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El Sheik del Calvario (1983)
Directed by Gerardo Lara
History, Documentary, Family · 28m
Inspired by the life of Toluca-born boxer Ernesto Barrera, who became the national flyweight champion in 1960. It portrays the meteoric career, rapid rise, and tragic downfall of the fighter, from his impoverished childhood and early days in boxing to his death in 1983, brought about by alcoholism.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Gerardo Lara
- Writer
- Enrique Estevez, Gerardo Lara
- Director of Photography
- Jorge Gómez
- Editor
- Antonio Valenzuela, Gerardo Lara
- Producer
- Salvador Hernandez, Enrique Estevez
Details
- Release date
- 1983-10-06
- Runtime
- 28m
- Genres
- History, Documentary, Family
- Original language
- ES
- Spoken languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Mexico
- Production
- UNAM, Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos (CUEC)