El Sheik del Calvario
Film
El Sheik del Calvario
Mexico- Age rating
- B
- Director
- Gerardo Lara
- Year
- 1983
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.
Top cast
Directed by
Gerardo Lara
Written by
Enrique Estevez, Gerardo Lara
Produced by
Salvador Hernandez, Enrique Estevez
