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Nacho Libre (2006)

Directed by Jared Hess · Cinematography by Xavier Grobet

PG92 min60 frames

Comedy

He's nacho average hero.

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What is Nacho Libre about?

Ignacio, a disrespected cook at a Mexican monastery, can barely afford to feed the orphans who live there. Inspired by a local wrestling hero, he decides to moonlight as the not-so-famous Luchador "Nacho Libre" to earn money for the monastery -- not to mention the admiration of beautiful nun Sister Encarnación.

Nacho Libre is a 2006 American sports comedy film written by Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess, and Mike White, and directed by Jared Hess. It stars Jack Black as Ignacio, a Catholic friar and secret lucha libre fan who moonlights as a luchador to earn money for the orphanage where he works. The film is loosely based on the story of Fray Tormenta, a real-life Mexican Catholic priest who had a 23-year career as a masked professional wrestler to support the orphanage he directed. The film was produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Black & White Productions.

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What does the cinematography of Nacho Libre look like?

Sampled across 60 frames, the coverage of Nacho Libre leans on medium shots (53% of the sample) and close-ups (15%). Cinematographer Xavier Grobet keeps 52% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 67% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Nacho Libre?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Nacho Libre (2006) are #372f2a, #4d3428, #d4a673, #d1b28d, #8b5430, #281711 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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