGuillermo
- César BarrónRamses
- Rafael MontalvoElderly Monk
- Julio SandovalSnaggle Tooth Monk
Crew
- Jared HessDirector
- Jared HessWriter
- Jerusha HessWriter
- Mike WhiteWriter
- Xavier GrobetDirector of Photography
- Danny ElfmanOriginal Music Composer
- BeckOriginal Music Composer
- Billy WeberEditor
- Mike WhiteProducer
- Jack BlackProducer
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