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What is the message of Nacho Libre? ›

According to Nacho Libre, "Maybe it's time to get a better duty!" Most people are afraid of change yet, it's only through change that we truly discover who we were meant to be. 'Discomfort' leads to growth whereas 'comfort' suppresses the passion for the soul. A great way to savour your desired life is to taste it.

Nacho decides to raise money for the children by moonlighting as a Lucha Libre wrestler with his partner Esqueleto (Héctor Jiménez), but since the church forbids Lucha, Nacho must disguise his identity.

Parents Need to Know

There's frequent and unrelenting comedic pratfall style violence -- wedgies, kicks, and punches to the crotch -- as well as gross-out humor involving mucous, feces, flatulence.

Nacho Libre was released on June 16, 2006, in the United States by Paramount Pictures, and internationally by United International Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $99.3 million at the worldwide box office against its $35 million production budget.

TEXCOCO, Mexico — It's a little known fact that Nacho Libre, a character played by Jack Black in the 2006 movie, is actually based on a legendary real-life Mexican wrestling priest.

The song that Jack Black sings at the party was improvised.

Héctor Jiménez Gudiño (born December 13, 1973) is a Mexican actor and producer. He played Esqueleto in Nacho Libre, Mr. Tumnus in Epic Movie and the cashier in Wild Hogs.

If translated literaly, the name of the movie in english would be "Free Nacho" (as in freedom).

In the film, Nacho Libre is the undercover identity adopted by Black, a monastery cook, in order to become a luchador, a masked lucha libre wrestler. The idea of a priest donning a lucha libre mask is rather outlandish, but Sergio Gutierrez Benitez, a.k.a Fray Tormenta, actually did that in real life.

Ramses is defeated and Ignacio becomes champion. He uses his prize money to buy a bus for field trips for the children. The film closes with Ignacio, Steven, and Sister Encarnacion take the children to see an ancient city, Monte Alban, built by the Zapotec civilization.

Is Nacho Libre religious? ›

The movie's theme song is “I Am a Religious Man,” and the main setting is a Roman Catholic orphanage and church. Nacho and Guillermo are friars, and we frequently see religious icons such as paintings, statues and rosaries.