394489LUCHA LOCO: THE FREE WRESTLERS OF MEXICOhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/lucha-loco-the-free-wrestlers-of-mexico-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4362612/9780789320346.jpg?v=638448212453230000399399MXNUniverseInStock/Libros/Malcolm Venville s rare deluxe Mexican wrestling volume, now available in an accessible, popular format. Lucha Libre, or free wrestling, is a cultural phenomenon--renowned not only for the wrestler s high-flying moves, but also for the mythology of their personas. These masked figures (a ritual dating back to Aztec culture) treat their masks--and the identities they embody--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 opponent 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 wrestler s fighting name and a signature quote from these interviews. Among the subjects are an accountant and a doctor by day--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 I m making love, and I combine wrestling with stripping but wrestling s my passion. The result is an even more hilarious and colorful look at this already entertaining spectacle--part sport, part soap opera--as well as a window into the life of a luchador, a world normally shrouded in mystery.397419LUCHA LOCO: THE FREE WRESTLERS OF MEXICO399399https://www.gandhi.com.mx/lucha-loco-the-free-wrestlers-of-mexico-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4362612/9780789320346.jpg?v=638448212453230000InStockMXN1FITapa blanda1a Edición20109780789320346_Malcolm Venville s rare deluxe Mexican wrestling volume, now available in an accessible, popular format. Lucha Libre, or free wrestling, is a cultural phenomenon--renowned not only for the wrestler s high-flying moves, but also for the mythology of their personas. These masked figures (a ritual dating back to Aztec culture) treat their masks--and the identities they embody--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 opponent 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 wrestler s fighting name and a signature quote from these interviews. Among the subjects are an accountant and a doctor by day--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 I m making love, and I combine wrestling with stripping but wrestling s my passion. The result is an even more hilarious and colorful look at this already entertaining spectacle--part sport, part soap opera--as well as a window into the life of a luchador, a world normally shrouded in mystery.9780789320346_Universe9780789320346_978078932034612.0000x15.0000x0.5000Malcom VenvilleInglésEstados Unidos25812.000015.000025.00000.5000Universe