History Film / NachoLibre

* JerkAss: Ramses suits this very well toward the end of the movie. He's arrogantly dismissive of Nacho when he tries to get his attention for the orphans, he has people praise him as "number one" in preparation to fight Nacho, and he even goes as far as to unmask Ignacio during their final fight.

* Jerkass: Ramses suits this very well toward the end of the movie. He's arrogantly dismissive of Nacho when he tries to get his attention for the orphans, he has people praise him as "number one" in preparation to fight Nacho, and he even goes as far as to unmask Ignacio during their final fight.* JustAStupidAccent: The main characters speak stilted English as if to remind us that they're actually speaking Spanish. The same goes in the Mexican Spanish dub, as all the Mexican characters speak with thick accents.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Ramses

* JustAStupidAccent: The main characters speak stilted English as if to remind us that they're actually speaking Spanish. The same goes in the Mexican Spanish dub, as all the Mexican characters speak with thick accents.

** Don't knock any corn out of Esqueleto's hand unless you want your clock cleaned.

** Don't knock any corn out of Esqueleto's hand.
** Don't tell Ramses he's the best or number one to his face unless you're someone he actually likes or trusts. Every time Nacho does so he gets the shit kicked out of him or embarrassed in some way.

* RaceLift: Strongly averted. Filmed and cast entirely in Mexico, except for Jack Black. Justified, considering his character Ignacio is half-Mexican.

* ChildHater: Esqueleto admits to hating all the orphans of the world, at first at least. [[spoiler:He warms up to them before calling Nacho back into the ring to fight Ramses.]]

* {{Acrofatic}}: Nacho absolutely qualifies, particularly in the final fight where he runs rings around his opponent before diving ''several meters from the top rope like an eagle'' to tackle the fleeing Ramses. Esqueleto's admirer could also count, although her ability to get around could be more down to the incredibly obvious crawlspaces she has in her home's walls.
* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: Downplayed. From the start, Nacho wanted respect and glory, but he also wanted money to help the orphans. He gets a little caught up in it, and on one occasion he buys himself new shoes rather than buying pork for the kids. After a conversation with Encarnación, he rededicates himself to the orphans.

* ArtisticLicenseReligion: The film takes quite a few liberties with the Catholic faith (specifically with the Consecrated Life, i.e. priests, monks, nuns). The most egregious example is Ignacio's relationship with Encarnation: in real life, members of a religious order take a lifelong vow of celibacy, and while it ''is'' possible to quit being a monk or nun, you're still bound by your pledge as long as you're with the religious order.

* ChastityCouple: Ignacio and Encarnación have a vague romance but it's strictly chaste due to their vows. He says he'd be down to break the vows if she was too, but it appears she's not.

* MyParentsAreDead: Nacho to Encarnacion, when he explains how his mother was a Scandinavian Lutheran minister and his father was a Mexican deacon who tried to convert each other but got married instead. And then they died for no specified reason.

* ChastityCouple: Nacho and Encarnación have a romance but it's strictly chaste due to their vows.

* ReligiousBruiser: Nacho, once he gets serious.

** Don't tell Ignacio that you hate the orphans of the world.

-->'''Ignacio;''' ''[to God]'' Have I focused too much on my boots and all my fame and my stretchy pants? [...] Maybe you want me to fight
and give everything I win to the little ones who have nothing so they can have better foods and a better life.

* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: Downplayed. From the start, Nacho wanted respect and glory, but he also wants money to help the orphans. On one occasion he buys himself new shoes rather than buying pork for the kids.
* AllLovingHero: Sister Encarnacion is a very generous nun who treats Nacho cordially when all the other monks look down on him and similarly cares for the orphans like Nacho does.

* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: Downplayed. From the start, Nacho wanted respect and glory, and he still buys better food for the orphans.

The movie features Black as Brother Ignacio, a monk who cooks at a poor children's orphanage. Having always dreamed of being a wrestler (and wanting to gain money to help feed the orphans), Ignacio assumes the SecretIdentity of the luchador Nacho, teaming up with a skinny man named Steven who goes by the stage name of Esqueleto (Skeleton).

-->'''Ignacio''': OK kids, new game. *dropkicks ball* Go get it!

* MoodWhiplash: Ignacio, when talking about his origins.
-->"My mother was a Lutheran minister from Scandinavia, and my father a deacon from Mexico. They tried to convert each other, but they got married instead... and then they died."

* OutOfCharacterMoment: Esqueleto, self-proclaimed "man of science" who looks down on Ignacio's belief in God, suggests seeing a water gypsy to find [[PowerUpFood eagle eggs]] to get their strength. Ignacio outright calls him crazy at first before being talked into trying it.

* ArtisticLicenseReligion: Nothing horrendous but there are little mistakes to Consecrated Life, i.e. brother, sister, monk, nun.

''Nacho Libre'' is a 2006 comedy film starring Creator/JackBlack [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory loosely based on the true story]] of Fray Tormenta, a Mexican priest who secretly fought as a masked wrestler to support his orphanage (Tormenta himself was [[LifeImitatesArt inspired to do this by wrestling movies]].)

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* MaskedLuchador

* ProfessionalWrestling
* ProWrestlingIsReal

* ChildHater: Esqueleto admits to hating all the orphans of the world, at first at least. [[spoiler:He warms up to them before calling nacho back into the ring to fight Ramses.]]

* ZanyScheme: Several, but surprisingly not the film's basic premise of a wrestling priest, ''[[AluminumChristmasTrees as it actually happened!]]''

''Nacho Libre'' is a 2006 comedy movie starring Creator/JackBlack [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory loosely based on the true story]] of Fray Tormenta, a Mexican priest who secretly fought as a masked wrestler to support his orphanage (Tormenta himself was [[LifeImitatesArt inspired to do this by wrestling movies]].)

The movie features Black as Brother Ignacio, a monk who cooks at a poor children's orphanage. Having always dreamed of being a wrestler (and wanting to gain money to help feed the orphans) Ignacio assumes the SecretIdentity of the luchador Nacho, teaming up with a skinny man named Steven who goes by the stage name of Esqueleto (Skeleton).

* TheGiant: At 6'7 and over 300 lbs Silencio was definitely the biggest wrestler in the movie and had no problem throwing two men at once. Granted they were both very skinny guys but still.

The movie features Black as Brother Ignacio, a monk who cooks at a poor children's orphanage. Having always dreamed of being a wrestler (and wanting to gain money to help feed the orphans) Ignacio assumes the SecretIdentity of the luchador Nacho, teamed up with a skinny man named Steven who goes by the stage name of Esqueleto (Skeleton).