Nineteen years ago, Jack Black starred in “Nacho Libre.”

Soft, sweet, and endearing, the film was a popular hit. But for Sergio Gutiérrez Benítez, there was one flaw.

The movie failed to tell the real story of Benítez. He is better known as Fray Tormenta, the orphanage-sponsoring priest who wrestled after dark, and whose life became the backstory for the movie’s titular character.

“There was wrestling and an orphanage, but that was not my story,” said Tormenta, who wrestled under a mask to support his orphanage. “In the movie, Jack Black’s character fell in love with a nun. It was a good comedy, but it is not mine.”

Speaking through a translator, Tormenta revealed to the Boston Herald that he is writing an autobiography, which is expected to be released early next year. At age 80, with

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