Wolf Ruvinskis

Wolf Ruvinskis
Ruvinskis, c.1950s
Birth nameWolf Ruvinskis Manevics
Born(1921-10-31)October 31, 1921
Riga, Latvia
DiedNovember 9, 1999(1999-11-09) (aged 78)
Mexico City, Mexico
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Wolf Ruvinskis
Neutrón
Wolf Rubinsky
Wolf Rubinski
Billed height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Billed weight80 kg (176 lb)

Wolf Ruvinskis (October 31, 1921 – November 9, 1999), born Wolf Ruvinskis Manevics, was a Latvian-Mexican actor and professional wrestler. He was married to dancer Armida Herrera. Born to a Latvian mother and a Ukrainian father, of Jewish background, they relocated to Argentina in 1923. In spite of living in extreme poverty he excelled in sports and as a professional wrestler he toured South America, the United States and Mexico. This last country became his place of residence where he stayed in the ring well into the 1960s, wrestling El Santo, Black Shadow, El Médico Asesino and Lobo Negro. As a wrestler he was introduced to the Cinema of Mexico playing luchadores, in particular a masked character he created called Neutrón. He also belongs to the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.