Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 30, 1921
Died
Nov 09, 1999
Place of Birth
Riga, Latvia
Credits
111 titles
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
Filmography
La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano
Neutron
Living in Wrestling: History of Wrestling in Mexico
Himself
La mujer de los dos
Enrique
Juego limpio
Días de combate
Leclerc
Wall of Darkness
Extraños caminos
Mi compadre Capulina
Bonampak
Rosa de dos aromas
By Fire And Sword
El Secuestro De Lola - Lola La Trailera 2
The Realm of Fortune
Doctor
Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
Héctor Zepeda
Mientras México duerme
Los Verduleros
Los Matones Del Norte
A garrote limpio
Saúl Brook / Vicente Viveros
Knock Out
Saúl Beltrán
Mexico vs. Estados Unidos
Gerente
La fuga de Carrasco
Mañana es primavera
Raúl
El patrullero 777
Mayor Urbano Malagón
The Mexican
Comandante Alvarado
La puerta falsa
El hombre del puente
Mexico, Mexico, ra, ra, ra!
Acapulco 12-22
Descenso del País de la Noche
Island of Lost Souls
Colonel Venancio Salvatierra
Mujeres de medianoche
Lobo
El crepúsculo de un dios
Inspector Charlie Gonzalez
Esclava del deseo
Bronco
Santo vs. The Ring Villains
Rodolfo Labra
Pistoleros de la frontera
Santo vs. the Martian Invasion
Argos
Demonios sobre ruedas
Jinetes de la llanura
Andrés Menchaca
El mexicano
Forbidden Cargo
El proceso de Cristo
Barrabas
El señor doctor
Papá de Beto
Neutron vs. the Maniac
Neutron / Carlos Marquez
Neutron Battles the Karate Assassins
Neutron / Carlos Marquez
The Devil in the Blood
Rata de puerto
Pablo, "El Rata"
Neutron vs. Dr. Caronte
Carlos Márquez
Sangre en el ring
Bajo un mismo rostro
Inspector Maldonado
Neutron the Atomic Superman vs. the Death Robots
Neutron / Carlos Márquez