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The Magnificent Beast

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'La bestia magnfica (Lucha libre)' ("The Magnificent Beast (Wrestling)") is a 1953 Mexican film directed by Chano Urueta. It tells the story of two good friends who become wrestlers to leave poverty behind, but the arrival of an ambitious woman will tragically change their destiny.

Director Urueta was so enthusiastic about the project that he filmed three fights in their entirety, and the final cut came to 128 minutes, which was very unusual in the Mexican film industry. The production is regarded as the film that started the genre of "wrestling movies", which became immensely popular in Mexico for many decades.

Jos Elas Moreno won the Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor and Jorge Bustos for Best Film Editing.

Cast



*Crox Alvarado: David

*Wolf Ruvinskis: Carlos

*Jos Elas Moreno:'Maravilla' Lpez

*Irma Dorantes: Teresita

*Miguel Manzano: Benjamn Aguilar

*Jos Luis Rojas: Luis Rojas

*Ismael Prez: Poncianito

*Enrique Llanes: Wrestler

*Rito Romero: Wrestler

*Miroslava: Meche


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