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Posted inArt

Unmasking the Power of Lucha Libre

Avatar photo by Julianne Aguilar January 19, 2023January 23, 2023

Lucha Libre: Beyond the Arenas shows that the performative wrestling genre is about more than the wrestlers or their costumes.

Posted inNews

Lourdes Grobet, Iconic Mexican Photographer of Lucha Libre, Dies at 81

by Matt Stromberg July 25, 2022July 26, 2022

Her decades-long devotion to the world of wrestling is all the more noteworthy considering that her father forbade her from attending matches as a child, deeming them an inappropriate pastime for women.

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Jump in the Ring With These Wrestling Films

Avatar photo by Nadine Smith June 28, 2021June 28, 2021

Explore lucha libre, Hollywood transformation stories, and more within the strange, compelling world of professional wrestling.

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Illuminating Professional Wrestling’s Most Unsavory Episodes

Avatar photo by Nadine Smith June 16, 2021June 16, 2021

The docuseries Dark Side of the Ring is a much-needed corrective to the official story wrestling tells about itself.

Posted inFilm

Professional Wrestling Takes a Cinematic Turn Amid the Pandemic

by Robert Greene August 5, 2020November 5, 2020

Having to put on shows without crucial audience participation is forcing new evolution within wrestling.

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