Nacho Libre is loosely based on the story of Fray Tormenta ("Friar Storm"), aka Rev. Sergio Gutierrez Benitez, a real-life Mexican Catholic priest who had a 23-year career as a masked luchador. He competed in order to support the orphanage he directed.
Yes! The movie Nacho Libre is now on Paramount Plus in the countries listed below.
| Writing | Jared Hess | Author |
| Writing | Jerusha Hess | Screenplay |
| Editing | Billy Weber | Editor |
| Production | Jack Black | Producer |
| Camera | Xavier Grobet | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Graciela Mazón | Costume Design |
| Production | Mike White | Producer |
| Production | Steve Nicolaides | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Mike White | Writer |
| Writing | Jared Hess | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jerusha Hess | Author |
| Directing | Jared Hess | Director |
| Art | Gideon Ponte | Production Design |
| Art | Eugenia Ogarrio | Greensman |
| Visual Effects | Jorge Farfán | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Directing | Frederic Henocque | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Laura González | Set Dresser |
| Production | Pablo Buelna | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Robert Althoff | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Missy Simms | Studio Teacher |
| Editing | Richard B. Molina | First Assistant Editor |
| Production | Julia Pistor | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandra Migueli | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Carol Lewis | Casting |
| Art | Beauchamp Fontaine | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Beck | Songs |
| Crew | Graham Stumpf | Post Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Nick Powell | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Christopher Lagunes | Assistant Art Director |
| Production | Ben LeClair | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Alexander Westerman | Digital Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roz Music | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Christopher Flick | Foley Editor |
| Visual Effects | Mary E. Manning | 3D Artist |
| Sound | Rupert Nadeau | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roz Music | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Maury Carvajal | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Ben Cooley | Associate Producer |
| Production | David Klawans | Producer |
| Production | Jory Weitz | Casting |
| Sound | Kim Drummond | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Wayne Griffin | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Dennis S. Sands | Scoring Mixer |
| Production | Ricardo Del Río | Co-Producer |
| Production | Damon Ross | Co-Producer |
| Art | Hania Robledo | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lourdes Delgado García | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lupita Peckinpah | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Sound | Philip Rogers | ADR Recordist |
| Visual Effects | Fumi Mashimo | Animation Supervisor |
| Art | Alberto Villaseñor | Construction Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Catherine Sudolcan | Visual Effects Producer |
| Sound | Robin Harlan | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Jonathan Klein | Foley Supervisor |
| Sound | Karen Harper | Vocals |
| Art | Alida Castelan | Art Department Coordinator |
| Camera | Miguel Angel Nava | Grip |
| Crew | Phil Scalisi | Craft Service |
| Production | John Parker | Production Accountant |
| Sound | Marc Fishman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Sarah Ogletree | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Camera | Gerardo Manjarrez | "B" Camera Operator |
| Sound | Bryan Pennington | Dolby Consultant |
| Camera | Gerardo Manjarrez | Steadicam Operator |
| Crew | William Cope | Driver |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruth Bermudo | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mauricio Waldo | On Set Dresser |
| Lighting | Fernando Moreno | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Sue-Allen Villalva | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Rakefet Abergel | Casting Associate |
| Camera | Daniel Daza | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Jeff Gomillion | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Randy Singer | Foley Mixer |
| Art | Devorah Galván Caballero | Props |
| Crew | Keith Adams | Stunts |
| Production | Emmanuel Cabare | Assistant Production Manager |
| Art | Joseph Strachan | Storyboard Artist |
| Production | Michele LaBrucherie | Key Set Production Assistant |
| Art | Israel Delgado Rivera | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Aimee Dominguez | Property Master |
| Crew | Adam Barth | Video Assist Operator |
| Directing | Patrick Heyerdahl | Third Assistant Director |
| Sound | Nick Ariondo | Musician |
| Sound | Scott A. Jennings | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Patricia Zavala Kugler | Unit Publicist |
| Visual Effects | Kelvin McIlwain | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Joe Schiff | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Directing | Victor Herrera McNaught | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Steve Bartek | Orchestrator |
| Lighting | Victor Guillermo Hernandez | Electrician |
| Sound | Joan Giammarco | ADR Editor |
| Crew | Juan Antonio Cuevas | Carpenter |
| Crew | Ricardo Cabrera | Cableman |
| Camera | Eliseo Orozco | Camera Loader |
| Directing | Nick Powell | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Danny Elfman | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Carlos Alvarez Tovar | Set Designer |
| Sound | Dan Lipe | Boom Operator |
| Editing | George Chavez | Color Timer |
| Crew | Jim DePue | Transportation Captain |
| Sound | Santiago Núñez | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | David Giammarco | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Claudia Fernández de Cevallos Gtz | Assistant Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francisco Stoll | Set Costumer |
| Editing | Lisa Tutunjian | Digital Intermediate Editor |
| Lighting | Fernando Moreno | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Editing | Charles Bunn | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Omar Arias González | Location Manager |
| Production | John Hans Tester | ADR Voice Casting |
| Production | Jeanne McCarthy | Casting Consultant |
| Camera | Thomas Miligan | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jesus Rodriguez Jr. | First Company Grip |
| Visual Effects | Satish Ratakonda | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Mark Kenaston | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Editing | Bob Fernley | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Production | Ernesto Garabito | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Richard Patterson | Digital Supervisor |
| Production | Diane L. Sabatini | Production Executive |
| Camera | Felipe Morales | Second Company Grip |
| Editing | Natasha Leonnet | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Production | Sara Bachelder | Extras Casting |
| Sound | Will Kaplan | Music Editor |
| Lighting | Raúl Palacios | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Visual Effects | David S. Williams Jr. | Compositing Supervisor |
| Production | Carlos Alberto Ramos | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Luis E. Ambriz Martínez | Special Effects Assistant |
| Production | Horacio Sandoval | Assistant Location Manager |
| Sound | John Houlihan | Music Consultant |
| Production | Sergio Galicia | Production Driver |
| Editing | Mary Nelson-Duerrstein | Negative Cutter |
| Production | Juan Aguirre | Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Stefan A. Anderson | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Production | Patricia Zavala Kugler | Travel Coordinator |
| Crew | Ricardo Díaz Avilés | Transportation Coordinator |
| Sound | Pete Anthony | Conductor |
| Crew | Blanca Rosa Minera Ortega | Animal Wrangler |
| Art | María Paz González | Set Decoration |
