What is lucha libre? Lucha libre, translating to “free fight” in English, is a traditional form of professional wrestlingfrom Mexico that has gone on to become a cultural icon in Mexico too. Lucha ...

The sequined masks will come out tonight when Primos Hardcore & Wrestling unveils its new league of talented ring fighters for the inaugural edition of Primos REVoLUCHA. A fusion of the exotic ...

Lucha libre, the Mexican version of professional wrestling, is thriving in Los Angeles, where the action and the masks draw fans to venues big and small. WHY WE’RE HERE We’re exploring how America ...

In a youth center’s parking lot in Mexico City’s Tacuba neighborhood, Baha Men’s iconic song “Who Let the Dogs Out” blares through a pair of large speakers. As the infectious melody reaches a crowd of ...

Lucha libre has remained popular since the 1800s due to its array of colors, pageantry, and of course, the vibrant and creative lucha mask. The appeal of the Mexican wrestling sport has spread across ...

The combination of Mexican wrestling and burlesque may seem strange, but they actually have a longer history than you'd think ...

MEXICO CITY, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Mexico's famed masked wrestlers are trying to get their coronavirus-hit sport off the canvas by taking their colorful fights to a small island nestled in the heart of ...

On a quiet Saturday evening, the Gresham Armory venue transformed into a cumbia infused wrestling arena. A crowd gathered outside the building just as doors were scheduled to open, families and ...

Since the early summer, videos of a wrestler dressed as a puppy brawling in "lucha libre" fights have been making the rounds on Mexican social media. With floppy ears and a makeshift tail, Wisin the ...

Every Sunday, aspiring and pro-wrestlers train together at Lucha Libre Volcánica. The sounds of Spanish music and bodies hitting the wrestling ring can be heard at the only Lucha Libre school in the ...

Wrestling and reading might be an unlikely pair, but Lucha Libro Night in Benicia proved to be one of the library’s more successful events in recent memory, with plans for more in the future. “We ...