Wolf Ruvinskis
Known for: Acting
Born: October 30, 1921
Died: November 9, 1999
Place of birth: Riga, 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.
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Filmography
110 movies · 1 TV show, newest first
10.0
La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano
202410.0
Living in Wrestling: History of Wrestling in Mexico
1998
6.9
La mujer de los dos
1996
6.0
Juego limpio
1995
5.3
Días de combate
1994
5.7
Wall of Darkness
19945.7
Extraños caminos
1993
5.7
Mi compadre Capulina
1989
6.7
Bonampak
1989
5.4
Rosa de dos aromas
1989
5.7
By Fire And Sword
1988
5.9
El Secuestro De Lola - Lola La Trailera 2
1986
5.3
The Realm of Fortune
1986
5.8
Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
1986
5.9
Mientras México duerme
1986
7.4
Los Verduleros
1986
6.3
Los Matones Del Norte
1985
5.7
A garrote limpio
1985
6.8
Knock Out
1984
6.0
Mexico vs. Estados Unidos
19846.7
La fuga de Carrasco
1983
8.0
Mañana es primavera
1982
7.9
El patrullero 777
1978
6.7
The Mexican
1977
5.0
La puerta falsa
1977
6.0
El hombre del puente
1976
5.7
Mexico, Mexico, ra, ra, ra!
1976
5.1
Acapulco 12-22
1975
6.5
Descenso del País de la Noche
1974
6.1
Island of Lost Souls
1974
4.0
Mujeres de medianoche
1969
6.8
El crepúsculo de un dios
1969
4.7
Esclava del deseo
1968
5.5
Santo vs. The Ring Villains
1968
5.7
Pistoleros de la frontera
1967
5.7
Santo vs. the Martian Invasion
1967
6.0
Demonios sobre ruedas
1967
6.2
Jinetes de la llanura
19666.3
El mexicano
1966
6.4
Forbidden Cargo
1966
6.4
El proceso de Cristo
1966
8.0
El señor doctor
1965
5.2
Neutron vs. the Maniac
1965
4.9
Neutron Battles the Karate Assassins
1965
8.0
The Devil in the Blood
1964
NR
Rata de puerto
1963
5.1
Neutron vs. Dr. Caronte
1963
5.7
Sangre en el ring
1962
5.8
Bajo un mismo rostro
1962
5.7
Neutron the Atomic Superman vs. the Death Robots
1962
5.1
The Shame of the Sabine Women
1962
6.3
Dinamita Kid
1962
5.8
El justiciero vengador
1962
5.3
Neutron and the Black Mask
1962
6.7
El jinete enmascarado
1961
6.0
Las canciones unidas
19605.8
Vivo o muerto
1960
6.6
La estrella vacía
1960
5.5
Los tigres del ring
1960
6.3
La última lucha
1959
6.3
Born to Love
19596.2
El superflaco
1959
5.4
¡Paso a la juventud..!
19586.2
A Media Luz Los Tres
1958
7.3
Los tres mosqueteros y medio
1957
5.9
The Body Snatcher
19575.2
Asesinos, S.A.
1957
6.0
El gato sin botas
1957
5.6
Furias desatadas
1957
6.7
El diablo desaparece
19575.7
Diabolical Kidnapping
1957
5.8
Una piedra en el zapato
1956
6.9
El sultán descalzo
1956
6.7
The Hawks
1956
5.8
El gavilan vengador
1955
6.3
El túnel 6
1955
6.0
Secreto profesional
1955
6.7
The Medallion of Crime
1955
8.1
La Vida No Vale Nada
1955
7.3
Tailored gentleman
1954
6.7
La gitana blanca
1954
6.7
¿Por qué ya no me quieres?
1954
7.3
Reportaje
1953
8.3
Mr. Photographer
1953
6.5
Pepe El Toro
1953
6.5
El vagabundo
1953
5.7
The Magnificent Beast
1953
6.4
Me traes de un ala
1953
6.5
La sexta carrera
1953
6.8
When the Fog Lifts
1952
5.8
El luchador fenómeno
1952
7.3
The Sleeping Beauty
1952
5.5
Música, mujeres y amor
1952
5.5
Mi campeón
1952
6.6
Night Falls
1952
6.2
Los tres alegres compadres
1952
6.2
Las locuras de Tin Tan
1952
5.7
Las tres alegres comadres
1952
5.7
El cardenal
1951
6.3
Mujeres sin mañana
1951
7.3
The Troublemaker
1951
6.7
Hell Road
1951
5.7
Streetwalker
1951
6.0
Una gringuita en México
1951
5.2
Una mujer sin destino
1950
6.4
The Man Without a Face
1950
5.5
Wild Love
1950
7.8
The Black Sheep
1949
6.3
¡No me defiendas, compadre!
1949
6.1
Hipócrita..!
1949
NR
Bambucos y Corazones
1945