Wolf Ruvinskis
1921-10-30 ( 103 years old ) in 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.

Movies

Juego limpio 1995-01-01
Bonampak 1989-11-28
Los Verduleros 1986-02-07
Knock Out 1984-11-22
El mexicano 1977-01-01
Acapulco 12-22 1975-04-24
El mexicano 1966-11-03
Rata de puerto 1963-08-27
Dinamita Kid 1962-07-13
Vivo o muerto 1960-08-25
Born to Love 1959-09-03
El superflaco 1959-02-19
Asesinos, S.A. 1957-09-16
The Hawks 1956-02-10
El túnel 6 1955-09-15
Reportaje 1953-11-13
Pepe El Toro 1953-08-21
El vagabundo 1953-06-21
Mi campeón 1952-06-20
Night Falls 1952-04-24
El cardenal 1951-12-31
Hell Road 1951-06-29
Streetwalker 1951-06-22
Wild Love 1950-04-06
Hipócrita..! 1949-10-11