Lucha Loco: The Free Wrestlers of Mexico

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Lucha Loco: The Free Wrestlers of Mexico

Malcolm Venvilleâ€™s rare deluxe Mexican wrestling volume, now available in an accessible, popular format. Lucha Libre, or "free wrestling," is a cultural phenomenonâ€”renowned not only for the wrestlerâ€™s high-flying moves, but also for the mythology of their personas. These masked figures (a ritual dating back to Aztec culture) treat their masksâ€”and the identities they embodyâ€”as sacred. El Santo, the first luchador pop star, rarely took off his mask even in retirement, and was eventually buried in it. It is such a significant part of the sport (and the performance) that the removal of an opponentâ€™s mask in the ring is grounds for disqualification. Malcolm Venville fell in love with the sport after catching a show in Mexico and spent several weeks photographing and interviewing wrestlers outside the ring in a small portrait studio. Alongside each portrait is the wrestlerâ€™s fighting name and a signature quote from these interviews. Among the subjects are an accountant and a doctor by dayâ€”but Super Pinocchio and Astro Boy by night. They offer such gems as: "American wrestling is more about the lighting," "My character is the fastest in Mexico, but not when Iâ€™m making love," and "I combine wrestling with stripping but wrestlingâ€™s my passion." The result is an even more hilarious and colorful look at this already entertaining spectacleâ€”part sport, part soap operaâ€”as well as a window into the life of a luchador, a world normally shrouded in mystery.
Country USA
Brand Rizzoli International Publications
Manufacturer Rizzoli Universe Promotional Books
Binding Paperback
Color Sky/Pale blue
ReleaseDate 2012-09-18
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780789324535

Country	USA
Brand	Rizzoli International Publications
Manufacturer	Rizzoli Universe Promotional Books
Binding	Paperback
Color	Sky/Pale blue
ReleaseDate	2012-09-18
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780789324535

Lucha Loco: The Free Wrestlers of Mexico

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