Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1921-10-30
Day of Death
1999-11-09
Place of Birth
Riga, Latvia
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.
Filmography (110)
La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano
2024Living in Wrestling: History of Wrestling in Mexico
1998
La mujer de los dos
1996
Juego limpio
1995
Días de combate
1994
Wall of Darkness
1994Extraños caminos
1993
Mi compadre Capulina
1989
Bonampak
1989
Rosa de dos aromas
1989
By Fire And Sword
1988
El Secuestro De Lola - Lola La Trailera 2
1986
The Realm of Fortune
1986
Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
1986
