Wolf Ruvinskis
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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-10-30
Place of birth
Riga, Latvia
Images
Cast
Diabolical Kidnapping
1957
5.00
Mientras México duerme
1986
5.50
The Kidnapping of Lola
1986
5.36
Neutron and the Black Mask
1962
5.00
Santo vs. the Martian Invasion
1967
5.60
Bonampak
1989
5.00
La sexta carrera
1953
6.00
El mexicano
1977
5.00
Juego limpio
1995
5.00
La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano
2024
10.00
La vida no vale nada
1955
8.10
The Body Snatcher
1957
5.80
El luchador fenómeno
1952
5.20
Knock Out
1984
6.69
Neutron vs. Dr. Caronte
1963
4.80
The Magnificent Beast
1953
5.38
Mexico vs. Estados Unidos
1984
5.00
Wall of Darkness
1994
5.00
Secreto profesional
1945
5.00
The Hawks
1956
6.71
A Media Luz Los Tres
1958
5.80
Música, mujeres y amor
1952
5.20
Acapulco 12-22
1975
4.80
El crepúsculo de un dios
1969
6.20
El diablo desaparece
1957
5.00
Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
1986
4.70
El mexicano
1966
5.00
The Sleeping Beauty
1952
7.19
Dinamita Kid
1962
6.10
El justiciero vengador
1962
5.00
El gato sin botas
1957
5.86
¡Paso a la juventud..!
1958
4.70
El túnel 6
1955
5.00
El sultán descalzo
1956
6.90
Hell Road
1951
6.30
Una mujer sin destino
1950
4.40
Mi compadre Capulina
1989
5.00
La última lucha
1959
5.80
Los tres alegres compadres
1952
5.30
Una piedra en el zapato
1956
5.30
Asesinos, S.A.
1957
4.80
Vivo o muerto
1960
5.00
The Shame of the Sabine Women
1962
4.70
El jinete enmascarado
1961
5.00
El superflaco
1959
5.60
Descent of the Country of Night
1974
5.30
Jinetes de la llanura
1966
5.80
The Troublemaker
1951
6.88
Esclava del deseo
1968
4.50
La estrella vacía
1960
5.80
Forbidden Cargo
1966
5.80
Island of Lost Souls
1974
5.80
Días de combate
1994
5.00
¡No me defiendas, compadre!
1949
6.30
El señor fotógrafo
1953
8.20
Sangre en el ring
1962
5.00
El señor doctor
1965
7.80
Wild Love
1950
5.20
Tailored gentleman
1954
7.10
El cardenal
1951
5.00
Los tres mosqueteros y medio
1957
6.90
Neutron vs. the Maniac
1965
4.90
El proceso de Cristo
1966
6.30
By Fire And Sword
1988
5.50
El patrullero 777
1978
7.84
The Man Without a Face
1950
6.20
Mujeres de medianoche
1969
3.33
El hombre del puente
1976
5.50
The Black Sheep
1949
7.73
Pistoleros de la frontera
1967
5.00
Pepe El Toro
1953
6.39
Las locuras de Tin Tan
1952
5.83
Mi campeón
1952
5.00
Me traes de un ala
1953
6.11
El vagabundo
1953
6.10
The Medallion of Crime
1955
6.20
La mujer de los dos
1996
6.80
Streetwalker
1951
5.30
Los tigres del ring
1960
5.00
A garrote limpio
1985
5.00
¿Por qué ya no me quieres?
1954
5.00
La puerta falsa
1977
4.50
Los Verduleros
1986
7.26
Mexico, Mexico, ra, ra, ra!
1976
5.30
Las canciones unidas
1960
5.50
Bajo un mismo rostro
1962
5.50
Rosa de dos aromas
1989
4.67
Demonios sobre ruedas
1967
5.00
El gavilan vengador
1955
5.00
Una gringuita en México
1951
5.50
Furias desatadas
1957
5.00
Los matones del norte
1985
5.00
Night Falls
1952
6.54
The Realm of Fortune
1986
5.40
Reportaje
1953
7.20
La gitana blanca
1954
5.00
Extraños caminos
1993
5.00
Hipócrita..!
1949
5.70
Mujeres sin mañana
1951
6.00
La fuga de Carrasco
1983
5.00
Born to Love
1959
5.00
The Devil in the Blood
1964
0.00
Rata de puerto
1963
0.00
Bambucos y Corazones
1945
0.00
Las tres alegres comadres
1952
5.00
When the Fog Lifts
1952
6.40