The Magnificent Beast (1953)
May 22, 1953Release Date
Plot.
The Magnificent Beast (Free Fight) is a 1953 Mexican film. It was directed by Chano Urueta. The first film of the Luchadores genre.
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Cast & Crew.
Miroslava
Meche
Crox Alvarado
David González
Wolf Ruvinskis
Carlos
Irma Dorantes
Teresita
José Elías Moreno
'Maravilla' López
Chano Urueta
Director
Miguel Manzano
Benjamín Aguilar
Beatriz Saavedra
Carmen
Details.
Release DateMay 22, 1953
Original NameLa bestia magnifica (Lucha libre)
StatusReleased
Genres
Wiki.
La bestia magnífica (Lucha libre) ("The Magnificent Beast (Wrestling)") is a 1953 Mexican film directed by Chano Urueta. It tells the story of two good friends who become wrestlers to leave poverty behind, but the arrival of an ambitious woman will tragically change their destiny.
Director Urueta was so enthusiastic about the project that he filmed three fights in their entirety, and the final cut came to 128 minutes, which was very unusual in the Mexican film industry. The production is regarded as the film that started the genre of "wrestling movies", which became immensely popular in Mexico for many decades.
José Elías Moreno won the Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor and Jorge Bustos for Best Film Editing.