Huracán Ramírez Y La Monjita Negra
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''Huracán Ramírez y la monjita negra'' (in English, "Huracán Ramírez and the Little Black Nun") is a 1973 Mexican ''lucha libre'' film written and directed by
Joselito Rodríguez Joselito Rodríguez (12 February 1907 – 14 September 1985) was a Mexican screenwriter and film director.Biltereyst & Gennari p.76 Selected filmography Director * ''The Priest's Secret'' (1941) * ''Angelitos negros (1948 film), Angelitos negros ...
, and starring Pepe Romay, Titina Romay and
Teresa Velázquez Teresa (also Theresa, Therese; ) is a feminine given name. It originates in the Iberian Peninsula in late antiquity. Its derivation is uncertain, it may be derived from Greek θερίζω (''therízō'') "to harvest or reap", or from θέ ...
. The film is part of a series of films centered on the character of Mexican masked ''luchador''
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 ...
, which began with ''
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 ...
'' (1952).


Plot

A mute orphan who lives in a convent establishes a friendship with a black novice (Titina Romay) newcomer to the convent, and helps her obtain the money necessary save the convent by moonlighning as the masked luchador
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 ...
. Meanwhile, a rich woman (Teresa Velázquez), who uses the nun as an unwitting pawn to perpetrate her crimes as a con artist, tries to seduce him.


Cast

* Pepe Romay as José * Titina Romay as Sor María de la Divina Concepción * Jean Safont as Sansón Pérez "el Elegante" *
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as Mother Superior Brígida * Juan Garza as René Ancira *
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as Sor Rita *
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as Doctor (as Carlos Bravo Carlhillos) *Luis Del Río * Carlos Nieto as Said Slim *
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as Padre Bernabé * Carlos Rincón Gallardo as Hotel Clerk (as Carlos Rincon G.) *Ethel Medina * Martha Rangel (as Martita Rangel) *Guillermo García *Xavier Alcaraz *
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as Deborah de Iturbide (as Tere Velázquez) *
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as Ring Announcer (uncredited)


Wrestlers

*El Nazi *El Matemático *Doctor Zee *
Tony Salazar Antonio Salazar Gómez, (born January 15, 1949) is a retired Mexican '' luchador'', or professional wrestler, who works as the ring announcer for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's (CMLL) Sunday shows in ''Arena Coliseo''. He is best known under t ...
*Valentino *El Aguila *El Mosca *Sheik Mar Allah * Daniel García as
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 ...
(uncredited)


Production

The film is part of a series of wrestling films centered around the fictitious Huracán Ramírez character, created by director
Joselito Rodríguez Joselito Rodríguez (12 February 1907 – 14 September 1985) was a Mexican screenwriter and film director.Biltereyst & Gennari p.76 Selected filmography Director * ''The Priest's Secret'' (1941) * ''Angelitos negros (1948 film), Angelitos negros ...
and his son Juan Rodríguez Más, that began with ''
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 ...
'' (1952). Although actor
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portrayed in previous films the role of Fernando Torres, the man who in-story dons the Huracán Ramírez mask, Silva does not appear in this film, and instead a new mute character is introduced donning the mask. Silva would likewise not appear in the next and final theatrical Huracán Ramírez film, ''
De sangre chicana ''De sangre chicana'' (in English, "Of Chicano Blood") is a 1974 Mexican ''lucha libre'' crime drama film written and directed by Joselito Rodríguez, and starring Pepe Romay, José Chávez Trowe and Elizabeth Dupeyrón. The film concerns a fa ...
''.


Reception

Several reviews of the film have considered it as the worst film of the Huracán Ramírez film series. In ''David Silva: un campeón de mil rostros'' by Rafael Aviña, Aviña describes the film series as "a series of films which would degenerate in an aberrant way in ''Huracán Ramírez y la monjita negra''." The book ''¡Quiero ver sangre!: Historia ilustrada del cine de luchadores'' speculated that the reason David Silva did not participate in this film and ''De sangre chicana'' (and the later direct-to-video film ''Huracán Ramírez vs. los terroristas'') was "not because of the money, but because the plots were just slimy." Nelson Carro's ''El cine de luchadores'' echoed a sentiment similar to Aviña's, stating that the series would "end up totally degenerating" in this film. The magazine ''Dosfilos'' described the film series stating that after the character's first appearance in its namesake film, "there would be other less fortunate, although funny ones, such as ''
El misterio de Huracán Ramírez ''El misterio de Huracán Ramírez'' (''The Mystery of Hurricane Ramirez'') is a 1962 black-and-white Mexican ''luchador'' film directed and co-written by Joselito Rodríguez. The film is a sequel to Rodríguez's 1952 film ''Huracán Ramírez'', ...
'', and the frankly horrendous and forgettable ones, like ''Huracán Ramírez y la monjita negra''." In ''El cine que el viento se llevó'', Miguel Carrara singled out Titina Romay's performance and the fact that she wore
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to play the title role of the "black nun", sarcastically describing the film as the one "in which Titina Romay remembered that she was the chocolate girl in '' Angelitos negros''", referencing that Romay also wore blackface in that film, where she portrayed a dark-skinned child. David E. Wilt in ''The Mexican Film Bulletin'' was more benevolent, however, saying, "''Huracán Ramírez y la monjita negra'' isn't a bad film, and—to be fair—was advertised as a comedy rather than a ''lucha'' action picture. The acting is broad but within acceptable limits, and the production values are satisfactory."


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Huracán Ramírez y la monjita negra 1973 films 1970s Spanish-language films Mexican sports films Lucha libre films Films directed by Joselito Rodríguez 1970s Mexican films Spanish-language sports films