The latest movie to grace my best-movies-of-all-time list is a film that exudes intelligence, high drama, phenomenal acting and a deeply spiritual message…

Nacho Libre.

Some movies have the magical ability to get better with each viewing and Nacho Libre is definitely one of these.  Especially when the whole family watches it multiple times.  Then a well-placed Nacho quote, impression, song, or pose brings the house down and leaves happy memories forever after… like singing the  Encarnación song around the dinner table as a family (after sucking spaghetti up our noses) – Classic.

Below are some of my favourite Nacho Libre quotes…

Nacho: Chancho. When you are a man, sometimes you wear stretchy pants in your room. It’s for fun.

Sister Encarnación: Well, my favorite color is light tan. My favourite animal is puppies. I like serving the lord. Hiking, play volleyball…
Nacho: You gotta be kidding me. Everything you just said, is MY favourite thing to do, every day!

Nacho: I’m a little concerned right now. About… your salvation and stuff.

Nacho: I know the wrestlers get all the fancy ladies, and the clothes, and the fancy creams and lotions. But my life is good! Really good! I get to wake up every morning, at 5am, and make some soup! It’s the best. I love it. I get to lay in a bed, all by myself, all of my life! That’s fantastic!

Sister Encarnación: Where are your robes, Ignacio?
Nacho: They were… stinky. These are my recreational clothes.
Sister Encarnación: They look expensive.
Nacho: Thank you. I mean… they might have the appearance of riches, but beneath the clothes, we find a man… and beneath the man we find… his… nucleus.

Sister Encarnación: Ignacio, I have been looking all over for you, where have you been?
Nacho: I have been here. I have been sleeping.
Sister Encarnación: In a frilly shirt and slacks?
Nacho: They are my PJ’s.

I know, I know… just reading the quotes just don’t do them justice.    So why don’t you treat yourself to an evening of happy shenanigans and rent the DVD.  It’s good, clean, very very funny and…

“It’s the best.”