Nacho Libre

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Jared Hess

Writing Credits

Jared Hess
(written by) &
Jerusha Hess
(written by) &
Mike White
(written by)

Cast

Jack Black
Nacho
Ana de la Reguera
Sister Encarnación
Héctor Jiménez
Esqueleto
Darius Rose
Chancho
Moises Arias
Juan Pablo
Diego Eduardo Gomez
Chuy
Carlos Maycotte
Segundo Nuñez
Richard Montoya
Guillermo
Cesar Gonzalez
Ramses
Rafael Montalvo
Elderly Monk
Julio Sandoval
Snaggle Tooth Monk
Ventura 'Tigre Hispano' Lahoz
Arena Referee #1
Felipe Jesus 'Terror Chino' Hernandez
Arena Referee #2
Enrique Muñoz
Señor Ramon
Carla Jimenez
Candidia
Agustin 'Rigo' Rey
Galindo #1
Ricardo 'Caballero de la Muerte' Castillo
Galindo #2
Troy Gentile
Young Nacho
Donald Chambers
Silencio
Julio Escalero
Ramses Trainer
Peter Stormare
Emperor
Armando 'Mucha Crema' Gaytan
Pro (Coliseo) Announcer
Rafael Gonzalez Lopez
Pro (Coliseo) Referee
Antonio Salazar Gomez
Ring (Arena) Announcer
Albert M. Madrid
Paradise
Lauro David Chartrand-Del Valle
Sage
Filiberto Estrella
Duende #1
Mascarita Dorada
Duende #2
Leobardo Magadan
Commentator #1
Jorge Valdés García
Commentator #2
Craig Williams
El Snowflake
Brett Chan
Dynasty
Mike Ching
El Chino
Abelardo 'El Pandita' Hernandez
Muñeco
Emiliano 'Dalia Negra' Quiroga
Carlos Rosales
Luis Garcia Rendon
Mariachi Man
Armando Tapia
Monk #1
Carlos Cesar Caballero
Monk #2
Feliciano Ramos Mendoza
Amateur Announcer
Carlos 'El Mimo' Acosta Barroso
El Pony
Iñaki Goci
El Semental
Alfonso Ramírez
Amateur Referee
Miguel Angel Bonequi Trujillo
Hacienda Tough Doorman
Aaron Yamir Ramirez Esobar
Young Street Kid
Rodolfo Garcia Merino
Motivational Coach
María González
Peasant Woman
René Campero
Wrestling Official
Lisa Owen
Nacho's Mother
Cristóbal Puente
Nacho's Father
Zenaido Avendaño
Usher
Rosenda Hernandez
Woman
Joaquin Luis Jimenez
Ashen Faced Man
Ismael Garcia y Su Trio
Mariachi Band
Dominick Kurek
Mad Fan
Amanda Salas
The Wrestler
Chad Socolovitch
Wrestler
Rachel Thorp
Hero Girl

Produced by

Jack Black
producer
Benjamin Cooley
associate producer
Ricardo Del Río
co-producer (as Ricardo Del Rio Galnares)
David Klawans
producer
Ben LeClair
associate producer (as Ben Le Clair)
Steve Nicolaides
executive producer
Julia Pistor
producer
Damon Ross
co-producer
Sharon Seto
field producer: EPK
Alexander Westerman
digital producer (uncredited)
Mike White
producer

Music by

Danny Elfman

Cinematography by

Xavier Grobet
(as Xavier Pérez Grobet)

Editing by

Billy Weber

Casting By

Carol Lewis
Jory Weitz

Production Design by

Gideon Ponte

Art Direction by

Hania Robledo

Set Decoration by

Beauchamp Fontaine
Maria Paz Gonzalez

Costume Design by

Graciela Mazón

Makeup Department

Ruth Bermudo
assistant makeup artist
Anadia Buenrostro
assistant hair stylist
Lourdes Delgado
key hair stylist
Esther Lomeli
hair stylist: second unit
Sandra Migueli
key makeup artist
Roz Music
hair stylist: Mr. Black / makeup artist: Mr. Black
Patricia Romero
prosthetic artist / special makeup effects artist
Felipe Salazar
makeup artist: second unit
Gloria Serrano
special makeup effects assistant
Jorge Siller
prosthetic artist / special makeup effects artist

Production Management

Pablo Buelna
unit production manager
Emmanuel Cabare
assistant production manager
Arturo del Río
unit production manager (as Arturo Del Rio)
Susan McNamara
unit production manager: additional photography
Graham Stumpf
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Melissa V. Barnes
second assistant director: additional photography (as Melissa Barnes)
Renan Bendersky
second assistant director
Frederic Henocque
first assistant director
Victor Herrera McNaught
second second assistant director (as Victor Herrera)
Patrick Heyerdahl
third assistant director
J. Abel Jimenez
second assistant director: second unit (as Jose Abel Jimenez)
Dennis Maguire
first assistant director: second unit
Steve Nicolaides
first assistant director
Nick Powell
second unit director
Brendalyn Richard
second second assistant director: re-shoots
Esteban Sanchez
second second assistant director: second unit

Art Department

Carlos Alvarez Tovar
set designer (as Carlos Alberto Alvarez Tovar)
Carlos Alvarez
drafts person
Dawn Baillie
Creative Director: Poster
Yaniv Bashan
leadman: reshoots
Alida Castelan
art department coordinator
Pia Corti
lead person (as Pia Ana Corti Velaquez)
José Luis Cuevas
on-set dresser (as Jose Luis Cuevas Lopez)
Juan Antonio Cuevas
head carpenter
Israel Delgado Rivera
graphic designer (as Israel Delgado)
Aimee Dominguez
property master
Raúl Farías
on-set painter (as Raul Farias)
Claudia Fernández de Cevallos Gtz
assistant set dresser
Jesús Flores
head painter (as Jesus Flores Vazquez)
Devorah Galván Caballero
props (as Devorah Galvan)
Carlos Gamboa
set designer (as Carlos Adalid Gamboa)
Esteban García Mejia
lead person (as Esteban Garcia Mejia)
Laura M González
set dresser (as Laura Gonzalez)
William Hawa
props assistant
Victor Hernandez
props
Robyn B. Holmes
buyer
Christopher Lagunes
assistant art director
Rodolfo Martinez
construction foreperson
Eugenia Ogarrio
greens person
Hector Perez
greens person
Celso Peña
property master
Fabian Peña
props
Magali Sagarra
art director assistant
Jorge Sainz
painter artist
Jorma Starratt
set dresser
Joseph Strachan
storyboard artist
Alberto Villaseñor
construction coordinator (as Alberto Vallasenor Kuri)
Mauricio Waldo
on-set dresser
Alicia Del Valle
assistant plasterer (uncredited)
Federico Etcheverry
set dressing assistant (uncredited)
Laura M González
decoration coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department

Robert Althoff
sound recordist
Steve Bartkowicz
re-recording engineer
Ricardo Cabrera
cable person
Gabriel Coll Barberis
sound mixer: second unit
Kim Drummond
adr supervisor / dialogue editor
Marc Fishman
re-recording mixer
Christopher Flick
foley editor (as Chris Flick)
David Giammarco
re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Joan Giammarco
adr editor
Jeff Gomillion
adr mixer
Wayne Griffin
dialogue editor
Robin Harlan
foley artist
Scott A. Jennings
sound effects editor
Jonathan Klein
foley supervisor (as Jonathan A. Klein) / sound effects editor (as Jonathan A. Klein)
Dan Lipe
boom operator: additional photography
Jeff Malham
dubbing engineer
Marc Mann
synth recording
Sarah Monat
foley artist
Rupert Nadeau
assistant sound editor
Santiago Núñez
sound mixer
Jordan O'Neill
dts sound mastering engineer
Bryan Pennington
consultant: Dolby film sound
Philip Rogers
adr recordist
Joe Schiff
first assistant sound editor
Randy Singer
foley mixer

Special Effects by

Luis Eduardo Ambriz Martinez
special effects assistant (as Luis Ambriz)
Alfredo Antonio
special effects assistant
Jorge Farfan
special effects supervisor (as Jorge Farfan Barros)
Enrique Gómez Lara
special effects assistant
Jaime Ramírez Guerrero
special effects assistant (as Jaime Ramirez)

Visual Effects by

Lucas De La Torre
tv campaign graphics
Syd Dutton
visual effects
Collin Fowler
visual effects coordinator: Illusion Arts
Mark Kenaston
rotoscope artist
Jack Lewars
assistant color timer
Kimberly Nelson LoCascio
visual effects executive (as Kimberly K. Nelson)
Mary E. Manning
3d artist (as Mary Manning)
Fumi Mashimo
animation supervisor
Kelvin McIlwain
visual effects supervisor
Sarah Ogletree
visual effects coordinator
Richard Patterson
digital supervisor
Satish Ratakonda
digital compositor
Catherine Sudolcan
visual effects producer
Bill Taylor
visual effects
Andrew Tucker
3d artist
David S. Williams Jr.
compositing supervisor
Thomas Mathai
data manager (uncredited)

Stunts

Keith Adams
stunts
Hugo Aguilera
stunts (as Hugo Aguilera Herrera)
Omar Ayala
stunts (as Omar Israel Ayala de la Pena) / stunts: as Omar Israel Ayala De La Peña
Balo Bucio
stunts (as Willebaldo Bucio)
Julian Bucio
stunt coordinator: Mexico
Colby Chartrand
stunt performer
Alejandro de la Peña
stunts (as Alejandro de la Peña Garcia)
Jose Antonio Garcia
stunts
Martha Garrido
stunts (as Martha Alicio Garrido Jimenez)
Gabriel Godínez
stunts (as Gabriel Godinez Leon)
Nadia Hernandez
stunts
William Hitchon
stunts
Felipe López
stunts (as Felipe Lopez de la Peña)
Raúl López
stunts (as Raul Lopez Arteaga)
Juan Carlos Olalde
stunts
Nick Powell
stunt coordinator
Thomas Sellitti Jr.
stunts
Priscila Solorzano
stunts
Rafael Valdez
stunts
Jimmy Waitman
stunts (as Michael J. Waitman)
Cesar Alvarez del Castillo
stunt rigger (uncredited)
Tony Bucio
stunt double (uncredited)
Brett Chan
stunt double (uncredited)
Greg Fawcett
stunt double: jack black (uncredited)
Cody Laudan
stunt double (uncredited)
Thomas Sellitti Jr.
stunt double: Jack Black (uncredited)
Lauro David Chartrand-Del Valle
assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited) / co-fight coordinator (uncredited)
Jimmy Waitman
stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Joel Badillo
technician: Panavision (as Joel Badillo Delgado)
Adam Barth
video assist operator
Víctor Camacho
24 frames (as Victor Camacho)
Gustavo Castillón
second assistant photographer: "a" camera (as Gustavo Castillon)
Daniel Daza
still photographer
Juan Fernando Guzmán
gaffer: second unit
Wilma Gómez Luengo
first assistant photographer: "a" camera (as Wilma Gomez)
Victor Guillermo Hernandez
electrician
Ronald Hersey
director of photography: second unit (as Ron Hersey)
Gerardo Manjarrez
camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator
Juan José Martínez
electrician (as Juan Jose Martinez)
Armando Medina
video assist (as Armando Medina Parra)
Thomas Miligan
second assistant camera: re-shoots
Felipe Morales
second company grip
Fernando Moreno
chief lighting technician
Miguel Ángel Nava
grip (as Miguel Angel Nava)
Eliseo Orozco
film loader
Raúl Palacios
assistant chief lighting technician (as Raul Palacios)
Francisco Jaime Pastrana
second assistant photographer: "b" camera (as Francisco Pastrana)
Matthew A. Petrosky
camera operator: re-shoots
Israel Páez
first assistant camera
Jesus Rodriguez Jr.
first company grip (as Jesus Rodriguez)
Jesús Rodríguez Barajas
key grip
Juan Manuel Rodríguez
grip (as Juan Manuel Rodriguez)
Manuel Rodríguez
grip (as Miguel Rodriguez)
Jesus Romero
dolly grip operator (as Jesus Romero 'Kimba')
Carlos Silva
video assist (as Carlos Silva Sosa)
Antonio Sánchez Romero
chief electrician (as Antonio Sanchez)
Miguel Ángel Sánchez
grip (as Miguel Angel Sanchez)
Stefan Tarzan
first assistant camera: re-shoots
Jaimie Trueblood
still photographer
Deron Tse
additional grip: re-shoots
Josue Vargas
electrician
Raymundo Verde
first assistant camera / first assistant photographer: "b" camera (as Raymundo Verde Pena)

Casting Department

Rakefet Abergel
casting associate: USA
Stefan A. Anderson
extras casting assistant
Sara Bachelder
extras casting
Carla Hool
casting: Mexico
Jeanne McCarthy
casting consultant
John Hans Tester
adr voice casting (as Hans Tester)
Rodrigo Urbano
casting associate: Mexico
Jorge Valdés García
extras casting
Belinda Gardea
casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

María del Carmen Delfin
costumer
Mariana Mazon
wardrobe
Hilary Niederer
set costumer: re-shoots
Lupita Peckinpah
assistant costume designer
Gisela Sanchez
costume cutter
Francisco Stoll
set costumer
Sarah Trost
costume designer: title cape

Editorial Department

Charles Bunn
assistant editor
Carlos M. Castillón
apprentice editor
George Chavez
color timer
D.R. Farquharson
digital intermediate producer: EFilm (as Dan Farquharson)
Bob Fernley
digital intermediate producer
Natasha Leonnet
digital film colorist
Jack Lewars
digital colorist assistant
Richard B. Molina
first assistant editor: avid
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein
negative cutter (as Mary Nelson-Fraser)
Lisa Tutunjian
digital intermediate editor

Location Management

Omar Arias González
location manager
France Myung Fagin
location manager (as France Myung Metz)
Heather Haase
locations / locations: Big Sky Ranch
Horacio Sandoval
assistant location manager
Martin Corkidi
assistant: location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

Pete Anthony
conductor
Nick Ariondo
musician
Steve Bartek
orchestrator
Beck
songs by
Eric Bradley
musician: singer
Julian Bratolyubov
music preparation
Elin Carlson
chorus
Debbi Datz-Pyle
orchestra contractor
George Doering
musician
Bruce Dukov
violin
Jennifer Gordon-Levin
musician: violin
Karen Wilson Harper
vocals (as Karen Harper)
Greg Hayes
score recordist
John Houlihan
music consultant
Will Kaplan
music editor
Brian LeBarton
musician
Ernest Lee
music score programmer
Jon Lewis
musician: trumpet
Guy Maeda
singer
Marc Mann
conductor: choir / orchestrator
Darrin McCann
musician: viola
Blake Neely
conductor
Daniel Nielsen
composer: trailer music
Bobbi Page
choir contractor
Federico Ramos
musician
Liza Richardson
music consultant
Cassandra Richburg
musician: viola
Tim Rodier
music preparation
Shie Rozow
associate music editor / scoring music editor
Dennis S. Sands
music scoring mixer
Andrew Shulman
musician
Edgardo Simone
orchestrator
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute
Ron Vermillion
music preparation
Paul Wertheimer
score recordist
Gerald White
singer
Yelena Yegoryan
musician: violin
Gina Zimmitti
orchestra contractor
Denise Carver
music clearances (uncredited)
Scott Gutierrez
score engineer (uncredited)
Scottie Haskell
score vocalist (uncredited)
Aron Pinsky
music clearances (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Maury Carvajal
script supervisor (as Mauri Carvajal)
Andrea Martínez Crowther
assistant script supervisor

Transportation Department

William Cope
driver
Jim DePue
transportation captain
Lottie DePue
driver
Ricardo Díaz Avilés
transportation coordinator (as Ricardo Díaz)
Enrique Díaz
transportation captain
Sergio Galicia
production driver
Ricardo Gallarzo Jr.
transportation captain: second unit
Alyssa Guzman
driver: cast
Robert Hunter Jr.
transportation coordinator
Edmundo Pérez
production driver
Ignacio Revelo
transportation
Jesús Luna Reyes
driver (as Jesús Reyes)

Additional Crew

Juan Aguirre
assistant accountant
Valente Alanis
animal trainer
Carlos Alberto Ramos
production assistant
Andrea Araiz
production liaison
Jose Blasco
animal trainer
Josef Brandmaier
sale and leaseback finance
Richard Bronskill
auricle operator
Deborah J. Chesebro
assistant accountant
Rachel Devenport
on-line publicist: UK
Daniel Díaz
extras assistant (as Daniel Diaz Gonzalez Lozano)
Jay Floyd
clearance administrator
Ernesto Garabito
assistant production coordinator
Gabe Gerber
production assistant: re-shoots
Eduardo Gonzalez
animal trainer
Noralí Gonzalez
assistant: Mr. White (as Norali Gonzalez)
Luis Enrique Granados
production assistant
Billy Hayes
production assistant
Jeroen Hendriks
dailies projection technician
Elizabeth Himelstein
dialect coach: Jack Black
Thomas Howard
pro wrestling trainer: Jack Black
Michele LaBrucherie
key set production assistant
Marc Mann
synthesizer programmer
Juan Salvador Melgoza
production assistant
Mauricio Minera
animal trainer
Jeanmarie Murphy-Burke
publicity-epk
Jorge Orozco
production assistant
Blanca Rosa Minera Ortega
head animal wrangler
René Ortega
animal trainer
John Parker
production accountant
Claudia Porter
animal trainer (as Claudia Ortega)
Eduardo Porter
animal trainer
Arturo Romero
production accountant: Mexico
Dane Rosselli
assistant: Mr. Nicolaides
Diane L. Sabatini
production executive
Jorge Sainz
scenic/special projects
Arturo Saldivar
key office production assistant
Phil Scalisi
craft service
Missy Simms
studio teacher
Paula Sosa
production assistant
Linda Stanley
studio teacher
Sue-Allen Villalva
production coordinator
Max Votolato
assistant to production executive
George M. White
production assistant
Niki Williams
assistant: Mr. Hess (as Nikiah Williams)
Jain Yu
assistant: Ms. Pistor
Patricia Zavala Kugler
travel coordinator / unit publicist
Rodrigo Garcia Zender
special publicist
Leyla Kader Dahm
production assistant (uncredited)
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