Wolf Ruvinskis
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
Credits
- 2024 · La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano as Neutron
- 1998 · Living in Wrestling: History of Wrestling in Mexico as Himself
- 1996 · La mujer de los dos as Enrique
- 1995 · Juego limpio as
- 1994 · Días de combate as Leclerc
- 1994 · Wall of Darkness as
- 1993 · Extraños caminos as
- 1989 · Mi compadre Capulina as
- 1989 · Bonampak as
- 1989 · Rosa de dos aromas as
- 1988 · By Fire And Sword as
- 1986 · The Kidnapping of Lola as
- 1986 · The Realm of Fortune as Doctor
- 1986 · Chido Guan, el tacos de oro as Héctor Zepeda
- 1986 · Mientras México duerme as
- 1986 · Los verduleros as
- 1985 · Los matones del norte as
- 1985 · A Garrote Limpio as Saúl Brook / Vicente Viveros
- 1984 · Knock Out as Saúl Beltrán
- 1984 · Mexico vs. Estados Unidos as
- 1983 · La fuga de Carrasco as
- 1978 · El patrullero 777 as Mayor Urbano Malagón
- 1977 · La puerta falsa as
- 1977 · El mexicano as
- 1976 · El hombre del puente as
- 1976 · Mexico, Mexico, ra, ra, ra! as
- 1975 · Acapulco 12-22 as
- 1974 · Descenso del pais de la noche as
- 1974 · Island of Lost Souls as Colonel Venancio Salvatierra
- 1969 · Mujeres de medianoche as Lobo
- 1969 · El crepúsculo de un dios as Charlie Gonzalez
- 1968 · Esclava del deseo as
- 1968 · Santo the Silver Mask vs. The Ring Villains as Rodolfo Labra
- 1967 · Pistoleros de la frontera as
- 1967 · Santo vs. the Martian Invasion as Argos
- 1967 · Demonios sobre ruedas as
- 1966 · Jinetes de la llanura as Andrés Menchaca
- 1966 · El mexicano as
- 1966 · Forbidden Cargo as
- 1966 · El proceso de Cristo as Barrabas
- 1965 · 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
- 1964 · The Devil in the Blood as
- 1963 · Rata de puerto as Pablo, "El Rata"
- 1963 · Neutron vs. Dr. Caronte as Carlos Márquez
- 1962 · Sangre en el ring as
- 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 · Dinamita Kid as
- 1962 · El justiciero vengador as
- 1962 · Neutron and the Black Mask as Neutrón
- 1961 · El jinete enmascarado as
- 1960 · Las canciones unidas as
- 1960 · Vivo o muerto as
- 1960 · La estrella vacía as Tomás Téllez
- 1960 · Los tigres del ring as
- 1959 · La última lucha as Lobo
- 1959 · Born to Love as
- 1959 · El superflaco as
- 1958 · ¡Paso a la juventud..! as
- 1958 · A Media Luz Los Tres as
- 1957 · Los tres mosqueteros y medio as
- 1957 · The Body Snatcher as Guillermo Santana
- 1957 · Asesinos, S.A. as
- 1957 · El gato sin botas as Humberto Carrasco (picador)
- 1957 · Furias desatadas as
- 1957 · El diablo desaparece as
- 1957 · Diabolical Kidnapping as El Bronco
- 1956 · Una piedra en el zapato as Villardel
- 1956 · El sultán descalzo as Hilario Trujeque
- 1956 · The Hawks as Romulo
- 1955 · El gavilan vengador as
- 1955 · El túnel 6 as
- 1955 · The Medallion of Crime as Ramón Torres
- 1955 · La vida no vale nada as El caimán
- 1954 · Tailored gentleman as Chucho el Sacristán
- 1954 · La gitana blanca as Yaco
- 1954 · ¿Por qué ya no me quieres? as Renato Mancera
- 1953 · Reportaje as Policeman
- 1953 · El señor fotógrafo as Lepka
- 1953 · Pepe El Toro as Bobby Galeana
- 1953 · El vagabundo as
- 1953 · The Magnificent Beast as Carlos
- 1953 · Me traes de un ala as Mayordomo
- 1953 · La sexta carrera as
- 1952 · El luchador fenómeno as
- 1952 · The Sleeping Beauty as Tracatá/Dr. Heinrich Wolf
- 1952 · Música, mujeres y amor as Javier (as Wolf Rubinskys)
- 1952 · Mi campeón as Pablo Rivas
- 1952 · Night Falls as Bodoques
- 1952 · Los tres alegres compadres as
- 1952 · Las locuras de Tin Tan as (uncredited)
- 1951 · El cardenal as
- 1951 · Mujeres sin mañana as Juan
- 1951 · The Troublemaker as Roberto
- 1951 · Hell Road as Tony
- 1951 · Streetwalker as Carlos (uncredited)
- 1951 · Una gringuita en México as
- 1950 · Una mujer sin destino as
- 1950 · The Man Without a Face as El Monstruo
- 1950 · Wild Love as Hombre golpeado (as Wolf Rubinsky)
- 1949 · The Black Sheep as El Campeón Asesino
- 1949 · ¡No me defiendas, compadre! as
- 1949 · Hipócrita..! as El rayas
- 1945 · Secreto profesional as Antonio