Wolf Ruvinskis

Acting

Biography

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

MOVIE

Diabolical Kidnapping

5.7(0.0K)

Second film in the Tigres del ring series.

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Diabolical Kidnapping

El Bronco

MOVIE

Neutron, a masked wrestler/superhero, battles a gang of crooks who are plotting to steal a secret formula.

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Neutron and the Black Mask

Neutrón

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Santo vs. the Martian Invasion

5.7(0.0K)

In this Mexican sci-fi fantasy, big beefy Martians invade the earth. Ostensibly, they have come to warn people about the dangers of nuclear testing and exploring space, but their real mission becomes manifest when they begin using their special powers and gadgets to exploit weak earthlings.

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Santo vs. the Martian Invasion

Argos

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Neutron Battles the Karate Assassins

4.9(0.0K)

Superhero wrestler Neutron battles a gang of robotic assassins who use their hands and feet as deadly weapons.

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Neutron Battles the Karate Assassins

Neutron / Carlos Marquez

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Bonampak

6.7(0.0K)

The film narrates the discovery of the last great Mayan city, which occurred during the spring of 1946. It is the story of Charles Frey, a smuggler of archaeological pieces who upon hearing some legends about the immense riches that the jungle regions of southeastern Mexico keep, decides to go looking for him. After several months and a point of giving up, Frey detects some archaeological evidence of the Mayan culture, so he continues his explorations until he finds the majestic city of Bonampak.

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Bonampak

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La sexta carrera

Mexican feature film

Neutron the Atomic Superman vs. the Death Robots

5.6(0.0K)

The evil scientist Dr. Caronte plots to revive the brains of three dead scientists and use them to obtain the formula for the super-powerful neutron bomb. The resulting creation needs blood lots of blood, sending Caronte's midget assistant Nick and his legion of mutant monsters out to get fresh victims. However, the masked atom-superman Neutron vows to put a stop to Caronte's deeds.

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Neutron the Atomic Superman vs. the Death Robots

Neutron / Carlos Márquez

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The Mexican

6.7(0.0K)

On the border between Mexico and the United States, there is a man willing to do anything. Handsome and adventurous, he prepares to live a new life that will make him a legend.

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The Mexican