Wolf Ruvinskis
Date of birth: 1921-10-30
Place of birth: Riga, Latvia
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Wolf Rubinski, Wolf Rubinskis, Wolf Rubinsky, Wolf Rubinskys, Wolf Ruvinskis Manevics
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.
Movie Credits
Diabolical Kidnapping
1957-01-01
Second film in the Tigres del ring series.
Mientras México duerme
1986-04-01
The Kidnapping of Lola
1986-12-25
Neutron and the Black Mask
1962-04-06
Neutron, a masked wrestler/superhero, battles a gang of crooks who are plotting to steal a secret fo
Santo vs. the Martian Invasion
1967-07-27
In this Mexican sci-fi fantasy, big beefy Martians invade the earth. Ostensibly, they have come to w
Neutron Battles the Karate Assassins
1965-08-06
Superhero wrestler Neutron battles a gang of robotic assassins who use their hands and feet as deadl
Bonampak
1989-11-28
The film narrates the discovery of the last great Mayan city, which occurred during the spring of 19
La sexta carrera
1953-01-01
Mexican feature film
Neutron the Atomic Superman vs. the Death Robots
1962-08-10
The evil scientist Dr. Caronte plots to revive the brains of three dead scientists and use them to o
El mexicano
1977-01-01
Juego limpio
1995-01-01
La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano
2024-03-28
Lucha libre is part of Mexican culture, but how did something that was shown in circuses and fairs b
La vida no vale nada
1955-05-04
Pablo, a wandering laborer, has imprisoned himself in a hell of alcoholism. Cruz, a widow, reaches o
The Body Snatcher
1957-09-26
A detective and his cowboy friend team up to stop a mad scientist who is stealing the bodies of murd
El luchador fenómeno
1952-10-17
Amado is an employee of a brewery that dreams of success in football. Inveterate dreamer sends a let
Knock Out
1984-03-01
Rodrigo Zaracho, once a promising boxer, is in decline. While fleeing from a gang that is chasing hi
Neutron vs. Dr. Caronte
1963-02-15
Neutron, a superhero/wrestler, goes up against a mad scientist and his army of monsters.
The Magnificent Beast
1953-05-22
The Magnificent Beast (Free Fight) is a 1953 Mexican film. It was directed by Chano Urueta. The firs
Mexico vs. Estados Unidos
1984-01-01
A Mexican youth basketball team competes against another from the United States, overcoming obstacle
Wall of Darkness
1994-01-01
The Hawks
1956-02-10
The story of two half brothers who do not know they are such, who fight over a woman and nearly kill
Secreto profesional
1945-06-24
A Media Luz Los Tres
1958-03-26
"Confirmed bachelor" quits playing the field and gets married.
Música, mujeres y amor
1952-07-03
Two women are installed in the cabin of a ship that was already occupied by two gentlemen.
Acapulco 12-22
1975-04-24
Tourist industry dudes moonlight as karate detectives, solving crimes committed among the mod young
El crepúsculo de un dios
1969-10-30
Sonia meets Roberto, a miserable actor with a few days left of life. Both fall in love, but soon aft
El diablo desaparece
1957-02-09
Cowboy justice: drifter takes on unscrupulous rancher and his sociopathic son.
Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
1986-05-15
Street-punk drafted to soccer team, rises to stardom. Cuz he plays so good.
El mexicano
1966-11-03
After USA's appropriation of Texas, a Mexican resident responds to prejudice and injustice by formin
Living in Wrestling: History of Wrestling in Mexico
1998-12-31
A comprehensive history of Wrestling in Mexico. Starring some of the most famous Mexican wrestlers o
The Sleeping Beauty
1952-08-29
A Mexican comedy loosely playing off of the tale of Sleeping Beauty. A caveman wakes up after a thou
Dinamita Kid
1962-07-13
Young boxer on the rise butts head with dishonest promoters. Etc etc.
El justiciero vengador
1962-06-08
White-hat with two sidekicks masquerades as a priest to break the stranglehold a blackhat has on a s
El gato sin botas
1957-07-30
Target of ridicule from fellow military academy, the cowardly Augustin did not want to return to the
¡Paso a la juventud..!
1958-12-11
Champion diver on a Uni swim team trains for the Olympics and contends with his buffoonish room-mate
El túnel 6
1955-09-15
Engineering crew excavating a tunnel through a mountain, are trapped by a landslide.
El sultán descalzo
1956-03-31
Jack-of-all-trades interferes in his neighbors' lives, then has to set everything straight.
Hell Road
1951-06-29
When a robbery goes wrong, the thief takes a singer as hostage, they fall in love and try to rebuild
Una mujer sin destino
1950-09-22
"Brilliant" young painter watches his wife lapse into schizophrenia.
Mi compadre Capulina
1989-12-21
Baseball sketch, restaurant sketch, store-detective sketch, lucha libre sketch. Remake of No me defi
La última lucha
1959-11-12
Slice-of-life melodrama: backstage at the wrestling arena.
Los tres alegres compadres
1952-04-11
Father and two sons raise hell at the county fair.
Una piedra en el zapato
1956-09-27
Police procedural: some detail pertaining to a murder case is nagging at the back of a detective's m
Asesinos, S.A.
1957-09-16
Incompetent clown is drafted into a Murder Incorporated style squad of hitmen.
Vivo o muerto
1960-08-25
Cowboy/western: hero fakes cowardice to trap the bad guys into showing their hands.
El jinete enmascarado
1961-11-03
Horseman. With a mask on. First in a series, "El Norteño."
The Shame of the Sabine Women
1962-07-19
The Sabine tribe battles Romulus in the early days of Rome after Romans seize their women as unwilli
El superflaco
1959-02-19
Mad scientist gives Atomic Powers to a 98 pound weakling.
Descent of the Country of Night
1974-08-28
A young woman of wealthy class rejects the world that surrounds her and dies, but in her wake a sham
Jinetes de la llanura
1966-12-29
Cowboy-hero series, first of two. Sequel: Pistoleros de la frontera.
The Troublemaker
1951-08-15
Well-intentioned Tin Tan who is always making trouble for other people, sometimes on purpose and som
Esclava del deseo
1968-02-29
Criminals hiding out on an island find a shipwrecked stranger.
La estrella vacía
1960-05-05
Mourners share their memories of a dead film-star at her wake, a la Citizen Kane. Only melodrama.
Forbidden Cargo
1966-10-06
Federal agent infiltrates smuggling gang in seaport.
Island of Lost Souls
1974-08-08
Rene Cardona directs the film version of Jose Leon Sanchez's best-selling novel, which relates the a
Días de combate
1994-03-01
A novice private detective is on the trail of a serial strangler in Mexico City.
Santo the Silver Mask vs. The Ring Villains
1968-01-11
Santo fights a group of phony spiritualists who are trying to scam his god-daughter out of her 6 mil
¡No me defiendas, compadre!
1949-10-29
A bungling wannabe-lawyer keeps interfering in his friend's lives; his desire to help always makes t
El señor fotógrafo
1953-09-02
Cantinflas, a traveling photographer, is captured by some gangsters while trying to get some flowers
Sangre en el ring
1962-10-05
Boxing melodrama; heroic middleweight vs. crooked promoters. Sequel to Dinamita Kid.
El señor doctor
1965-10-07
It's about a country doctor that comes to the city while a clinic is built in his home town... he ru
Wild Love
1950-04-06
Alma leaves Panama to go live with her aunt Antonia and with Manuel, her husband. There she meets Ju
Tailored gentleman
1954-09-01
Cantinflas works as a model of tuxedos in a prestigious store, your job is to use the smoking in the
El cardenal
1951-12-31
Mexican feature film
Los tres mosqueteros y medio
1957-10-29
Spoofy adaptation of The Three Musketeers, follows the original very closely.
Neutron vs. the Maniac
1965-08-13
Neutron, a wrestler/superhero, investigates a series of murders at a sanitarium.
El proceso de Cristo
1966-03-10
The story of The Last Hours of Jesus Christ.
By Fire And Sword
1988-06-07
Offbeat Mexican police officer must transport 3 convicts to a trial before a local drug kingpin kill
El patrullero 777
1978-04-27
Follows Diogenes as he goes about his day as a police officer. He's prone to do things the right way
The Man Without a Face
1950-07-07
A faceless killer who hunts women can only be stopped by a detective with a disturbing past.
Mujeres de medianoche
1969-11-13
Crime melodrama involving blackmail, murder, mystery and the obligatory police investigation.
El hombre del puente
1976-09-08
A man without identity/citizenship papers is stuck in the no-man's-land between two countries.
The Black Sheep
1949-12-24
The Trevino family tries to overcome the irresponsible behavior of Don Cruz, an erratic father with
Pistoleros de la frontera
1967-08-17
"The fastest gun of all" visits his home-town for a few days. All he really wants is to see his wife
Pepe El Toro
1953-08-21
The simple life and the values of loyalty and solidarity of the poor people in the environment of
Las locuras de Tin Tan
1952-01-09
Tin-Tan wants to builds an ice cream machine.
Mi campeón
1952-06-20
Catita is a simple and poor woman who dreams of that her son stands out on something important to he
Me traes de un ala
1953-02-05
To conquer the beautiful vedette Rosita, journalist Tin Tan is subject to her whims. Fired along wit
El vagabundo
1953-06-21
Homeless/unemployed dude has a spiritual awakening and rehabilitates himself working at a circus.
The Medallion of Crime
1955-06-22
Going out for a drink with the guys after work, a salaryman get in over his head with a gangster's m
La mujer de los dos
1996-10-10
The boys in a famous pop-band all have girl troubles. And other problems. Sucks being them.
Streetwalker
1951-06-22
In Mexico City, two sisters live radically different lives: Maria, who—along with her supportive gro
Los tigres del ring
1960-03-30
Crooked promoter has a secret weapon who goes around beating fighters to death after their matches i
A garrote limpio
1985-10-09
A series of murders have occurred in the uppermost circles of society. Detective Felipe Fierro vows
¿Por qué ya no me quieres?
1954-06-03
Tired of struggling, Lilia, played by Sara Montiel, moves to the city to live with her aunt, a forme
La puerta falsa
1977-05-05
Young heroin addict dies in the pursuit of his calling, and his brother goes on a vendetta against t
Los Verduleros
1986-02-07
The adventures of two friends, one a chicken vendor in a market and the other a policeman. They have
Mexico, Mexico, ra, ra, ra!
1976-02-04
Librado, an unemployed man, lives in a crowded small house with numerous children and relatives, is
Las canciones unidas
1960-09-15
Film clips of songs by performers from around the world.
Bajo un mismo rostro
1962-09-19
Two twin sisters have completely different ways of loving: to one love is profound, to the other is
Rosa de dos aromas
1989-11-24
Two women meet by accident and discover that they both have 10 year+ relationships with the same man
Demonios sobre ruedas
1967-02-10
"Demons on Wheels". A gang of bikers terrorize a town and its inhabitants who can not do anything to
El gavilan vengador
1955-10-27
Masked rider exposes the criminal misdeeds of a wealthy land-owner and his henchmen.
Una gringuita en México
1951-04-27
A USA girl decides to vacation in Mexico and experience first hand all the stereotypical scenes she'
Furias desatadas
1957-06-26
College student enters the pro wrestling circuit, hoping to find out who killed his father. Third of
Los matones del norte
1985-11-28
Young man grows up thinking that his father's murderer is dead but wanting revenge against the guys
Night Falls
1952-04-24
Marcos is an arrogant jai-alai player who seduces and discards women until he himself becomes the ob
The Realm of Fortune
1986-11-28
Poor Dionisio finds himself as recipient of the good fortune, but soon he forgets that everything th
Reportaje
1953-11-13
Reporters compete for cash prize awarded for biggest scoop on New Year's Eve.
La gitana blanca
1954-08-18
A gypsy girl, promised to the future leader of her tribe, falls in love with a depressed violinist.
Extraños caminos
1993-01-01
During the rainy Christmas season, a troupe of five actors who are college students lose their way i
Hipócrita..!
1949-10-11
A disfigured woman is helped by a talented composer to recover her face with plastic surgery. Then h
Mujeres sin mañana
1951-09-05
Loosely-plotted melodrama about five "hostesses" and the owners of a waterfront nightclub.
La fuga de Carrasco
1983-01-01
Born to Love
1959-09-03
The Devil in the Blood
1964-06-19
Three episodes about the influence of Satan: a black boxer commits killings under the influence of h
Rata de puerto
1963-08-27
The son of a prostitute, longshoreman, fighter and bully.
Bambucos y Corazones
1945-05-09
In a charming and gossipy town in La Sábana that they call Alpargatoca, the old aunts are surprised
Las tres alegres comadres
1952-01-01
When three poor young women fail in their attempts to break into films and night clubs in Mexico Cit
When the Fog Lifts
1952-11-23
One mental patient usurps the identity of another and starts a new life, passing himself off as a lo