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Mexican wrestlers

nickyskye — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 14:58:02 -0800

Striking photographs of the masked wrestlers of Mexico, Lucha Loco by Malcolm Venville. [via the amazing everlasting blort] [more inside]

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 15:01:22 -0800

Short bios of the freaks of fury. A little about masked wrestlers, Wikipedia and Mexican wrestling films. Luchadores music. Where can we find a baby mexican wrestling mask? Wonderful vintage lucha libre posters. Previously and previously on MetaFilter. The Blue Demon and Tinieblas, Alushe y Tinieblas Jr. by Lourdes Grobet. Stats about the Ewok wannabe, Alushe.

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 15:26:36 -0800

I had a dream last night that I traveled back to New Orleans, and, while the town remain pretty devastated, there was an enormous store open in the Irish Channel that sold only Lucha Libre stuff, including masks and capes. It was the greatest store I had ever been to. I was sorely disappointed when I woke up.

By: four panels

four panels — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 15:31:48 -0800

Except four minutes into your Irish Channel dream you were carjacked, beaten, and left to the night on the steps of Parasol's.

By: vacapinta

vacapinta — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 15:42:03 -0800

Ah. I was going to mention the book of photographs by Lourdes Grobet which I own. It also delves into the home life of many of these men and women. A supremely fascinating subculture.

By: vacapinta

vacapinta — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 15:59:39 -0800

Also its not just masks. For example, in that photo of Tinieblas you link, Grobet spends several pages describing the mythology they have built around themselves. Here's an excerpt: He is the prototype of the Mexican science fiction superhero: a survivor of a superior pre-Hispanic race that cultivated physical, mental and intellectual powers; a civilization bonded by the magical energy emanating from the universe. His name is Tinieblas ... a direct descendant of beings from another world, who, mistaken for gods, arrived with our forefathers. One of their vessels that reached the Earth, a pyramid-shaped spacecraft, was covered by boulders somewhere in the southeastern jungle... And so on...

By: Rhomboid

Rhomboid — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 16:44:35 -0800

Heh. If you want a giggle, picture in your head somebody actually sitting down at a computer and writing this. Actually, take that mental image and keep it handy for reading just about any MetaFilter comment...

By: Rhomboid

Rhomboid — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 16:46:56 -0800

Oh this is just precious.

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 18:48:05 -0800

El Serpento is the whitest Mexican I have ever seen. And I'm a partly hispanic girl who glows in the dark at night...

By: danb

danb — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 20:48:15 -0800

How do you type with boxing gloves on?

By: taosbat

taosbat — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 22:54:58 -0800

How to type with boxing gloves on.

By: jtron

jtron — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 01:27:51 -0800

Don't forget to check out the Lucha Wiki.

By: Chinese Jet Pilot

Chinese Jet Pilot — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:47:12 -0800

Love the photos, hate the interface.

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:32:59 -0800

Thanks all for the great additional links and information. taosbat, that flash animation is hilarious and jtron, Lucha Wiki is excellent.

By: taosbat

taosbat — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:13:17 -0800

Thank you ;) via