lucha libre

With sports contests being frequently canceled due to the pandemic, many spectators have cherished the chance to watch lucha libre from their cars.

‘You get fired up’: Mexico City fans savor lucha libre wrestling at drive-in venues

Oct 16, 2020

two Bolivian women square off in a wrestling ring

How Indigenous women revolutionized Bolivian wrestling

Jul 5, 2019

Luchador Perro Aguayo Jr. lays motionless on the mat during the match in which he died.

‘They didn’t just see a wrestler die, they watched a superhero die’

Mar 25, 2015

Chicken Wilson competing in Peru's "Lucha Libro" - writing a story story in five minutes.

Arts, Culture & Media

Peru makes book writing into a spectator sport and invites aspiring writers into combat

Sep 30, 2013