Wolf Ruvinskis
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
109
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-10-30
Day of death
1999-11-09 (78 years old)
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.
Known For
Living in Wrestling: History of Wrestling in Mexico
La mujer de los dos
Los Verduleros
Juego limpio
Knock Out
El mexicano
Dinamita Kid
¿Por qué ya no me quieres?
El mexicano
Hipócrita..!
The Hawks
Forbidden Cargo
The Troublemaker
El cardenal
Reportaje
El superflaco
La última lucha
Bonampak
El vagabundo
Neutron vs. the Maniac
El crepúsculo de un dios
Santo vs. the Martian Invasion
El señor doctor
El patrullero 777
La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano
The Black Sheep
Las locuras de Tin Tan
A garrote limpio
Tailored gentleman
El jinete enmascarado
Una piedra en el zapato
Island of Lost Souls
The Realm of Fortune
Los tres alegres compadres
Una gringuita en México
Neutron Battles the Karate Assassins
Santo the Silver Mask vs. The Ring Villains
Neutron and the Black Mask
El proceso de Cristo
Días de combate
By Fire And Sword
The Body Snatcher
El túnel 6
La estrella vacía
Mujeres sin mañana
The Sleeping Beauty
Pepe El Toro
La sexta carrera
Neutron the Atomic Superman vs. the Death Robots
Bajo un mismo rostro
Asesinos, S.A.
El sultán descalzo
La gitana blanca
¡No me defiendas, compadre!
Mujeres de medianoche
La fuga de Carrasco
Me traes de un ala
Demonios sobre ruedas
Wall of Darkness
The Magnificent Beast
Night Falls
Jinetes de la llanura
Hell Road
Descent of the Country of Night
El diablo desaparece
El señor fotógrafo
Mexico, Mexico, ra, ra, ra!
Acapulco 12-22
El gavilan vengador
Mientras México duerme
El justiciero vengador
Las tres alegres comadres
Mexico vs. Estados Unidos
A Media Luz Los Tres
¡Paso a la juventud..!
Música, mujeres y amor
Los tigres del ring
Rosa de dos aromas
La vida no vale nada
Mi campeón
Mi compadre Capulina
Wild Love
Neutron vs. Dr. Caronte
Los tres mosqueteros y medio
The Shame of the Sabine Women
El gato sin botas
Esclava del deseo
Born to Love
The Man Without a Face
Los matones del norte
Rata de puerto
Bambucos y Corazones
The Kidnapping of Lola
El hombre del puente
The Medallion of Crime
Una mujer sin destino
Vivo o muerto
Las canciones unidas
La puerta falsa
Streetwalker
Pistoleros de la frontera
El luchador fenómeno
Sangre en el ring
The Devil in the Blood
Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
Furias desatadas
Extraños caminos
Diabolical Kidnapping
Secreto profesional
