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Wolf Ruvinskis

Wolf Ruvinskis

Birthday: 1921-10-30 | Place of Birth: Riga, Latvia

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1996
La mujer de los dos

as    Enrique

1985
A garrote limpio

as    Saúl Brook / Vicente Viveros

1984
Knock Out

as    Saúl Beltrán

1974
Island of Lost Souls

as    Colonel Venancio Salvatierra

1968
1967
1965
Neutron Battles the Karate Assassins

as    Neutron / Carlos Marquez

1965
El señor doctor

as    Papá de Beto

1962
Neutron the Atomic Superman vs. the Death Robots

as    Neutron / Carlos Márquez

1962
The Shame of the Sabine Women

as    Rómulo

1959
La última lucha

as    Lobo