El luchador fenómeno (1952)

Amado is an employee of a brewery that dreams of success in football. Inveterate dreamer sends a letter to the pantheon of athletes. There champions Assembly decides to send the spirit of a great scorer for help. However, the devil, a fighter with no luck, decides to take the place of the player and turn beloved wrestling champion. This is one of the first incursions of Mexican cinema to the sub-genre of movies precursor struggle and many others that followed over the decades of the 50s and 60s.

Cast (6)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Adalberto Martínez

Amado Rodriguez Fernández

Bárbara Gil

Martha

Óscar Pulido

Don Ernesto

Tito Junco

Danny López

Joaquín García Vargas

Leo de Corrido

Wolf Ruvinskis

El Diablo Negro

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