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The Magnificent Beast
Directed by	Chano Urueta
Written by	Chano Urueta (screenplay), Neftalí Beltrán (screen story)
Produced by	Fidel Pizarro
Starring	Miroslava, Crox Alvarado, Wolf Ruvinskis, José Elías Moreno, Irma Dorantes, Miguel Manzano
Cinematography	Agustín Jiménez
Edited by	Jorge Bustos
Music by	José de la Vega
Distributed by	Películas Nacionales
Release date	22 May 1953 (1953-05-22)
Running time	128 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

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.

Cast

Crox Alvarado: David
Wolf Ruvinskis: Carlos
José Elías Moreno:'Maravilla' López
Irma Dorantes: Teresita
Miguel Manzano: Benjamín Aguilar
José Luis Rojas: Luis Rojas
Ismael Pérez: Poncianito
Enrique Llanes: Wrestler
Rito Romero: Wrestler
Miroslava: Meche

External links

The Magnificent Beast at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Chano Urueta
The Night of the Mayas (1939) The League of Songs (1941) The Count of Monte Cristo (1942) No matarás (1943) El corsario negro (1944) The Road to Sacramento (1946) The Flesh Commands (1948) Jalisco Fair (1948) Don't Love Me So Much (1949) To the Sound of the Mambo (1950) My Favourite (1950) From the Can-Can to the Mambo (1951) Serenade in Acapulco (1951) El Monstruo resucitado (1953) The Magnificent Beast (1953) Quiéreme porque me muero (1953) La Bruja (1954) Se solicitan modelos (1954) El vendedor de muñecas (1955) El jinete sin cabeza (1957) El Ratón (1957) No soy monedita de oro (1959) The Witch's Mirror (1960) The Brainiac (1962) Alma grande (1966) Blue Demon Contra las Diabólicas (1968)

Films directed by Chano Urueta

The Night of the Mayas (1939)
The League of Songs (1941)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1942)
No matarás (1943)
El corsario negro (1944)
The Road to Sacramento (1946)
The Flesh Commands (1948)
Jalisco Fair (1948)
Don't Love Me So Much (1949)
To the Sound of the Mambo (1950)
My Favourite (1950)
From the Can-Can to the Mambo (1951)
Serenade in Acapulco (1951)
El Monstruo resucitado (1953)
The Magnificent Beast (1953)
Quiéreme porque me muero (1953)
La Bruja (1954)
Se solicitan modelos (1954)
El vendedor de muñecas (1955)
El jinete sin cabeza (1957)
El Ratón (1957)
No soy monedita de oro (1959)
The Witch's Mirror (1960)
The Brainiac (1962)
Alma grande (1966)
Blue Demon Contra las Diabólicas (1968)

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