Paramount Pictures' 'Nacho Libre' to be Released in Theaters June 16

HOLLYWOOD, CA. (By Susan Ciccone/ Paramount Pictures) - Paramount Pictures has moved the release date for the upcoming comedy "Nacho Libre," starring Jack Black, to June 16, 2006.

In "Nacho Libre," Jack Black stars as Ignacio (friends call him Nacho), a cook by day in a Mexican orphanage, who moonlights as a Lucha Libre wrestler to raise money for the orphans in this comedy from the creators of "Napoleon Dynamite" and the writer of "The School of Rock."

Paramount Pictures presents a Nickelodeon Movies/Black & White production of a Jared Hess film, "Nacho Libre," starring Jack Black. The film also stars Ana de la Reguera, Hector Jimenez, Richard Montoya, and Peter Stormare, and is directed by Jared Hess. The screenplay is written by Jared Hess & Jerusha Hess & Mike White. "Nacho Libre" is produced by Mike White, Jack Black, Julia Pistor, and David Klawans. The executive producer is Steve Nicolaides.

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