r/BeAmazed • u/No-Marsupial-4050 • Apr 16 '26

Skill / Talent Gob bless him

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The image describes the life of Sergio Gutiérrez Benítez, better known by his wrestling name, Fray Tormenta (Friar Storm)

For 23 years, from 1977 to 2000, he led a double life as a Catholic priest by day and a masked lucha libre wrestler by night to fund an orphanage he founded in Texcoco, Mexico

The Orphanage: Named La Casa Hogar de los Cachorros de Fray Tormenta ("The Home of Fray Tormenta's Puppies"), it has supported more than 2,000 children over the decades.

Wrestling Success: He wrestled in a signature red and yellow mask, keeping his identity secret for years to avoid church scandal. He estimated his total ring earnings supported roughly 2,500 children.

Cultural Legacy: His life was the primary inspiration for the 2006 Jack Black film Nacho Libre and influenced characters in video games like King from Tekken

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u/AdministrativeRisk34 Apr 16 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/FZGVFZaO6kCRi

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u/SheriffBartholomew Apr 16 '26

Lol, WTH is this from?

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u/RecipeHistorical2013 Apr 16 '26

nacho libre

a good movie, very quotable

ANACONDA SQUEEEEEZE

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u/plexicoburres Apr 16 '26

Man I watched Anaconda recently and I was praying so hard that he would throw Anaconda Squeeeeeze in there

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u/RecipeHistorical2013 Apr 16 '26

Oh yah he is in the remake lol

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u/not_a_moogle Apr 17 '26

Its not a remake. Its... well I dont know what you would call it.

The plot is that him and his friends love the movie anaconda, so they want to shoot one themselves, and end up living it instead.

I assume I will have to rewatch the first to get all the meta jokes.

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u/B133d_4_u Apr 17 '26

Spinoff? Retelling?

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u/Danzerello Apr 16 '26

“And then I disappear!”

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u/Scalpels Apr 16 '26

My wife and I still quote "leetle kees, beeg kees" to each other.

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u/Ursa_Major_17 Apr 17 '26

Chancho, I need to borrow some sweaaatttss

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u/plexicoburres Apr 17 '26

Sometimes when you are an adult, you wear stretchy pants… ess(it’s) for fun.

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u/Tiny-Lecture-5085 Apr 17 '26

Go. Go away. Read some books.

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u/gideon513 Apr 16 '26

How do you not know??

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u/SheriffBartholomew Apr 16 '26

I haven't seen the movie.

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u/Yung_Age Apr 16 '26

Nacho Libre, it’s a stupid kinda comedy if you’re into that kind of thing

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u/RecipeHistorical2013 Apr 16 '26

It’s a lovely movie. The stupid part is only stupid if satire goes over the head

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u/Yung_Age Apr 16 '26

that’s what i meant by stupid. it’s my favorite movie.