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Where was Nacho Libre filmed?

2006 film, directed by Jared Hess.

  • Mexico

The story is set in Mexico, so the filming stayed close to the setting.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Mexico
Filmed in
Mexico

About Nacho Libre

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Released
2006
Director
Jared Hess
Cast
Jack BlackAna de la RegueraMoisés AriasSilver KingPeter StormareTroy GentileCarla Jimenez
Genre
BuddyComedy

The story

Ignacio is a friar and cook for the Oaxaca monastery orphanage where he himself was raised as an orphan.

One night, Ignacio is mugged of the orphanage's tortilla chips by a street thief.

Ignacio fights under the moniker "Nacho" to keep his identity secret, while Steven adopts the name "Esqueleto" (skeleton).

Famous lines from Nacho Libre

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • How come?Esqueleto
  • They look expensive.Sister Encarnación
  • Well, where are they?Sister Encarnación
  • Not anymore.. I like them!Esqueleto
  • It sucks to be me right now!Nacho

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