Mexico / Oct 06, 1983 / B
El Sheik del Calvario (1983)
Directed by Gerardo Lara
28minruntime
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Plot
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.
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | El Sheik del Calvario |
| Original language | Español (ES) |
| Spoken languages | Español |
| Production countries | Mexico |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | UNAM, Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos (CUEC) |
| Release date | 6 ottobre 1983 |
| Production | Salvador Hernandez, Enrique Estevez |
| Writer | Enrique Estevez, Gerardo Lara |
| Editing | Antonio Valenzuela, Gerardo Lara |
| Cinematography | Jorge Gómez, Jorge Ortega |
| Assistant directors | Esvon Gamaliel, Gerardo Lara |
| Lighting | Gerardo Morón |
| Camera operators | Jorge Ortega, Jorge Gómez |
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| Additional photography | Jorge Ortega, Jorge Gómez |
| Production design | Esvon Gamaliel |
| Art direction | Esvon Gamaliel |
| Set decoration | Esvon Gamaliel |
| Music | Miguel A. Velazquez, Gustavo Martínez |
| Sound | Miguel A. Velazquez, Gustavo Martínez |
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Limited release
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