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Nacho Libre A wonderful story about friendship, courage and love. One of the funniest movies ever made, a true story that will capture your heart and have you laughing on the floor at the same time. Nacho Libre was directed by Jared Hess and written by Jared and Jerusha Hess and Mike White. Jared Hess was born on July 18, 1979 in Glendale, Arizona. He is a writer and actor, known for Napoleon Dynamite (2004), Nacho Libre (2006) and Gentlemen Broncos (2009). Jerusha Hess was born on July 12, 1980 in Olathe, Kansas, she is a writer and producer, known for her contribution to Napoleon Dynamite (2004), Nacho Libre (2006) and Austen land (2013). She is married to Jared Hess. Mike White was born on June 28, 1970 in Pasadena, California. He is a writer and producer, known for School of Rock (2003), Nacho Libre (2006) and The Good Girl (2002). Ignacio who everyone knows as Nacho (the main character of the movie), is a young orphan that loves God and enjoys the lucha libre which translated into English means the Free Style wrestling. Nacho knows that the Fryers forbid him to watch or even play lucha libre, but each time Nacho gets a chance, he secretly rehearses his wrestling moves. Whenever the enthusiastic orphan gets caught, he is punished and gets assigned shores around the church and the orphanage. As Nacho grows, his dreams and enthusiasm grow with him. Nacho is assigned to cook and serve the fryers and orphans as one of his main duties. One day in class they introduced a new teacher, a beautiful young nun named Encarnacion (one of the most important characters of the movie) who is about the same age as Nacho. Encarnacion is introduced to the class as a transfer from a convent in the mountains but the people in the class can’t see her right away. As Encarcancion comes into the classroom and begins to speak to the class, right away Nacho is captivated with her beauty and kind hearted spirit. After class Nacho attempts to have a conversation with Encarnacion and is

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