Nacho Libre is a 2006
American comedy film directed by
Jared Hess with music by
Danny Elfman and written by
Jared and Jerusha Hess and
Mike White. It was loosely based on the story of
Fray Tormenta ("Friar Storm"), aka Rev. Sergio Gutiérrez Benítez, a real-life
Mexican Catholic priest who had a 23-year career as a masked
luchador. He competed in order to support the orphanage he directed. The producers are
Jack Black, David Klawans, Julia Pistor and
Mike White. The film stars
Jack Black,
Troy Gentile,
Ana de la Reguera,
Hector Jimenez,
Peter Stormare,
Carla Jimenez, Richard Montoya,
César González,
Moisés Arias, Donald Chambers, Darius Rose, Diego Eduardo Gomez and
Craig Williams. The film received mixed reviews from critics. The film was theatrically released on June 16, 2006 by
Paramount Pictures.