El Sheik del Calvario

Name: El Sheik del Calvario
Genre: History, Documentary, Family
Released: 2025-10-31
Duration: 28 min
Cast: Oscar Ezqueda, Cony Jaimes, Salvador Hernández, Antonio Zimbron, Ignacio Vidal

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NR 28 minHistory, Documentary, Family

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.

StarringOscar EzquedaCony JaimesSalvador Hernández

DirectorGerardo Lara

WritersEnrique EstevezGerardo Lara

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