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Huracn Ramrez y la monjita negra
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Wikipedia article
'Huracn Ramrez y la monjita negra' (in English, "Huracn Ramrez and the Little Black Nun") is a 1973 Mexican 'lucha libre' film written and directed by Joselito Rodrguez, and starring Pepe Romay, Titina Romay and Teresa Velzquez. The film is part of a series of films centered on the character of Mexican masked 'luchador' Huracn Ramrez, which began with 'Huracn Ramrez' (1952).
Plot
A mute orphan who lives in a convent establishes a friendship with a black novice (Titina Romay) newcomer to the convent, and helps her obtain the money necessary save the convent by moonlighning as the masked luchador Huracn Ramrez. Meanwhile, a rich woman (Teresa Velzquez), who uses the nun as an unwitting pawn to perpetrate her crimes as a con artist, tries to seduce him.
Cast
*Pepe Romay as Jos
*Titina Romay as Sor Mara de la Divina Concepcin
*Jean Safont as Sansn Prez "el Elegante"
*Queta Carrasco as Mother Superior Brgida
*Juan Garza as Ren Ancira
*Carmen Manzano as Sor Rita
*Carlos Bravo y Fernndez as Doctor (as Carlos Bravo Carlhillos)
*Luis Del Ro
*Carlos Nieto as Said Slim
*Roberto Meyer as Padre Bernab
*Carlos Rincn Gallardo as Hotel Clerk (as Carlos Rincon G.)
*Ethel Medina
*Martha Rangel (as Martita Rangel)
*Guillermo Garca
*Xavier Alcaraz
*Teresa Velzquez as Deborah de Iturbide (as Tere Velzquez)
*Antonio Padilla "Pcoro" as Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Wrestlers
*El Nazi*El Matemtico
*Doctor Zee
*Tony Salazar
*Valentino
*El Aguila
*El Mosca
*Sheik Mar Allah
*Daniel Garca as Huracn Ramrez (uncredited)
Production
The film is part of a series of wrestling films centered around the fictitious Huracn Ramrez character, created by director Joselito Rodrguez and his son Juan Rodrguez Ms, that began with 'Huracn Ramrez' (1952). Although actor David Silva portrayed in previous films the role of Fernando Torres, the man who in-story dons the Huracn Ramrez mask, Silva does not appear in this film, and instead a new mute character is introduced donning the mask. Silva would likewise not appear in the next and final theatrical Huracn Ramrez film, 'De sangre chicana'.
Reception
Several reviews of the film have considered it as the worst film of the Huracn Ramrez film series. In 'David Silva: un campen de mil rostros' by Rafael Avia, Avia describes the film series as "a series of films which would degenerate in an aberrant way in 'Huracn Ramrez y la monjita negra'." The book 'Quiero ver sangre!: Historia ilustrada del cine de luchadores' speculated that the reason David Silva did not participate in this film and 'De sangre chicana' (and the later direct-to-video film 'Huracn Ramrez vs. los terroristas') was "not because of the money, but because the plots were just slimy." Nelson Carro's 'El cine de luchadores' echoed a sentiment similar to Avia's, stating that the series would "end up totally degenerating" in this film. The magazine 'Dosfilos' described the film series stating that after the character's first appearance in its namesake film, "there would be other less fortunate, although funny ones, such as 'El misterio de Huracn Ramrez', and the frankly horrendous and forgettable ones, like 'Huracn Ramrez y la monjita negra'." In 'El cine que el viento se llev', Miguel Carrara singled out Titina Romay's performance and the fact that she wore blackface to play the title role of the "black nun", sarcastically describing the film as the one "in which Titina Romay remembered that she was the chocolate girl in 'Angelitos negros'", referencing that Romay also wore blackface in that film, where she portrayed a dark-skinned child. David E. Wilt in 'The Mexican Film Bulletin' was more benevolent, however, saying, "'Huracn Ramrez y la monjita negra' isn't a bad film, andto be fairwas advertised as a comedy rather than a 'lucha' action picture. The acting is broad but within acceptable limits, and the production values are satisfactory."
References
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