''El misterio de Huracán Ramírez'' (''The Mystery of Hurricane Ramirez'') is a 1962

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Mexican ''

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'' film directed and co-written by

Joselito Rodríguez Joselito Rodríguez (1907–1985) was a Mexican screenwriter and film director.Biltereyst & Gennari p.76 Selected filmography Director * ''The Priest's Secret'' (1941) * '' Angelitos negros'' (1948) * '' When Children Sin'' (1952) * ''Black Skull ...

. The film is a

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to Rodríguez's 1952 film ''

Huracán Ramírez Daniel García Arteaga (April 9, 1926 – October 31, 2006), best known under the ring name Huracán Ramírez (English: "Hurricane Ramírez"), was a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler) and actor. García was nei ...

'', with

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reprising his role as Fernando Torres. Other returning cast members include Tonina Jackson,

Carmelita González Carmelita González (July 11, 1928 – April 30, 2010) was a Mexican lead actress known for her film roles during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She appeared in nearly 100 Mexican films during her career, opposite such actors as Mario Moreno ...

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and Freddy Fernández. Pepe Romay joins the cast as Fernando's son Pancho, and Daniel García makes his film début as

, replacing Spanish-born wrestler Eduardo Bonada, who would make only a

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Plot

The film continues the story of Fernando Torres, now seemingly retired from

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, having sold his former identity to a rival ''luchador''. The new Huracán has proved himself to be a savvy businessman, running his own wrestling arena. The lives of Huracán and the Torres family are soon threatened however, by a local gangster known as El Príncipe (Carlos Agosti), who will stop at nothing until he discovers the true identity of Huracán Ramírez.

Cast

as Fernando Torres: A retired wrestler who sold the

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and character to someone else. ** Daniel García was the man under the Huracán Ramírez mask in all of the action sequences. He would also play the role in wrestling rings all over Mexico for decades after the movie was released. * Tonina Jackson as Señor Torres/Tonina Jackson: Fernando's father *

as Laura: Fernando's wife. * Freddy Fernández as Pichí: Laura's younger brother and Fernando's best friend. *

as Margarita Torres: Fernando's little sister. The film also featured a number of real-life ''luchadores'' wrestling with and against Huracán Ramírez in the action sequences.

External links

* 1962 films Lucha libre films 1960s Spanish-language films Mexican black-and-white films Films directed by Joselito Rodríguez 1960s Mexican films {{1960s-Mexico-film-stub