Lucha Loco: The Free Wrestlers of Mexico

by Malcolm Venville

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789320347
• ISBN13: 9780789320346
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.0"