
Wolf Ruvinskis
Department: Acting
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

Diabolical Kidnapping
1957

Mientras México duerme
1986

El Secuestro De Lola - Lola La Trailera 2
1986

Neutron and the Black Mask
1962

Santo vs. the Martian Invasion
1967

Neutron Battles the Karate Assassins
1965

Bonampak
1989

La sexta carrera
1953

Neutron the Atomic Superman vs. the Death Robots
1962

The Mexican
1977

Juego limpio
1995

La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano
2024

La Vida No Vale Nada
1955

The Body Snatcher
1957

El luchador fenómeno
1952

Knock Out
1984

Neutron vs. Dr. Caronte
1963

The Magnificent Beast
1953

Mexico vs. Estados Unidos
1984

Wall of Darkness
1994

Secreto profesional
1955

The Hawks
1956

A Media Luz Los Tres
1958

Música, mujeres y amor
1952

Acapulco 12-22
1975

El crepúsculo de un dios
1969

El diablo desaparece
1957

Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
1986

El mexicano
1966

Living in Wrestling: History of Wrestling in Mexico
1998

The Sleeping Beauty
1952

Dinamita Kid
1962

El justiciero vengador
1962

El gato sin botas
1957

¡Paso a la juventud..!
1958

El túnel 6
1955

El sultán descalzo
1956

Una mujer sin destino
1950

Mi compadre Capulina
1989

La última lucha
1959

Los tres alegres compadres
1952

Una piedra en el zapato
1956

Asesinos, S.A.
1957

Vivo o muerto
1960

The Shame of the Sabine Women
1962

El jinete enmascarado
1961

El superflaco
1959

Descenso del País de la Noche
1974

Jinetes de la llanura
1966

The Troublemaker
1951

Esclava del deseo
1968

La estrella vacía
1960

Forbidden Cargo
1966

Island of Lost Souls
1974

Días de combate
1994

Santo vs. The Ring Villains
1968

¡No me defiendas, compadre!
1949

El señor fotógrafo
1953

Sangre en el ring
1962

El señor doctor
1965

Wild Love
1950

Tailored gentleman
1954

El cardenal
1951

Los tres mosqueteros y medio
1957

Neutron vs. the Maniac
1965

El proceso de Cristo
1966

By Fire And Sword
1988

El patrullero 777
1978

The Man Without a Face
1950

Mujeres de medianoche
1969

El hombre del puente
1976

The Black Sheep
1949

Pistoleros de la frontera
1967

Pepe El Toro
1953

Las locuras de Tin Tan
1952

Mi campeón
1952

Me traes de un ala
1953

El vagabundo
1953

The Medallion of Crime
1955

La mujer de los dos
1996

Streetwalker
1951

Los tigres del ring
1960

A garrote limpio
1985

¿Por qué ya no me quieres?
1954

La puerta falsa
1977

Los Verduleros
1986

Mexico, Mexico, ra, ra, ra!
1976

Las canciones unidas
1960

Bajo un mismo rostro
1962

Rosa de dos aromas
1989

Demonios sobre ruedas
1967

El gavilan vengador
1955

Una gringuita en México
1951

Furias desatadas
1957

Los Matones Del Norte
1985

Night Falls
1952

The Realm of Fortune
1986

Reportaje
1953

La gitana blanca
1954

Extraños caminos
1993

Hipócrita..!
1949

Mujeres sin mañana
1951

La fuga de Carrasco
1983

Born to Love
1959

The Devil in the Blood
1964

Rata de puerto
1963

Bambucos y Corazones
1945

Las tres alegres comadres
1952

When the Fog Lifts
1952

Hell Road
1951

Mañana es primavera
1982