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.
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Also Known As
Movies (50)
La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano
as Neutron
2024
Living in Wrestling: History of Wrestling in Mexico
as Himself
1998
La mujer de los dos
as Enrique
1996
Juego limpio
1995
Días de combate
as Leclerc
1994
Wall of Darkness
1994
Extraños caminos
1993
Mi compadre Capulina
1989
Bonampak
1989
Rosa de dos aromas
1989
By Fire And Sword
1988
The Kidnapping of Lola
1986
The Realm of Fortune
as Doctor
1986
Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
as Héctor Zepeda
1986
Mientras México duerme
1986
Los Verduleros
1986
Los matones del norte
1985
A garrote limpio
as Saúl Brook / Vicente Viveros
1985
Knock Out
as Saúl Beltrán
1984
Mexico vs. Estados Unidos
1984
La fuga de Carrasco
1983
El patrullero 777
as Mayor Urbano Malagón
1978
La puerta falsa
1977
El mexicano
1977
El hombre del puente
1976
Mexico, Mexico, ra, ra, ra!
1976
Acapulco 12-22
1975
Descent of the Country of Night
1974
Island of Lost Souls
as Colonel Venancio Salvatierra
1974
Mujeres de medianoche
as Lobo
1969
El crepúsculo de un dios
as Charlie Gonzalez
1969
Esclava del deseo
1968
Santo the Silver Mask vs. The Ring Villains
as Rodolfo Labra
1968
Pistoleros de la frontera
1967
Santo vs. the Martian Invasion
as Argos
1967
Demonios sobre ruedas
1967
Jinetes de la llanura
as Andrés Menchaca
1966
El mexicano
1966
Forbidden Cargo
1966
El proceso de Cristo
as Barrabas
1966
El señor doctor
as Papá de Beto
1965
Neutron vs. the Maniac
as Neutron / Carlos Marquez
1965
Neutron Battles the Karate Assassins
as Neutron / Carlos Marquez
1965
The Devil in the Blood
1964
Rata de puerto
as Pablo, "El Rata"
1963
Neutron vs. Dr. Caronte
as Carlos Márquez
1963
Sangre en el ring
1962
Bajo un mismo rostro
as Inspector Maldonado
1962
Neutron the Atomic Superman vs. the Death Robots
as Neutron / Carlos Márquez
1962
The Shame of the Sabine Women
as Rómulo
1962