Nacho Libre [Blu-ray]

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:	09/12/2017
UPC:	0032429281661
Original Release:	2006
Rating:	PG
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:32:00
Sales rank:	5,506

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jack Black	Nacho
Héctor Jiménez	Esqueleto
Ana de la Reguera	Sister Encarnación
Richard Montoya	Guillermo,Segundo Nuñez
Darius Rose	Chancho
Moises Arias	Juan Pablo
Eduardo Gómez	Chuy
Rafael Montalvo	Elderly Monk
Julio Sandoval	Snaggle Tooth Monk
Enrique Muñoz	Señor Ramon
Carla Jimenez	Candida
Agustín Rey	Galindo No. 1
Troy Gentile	Young Nacho
Julio Escalero	Ramses Trainer
Peter Stormare	The Gypsy Emperor
Lauro Chartrand	Sage
Filiberto Estrella	Duende No. 1
Jorge Valdés García	Commentator No. 2
Craig Williams	El Snowflake
Brett Chan	Dynasty
Mike Ching	El Chino
Abelardo Hernandez	Muñeco
Emiliano Quiroga	Carlos Rosales
Armando Tapia	Monk No. 1
Alfonso Ramírez	Amateur Referee
René Campero	Wrestling Official
Lisa Owen	Nacho's Mother
Cristóbal Puente	Nacho's Father
Zenaido Avendaño	Usher
Carlos Acosta Barroso	El Pony
Miguel Angel Bonequi	Hacienda Tough Doorman
Carlos Cesar Caballero	Monk No. 2
Ignacio Gonzalez Camarena	El Semental
Ricardo Castillo	Galindo No. 2
Donald Chambers	Silencio
Gerson Virgen Lopez	Duende No. 2
César González	Ramses
Diego Eduardo Gomez	Chuy
Carlos Maycotte	Segundo Núñez
Ventura 'Tigre Hispano' Lahoz	Arena Referee
Felipe Jesús	Arena Referee
Hernández 'Terror Chino'	Arena Referee
Augustín 'Rigo' Rey	Galindo 1
Ricardo 'Caballero de la Muerte' Castillo	Galindo 2
Armando 'Mucha Crema' Gaytan	Pro (Coliseo) Announcer
Rafael González López	Pro (Coliseo) Referee
Antonio Salazar Gómez	Ring (Arena) Announcer
Albert M. Madrid	Paradise
Filberto Estrella Calderón	Goblin/Elf 1
Leobardo Magadan	Commentator
Jorge Valdez García	Commentator
Luis García Randón	Mariachi Man
Carlos César Caballero	Monk
Feliciano Ramos Mendoza	Amateur Announcer
Alfonso 'Pompin' Ramirez	Ameteur Referee
Aaron Yamir Ramírez Esobar	Young Street Kid
Rodolfo García Merino	Motivational Coach
María González	Peasant Woman
Rosenda Hernádez	Woman
Joaquín Luis Jiménez	Ashen Faced Man
Ismael García y su Trio	Mariachi Band
Dominick Kurek	Mad Fan
Pete Anthony	Conductor
Blake Neely	Conductor
Marc Mann	Conductor
Hector Jiminez	Actor
Danny Elfman	Composer

Technical Credits

Jared Hess

Mike White

Jared Hess	Director,Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Mike White	Screenwriter,Producer
Jack Black	Producer
David Klawans	Producer
Julia Pistor	Producer
Steve Nicolaides	Executive Producer
Carol Lewis	Casting
Carla Hool	Casting
Jory Weitz	Casting
Santiago Rojo	Sound/Sound Designer

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.