Nacho Libre

Jack Black Director: Jared Hess Jared Hess

Overview

Jared Hess (of Napoleon Dynamite fame) directs this bizarre comedy starring Jack Black as Nacho, a young man who works as a cook in the Mexican monastery where he was raised. When the institution faces a financial crisis, Nacho decides that he must come to the aid of the house of God (as well as the beautiful young nun who has recently joined the order) by competing in the local Lucha Libre tournament. Donning a spandex outfit, mask, and cape, Nacho becomes a hero for the ages -- but can he win the heart of a woman of the cloth?

Product Details

Release Date:	04/25/2017
UPC:	0032429271556
Original Release:	2006
Rating:	PG
Source:	Paramount
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound]
Time:	1:32:00
Sales rank:	5,797

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jack Black	Ignacio, 'Nacho Libre'
Héctor Jimenez	Esqueleto
Ana de la Reguera	Sister Encarnación
Richard Montoya	Guillermo
Darius Rose	Chancho
Moisés Arias	Juan Pablo
Diego Eduardo Gomez	Chuy
Carlos Maycotte	Segundo Nunez
Cesar Gonzalez	Ramses
Rafael Montalvo	Elderly Monk
Juilo Sandoval	Snaggle Tooth Monk
Ventura 'Tigre Hispano' Lahoz	Arena Referee
Felipe Jesús	Arena Referee
Hernández 'Terror Chino'	Arena Referee
Enrique Munoz	Señor Ramón
Carla Jimenez	Candidia
Augustín 'Rigo' Rey	Galindo 1
Ricardo 'Caballero de la Muerte' Castillo	Galindo 2
Troy Gentile	Young Nacho
Donald Chambers	Silencio
Julio Escalero	Ramses Trainer
Peter Stormare	Emperor
Armando 'Mucha Crema' Gaytan	Pro (Coliseo) Announcer
Rafael González López	Pro (Coliseo) Referee
Antonio Salazar Gómez	Ring (Arena) Announcer
Albert M. Madrid	Paradise
Lauro Chartrand	Sage
Filberto Estrella Calderón	Goblin/Elf 1
Gerson Virgen López	Goblin/Elf 2
Leobardo Magadan	Commentator
Jorge Valdez García	Commentator
Craig Williams	El Snowfladke
Brett Chan	Dynasty
Mike Ching	El Chino
Abelardo 'El Pandita' Hernádez	Muñeco
Emiliano 'Dalia Negra' Quiroga	Carlos Rosales
Luis García Randón	Mariachi Man
Armando Tapia	Monk
Carlos César Caballero	Monk
Feliciano Ramos Mendoza	Amateur Announcer
Carlos Acosta 'El Mimo' Barroso	El Pony
Ignacio González 'Iñaqui Goci' Carmarena	El Semental
Alfonso 'Pompin' Ramirez	Ameteur Referee
Miguel Angel Bonequi Trujillo	Hacienda Tough Doorman
Aaron Yamir Ramírez Esobar	Young Street Kid
Rodolfo García Merino	Motivational Coach
María González	Peasant Woman
René Campero	Wrestling Official
Lisa Owen	Nacho's Mother
Cristobal Puente	Nacho's Father
Zenaido Avendaño	Usher
Rosenda Hernádez	Woman
Joaquín Luis Jiménez	Ashen Faced Man
Ismael García y su Trio	Mariachi Band
Dominick Kurek	Mad Fan
Pete Anthony	Conductor
Marc Mann	Conductor
Blake Neely	Conductor

Technical Credits

Jared Hess

Jerusha Hess

Mike White

Jared Hess	Director,Screenwriter
Jorge Farfan Barros	Special Effects Supervisor
Jack Black	Producer
Ben Le Clair	Associate Producer
Benjamin Cooley	Associate Producer
Danny Elfman	Score Composer
Ricardo Del Rio Galnares	Co-producer
Carlos Adalid Gamboa	Set Decoration/Design
Xavier Pérez Grobet	Cinematographer
Federic Henocque	Asst. Director
Jerusha Hess	Screenwriter
Carla Hool	Casting
David Klawans	Producer
Carol Lewis	Casting
Dennis Maguire	Asst. Director
Gerard Manjarrez	Camera Operator
Graciela Mazon	Costumes/Costume Designer
Steve Nicolaides	Asst. Director,Executive Producer
Julia Pistor	Producer
Gideon Ponte	Production Designer
Hannia Robledo	Art Director
Santiago Núñez Rojo	Sound/Sound Designer
Damon Ross	Co-producer
Billy Weber	Editor
Jory Weitz	Casting
Mike White	Producer,Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

The irrepressible Jack Black brings his trademark manic energy to this delightfully offbeat comedy directed and co-written by Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite). Black plays a cook in a Mexican monastery that doubles as an orphanage. In an attempt to raise money for the home while also living out a lifelong fantasy, he becomes a luchador -- a masked and costumed wrestler. As the celebrated Nacho Libre, he also hopes to impress the beautiful Sister Encarnacion (Ana de la Reguero), a teacher at the monastery. Black's expansive screen presence occasionally threatens to sabotage the picture: he's too larger-than-life to comfortably fit Hess’s ironic, deadpan vision. But the imaginative director fills the screen with so many absurd gags that his star's dynamic performance never capsizes the film. The many wrestling scenes, while hilarious, are choreographed with authenticity in mind, spotlighting Black performing many of his own stunts. Winning supporting roles -- Hector Jimenez, in particular, scores big-time with his characterization of Esqueleto, Nacho's unprepossessing sidekick -- and Hess’s off-the-wall comedic ingenuity keep this South-of-the-Border parody right on track. A surprising sensation with his debut film, Hess has now successfully avoided the sophomore slump.

Barnes & Noble - Ed Hulse

Nacho Libre is a great movie as long as you're into its own twisted little sense of humor. A sizable but distinct niche of people will dig it -- the only trick is figuring out if you're one of them -- so here is a brief guide to determine if you should keep reading. You will like Nacho Libre if: you enjoy Napoleon Dynamite-brand comedy, where there's rarely a clear punch line, things are just weirdly familiar, subtly bizarre, or unapologetically silly; you find inane food, members of the clergy, or Lucha Libre to be inherently funny; or you're a fan of Jack Black, in particular his melodramatic facial expressions, impromptu power-rock ballads, and scatological humor. If you answered yes to any of the above questions, feel free to continue reading the review, as this applies to you. Nacho Libre is a total and hysterical success in the realm of absurd humor. Director Jared Hess proves that the surprise success of his first film, Napoleon Dynamite, wasn't based on the happenstance of his tiny budget and cast of college classmates and unknowns. Nacho Libre expands his horizons with the money to take his characters to new places, but the humor is just as unnameable and awesome. Most of the time he just lets his leading man riff through the delivery, as Black's over-the-top expressions, intonations, and Mexican accent (which morphs into Italian in moments of relishing self-parody) are what seal the deal on much of the humor. While Napoleon Dynamite made fun of its clueless protagonist almost to the point of maliciousness, Nacho prompts laughter with far less spite, dragging real-world rules and values into the picture. Hess has also refined his own directional style with this project; it's something like Wes Anderson meets the Farrelly Brothers -- only drunk. It might be a little left-field for some, but for the rest of us, comedy doesn't get much better.

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