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The World of Lucha Libre

Author : Heather Levi
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822391473
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book The World of Lucha Libre written by Heather Levi and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-24 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World of Lucha Libre is an insider’s account of lucha libre, the popular Mexican form of professional wrestling. Heather Levi spent more than a year immersed in the world of wrestling in Mexico City. Not only did she observe live events and interview wrestlers, referees, officials, promoters, and reporters; she also apprenticed with a retired luchador (wrestler). Drawing on her insider’s perspective, she explores lucha libre as a cultural performance, an occupational subculture, and a set of symbols that circulate through Mexican culture and politics. Levi argues that the broad appeal of lucha libre lies in its capacity to stage contradictions at the heart of Mexican national identity: between the rural and the urban, tradition and modernity, ritual and parody, machismo and feminism, politics and spectacle. Levi considers lucha libre in light of scholarship about sport, modernization, and the formation of the Mexican nation-state, and in connection to professional wrestling in the United States. She examines the role of secrecy in wrestling, the relationship between wrestlers and the characters they embody, and the meanings of the masks worn by luchadors. She discusses male wrestlers who perform masculine roles, those who cross-dress and perform feminine roles, and female wrestlers who wrestle each other. Investigating the relationship between lucha libre and the mass media, she highlights the history of the sport’s engagement with television: it was televised briefly in the early 1950s, but not again until 1991. Finally, Levi traces the circulation of lucha libre symbols in avant-garde artistic movements and its appropriation in left-wing political discourse. The World of Lucha Libre shows how a sport imported from the United States in the 1930s came to be an iconic symbol of Mexican cultural authenticity.

Lucha libre

Author :
Publisher : Distributed Art Publishers (DAP)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Lucha libre written by and published by Distributed Art Publishers (DAP). This book was released on 2005 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take one part Mexi-Monster cinema, one part Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, throw in a little Zoro, the WWF and the knit-costume-wearing performance art collective Forcefield, and you come up with the raw, vivid, and psychologically unhinged world of "Lucha Libre" the sports-entertainment phenomenon that first swept Mexico and now the world. Photographer Lourdes Grobet's penentrating study of Mexican professional wrestling culture features more than 500 photographs of "luchadores" like Blue Demon, Santo, The Witch, Adorable Rub', El Solitario and Hurricane Ramirez, as well as pictures of their families, friends and fans--onstage, backstage and even at home. "Lucha Libre" also includes photographs of stickers, flyers, postcards, stills from "Mexi-lucha-cinema," interviews with the wrestlers, essays and much, much more! In this comprehensive 20-year study, Grobet has put together "the" definitive look at Mexico's masked superstars.

Mondo Lucha A Go-Go

Author : Dan Madigan
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060855835
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Mondo Lucha A Go-Go written by Dan Madigan and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2007-04-03 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucha Libre wrestling is nothing short of a phenomenon. Its inescapable visuals have completely permeated the mainstream, and its popularity grows exponentially every year, expanding out from Latin America to hold the entire world in its vise–grip. Dan Madigan will provide the ultimate guide for Lucha fans, in an awesome four–color book that will be undoubtedly informative and incredibly entertaining. Posters, photos, wrestling cards, handbills, mementos will be featured throughout the book. Personal recollections, quotes, stories and memories of Luchador's lives and experiences will provide the backdrop for a completely unique experience in sports.

Espectacular de lucha libre

Author : Lourdes Grobet
Publisher : UNAM
ISBN 13 : 9789703237340
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book Espectacular de lucha libre written by Lourdes Grobet and published by UNAM. This book was released on 2006 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Lucha libre

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789686842487
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book Lucha libre written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take one part Mexi-Monster cinema, one part Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, throw in a little Zoro, the WWF and the knit-costume-wearing performance art collective Forcefield, and you come up with the raw, vivid, and psychologically unhinged world of "Lucha Libre" the sports-entertainment phenomenon that first swept Mexico and now the world. Photographer Lourdes Grobet's penentrating study of Mexican professional wrestling culture features more than 500 photographs of "luchadores" like Blue Demon, Santo, The Witch, Adorable Rub', El Solitario and Hurricane Ramirez, as well as pictures of their families, friends and fans--onstage, backstage and even at home. "Lucha Libre" also includes photographs of stickers, flyers, postcards, stills from "Mexi-lucha-cinema," interviews with the wrestlers, essays and much, much more! In this comprehensive 20-year study, Grobet has put together "the" definitive look at Mexico's masked superstars.

Performance and Professional Wrestling

Author : Broderick Chow
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317385071
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Performance and Professional Wrestling written by Broderick Chow and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Performance and Professional Wrestling is the first edited volume to consider professional wrestling explicitly from the vantage point of theatre and performance studies. Moving beyond simply noting its performative qualities or reading it via other performance genres, this collection of essays offers a complete critical reassessment of the popular sport. Topics such as the suspension of disbelief, simulation, silence and speech, physical culture, and the performance of pain within the squared circle are explored in relation to professional wrestling, with work by both scholars and practitioners grouped into seven short sections: Audience Circulation Lucha Gender Queerness Bodies Race A significant re-reading of wrestling as a performing art, Performance and Professional Wrestling makes essential reading for scholars and students intrigued by this uniquely theatrical sport.

Professional Wrestling and the Commercial Stage

Author : Eero Laine
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135113437X
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book Professional Wrestling and the Commercial Stage written by Eero Laine and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-14 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professional Wrestling and the Commercial Stage examines professional wrestling as a century-old, theatrical form that spans from its local places of performance to circulate as a popular, global product. Professional wrestling has all the trappings of sport, but is, at its core, a theatrical event. This book acknowledges that professional wrestling shares many theatrical elements such as plot, character, scenic design, props, and spectacle. By assessing professional wrestling as a neglected but prototypical case study in the global business of theatre, Laine argues that it is an exemplary form of globalizing, commercial theatre. He asks what theatre scholars might learn from pro wrestling and how pro wrestling might contribute to conversations beyond the ring, by considering the laboring bodies of the wrestlers, and analyzing wrestling’s form and content. Of interest to scholars and students of theatre and performance, cultural studies, and sports studies, Professional Wrestling and the Commercial Stage delimits the edges of wrestling’s theatrical frame, critiques established understandings of corporate theatre, and offers key wrestling concepts as models for future study in other fields.

Lucha Libre

Author : Minute Help Guides
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781477535530
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (355 download)

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Download or read book Lucha Libre written by Minute Help Guides and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-05-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the quickest, most exciting and popular forms of professional wrestling is lucha libre from Mexico. For close to a century, crowds have been entertained and inspired by the wrestling bouts of legends like Mil Mascaras, Rey Mysterio, Santo, La Parka, Blue Demon, Mistico and many more. What started in small venues around Mexico in the 1930s has become an industry that is now known all around the world. Millions of fans attend live events and watch the television shows of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion and the many independent wrestling companies of Mexico. Find out the history of the sport, what's in store for the future, what the rules of the game are, and more in this book.

Video Games and the Global South

Author : Phillip Penix-Tadsen
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0359641393
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Video Games and the Global South written by Phillip Penix-Tadsen and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-05-17 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Video Games and the Global South redefines games and game culture from south to north, analyzing the cultural impact of video games, the growth of game development and the vitality of game cultures across Africa, the Middle East, Central and South America, the Indian subcontinent, Oceania and Asia.

Maximilian & the Mystery of the Guardian Angel (Max's Lucha Libre Adventures #1)

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Publisher : Cinco Puntos Press
ISBN 13 : 1935955349
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book Maximilian & the Mystery of the Guardian Angel (Max's Lucha Libre Adventures #1) written by and published by Cinco Puntos Press. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Margarito acts like any other eleven-year-old aficionado of lucha libre. He worships all the players. But in the summer just before sixth grade, he tumbles over the railing at a match in San Antonio and makes a connection to the world of Mexican wrestling that will ultimately connect him—maybe by blood!—to the greatest hero of all time: the Guardian Angel. A 2012 Pura Belpré Author Honor Award winner! Xavier Garza was born in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. An enthusiastic author, artist, teacher, and storyteller, his work is a lively documentation of the dreams, superstitions, and heroes in the bigger-than-life world of south Texas.

Pro Wrestling FAQ

Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1617136271
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Pro Wrestling FAQ written by Brian Solomon and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (FAQ Pop Culture). Sport? Entertainment? Art form? Perhaps a bit of all three, with a certain intangible extra something thrown in for good measure, making professional wrestling a truly unique entity unto itself. From its origins in carnivals and sideshow attractions of the 19th century, right up to the multimillion-dollar, multimedia industry of the present day, and all the bizarre, wild, and woolly points in between, Pro Wrestling FAQ delves into the entire history and broad scope of one of popular culture's most enduring yet ever-changing spectacles. With chapters devoted to the many fascinating eras in the history of the business, as well as capsule biographies of some its most memorable and important figures, this book will serve as the ultimate one-volume reference guide for both long-time wrestling nuts and initiates to the grappling phenomenon. Revisit the legendary 1911 "Match of the Century" pitting World Champion Frank Gotch against archrival George Hackenschmidt, "the Russian Lion"; experience wrestling's TV golden age in the 1950s, a time of such colorful personages as Gorgeous George and Antonino Rocca; relive the glory days of Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant, when WWF impresario Vince McMahon took the business mainstream; and get the lowdown on recent favorites, such as John Cena, CM Punk, and others who have taken the business boldly into the 21st century.

Modern Mexico

Author : James D. Huck Jr.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Modern Mexico written by James D. Huck Jr. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-12-01 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This single volume reference resource offers students, scholars, and general readers alike an in-depth background on Mexico, from the complexity of its pre-Columbian civilizations to its social and political development in the context of Western civilization. How did modern Mexico become a nation of multicultural diversity and rich indigenous traditions? What key roles do Mexico's non-Western, pre-Columbian indigenous heritage and subsequent development as a major center in the Spanish colonial empire play the country's identity today? How is Mexico today both Western and non-Western, part Native American and part European, simultaneously traditional and modern? Modern Mexico is a thematic encyclopedia that broadly covers the nation's history, both ancient and modern; its government, politics, and economics; as well as its culture, religion traditions, philosophy, arts, and social structures. Additional topics include industry, labor, social classes and ethnicity, women, education, language, food, leisure and sport, and popular culture. Sidebars, images, and a Day in the Life feature round out the coverage in this accessible, engaging volume. Readers will come to understand how Mexico and the Mexican people today are the result of the processes of transculturation, globalization, and civilizational contact.

Identity in Professional Wrestling

Author : Aaron D. Horton
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476631417
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Identity in Professional Wrestling written by Aaron D. Horton and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-03-04 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part sport, part performance art, professional wrestling's appeal crosses national, racial and gender boundaries--in large part by playing to national, racial and gender stereotypes that resonate with audiences. Scholars who study competitive sports tend to dismiss wrestling, with its scripted outcomes, as "fake," yet fail to recognize a key similarity: both present athletic displays for maximized profit through live events, television viewership and merchandise sales. This collection of new essays contributes to the literature on pro wrestling with a broad exploration of identity in the sport. Topics include cultural appropriation in the ring, gender non-comformity, national stereotypes, and wrestling as transmission of cultural values.

Sports Culture in Latin American History

Author : David M. K. Sheinin
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN 13 : 0822980452
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (229 download)

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Download or read book Sports Culture in Latin American History written by David M. K. Sheinin and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2015-05-22 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps no other activity is more synonymous with passion, identity, bodily ideals, and the power of place than sport. As the essays in this volume show, the function of sport as a historical and cultural marker is particularly relevant in Latin America. From the late nineteenth century to the present, the contributors reveal how sport opens a wide window into local, regional, and national histories. The essays examine the role of sport as a political vehicle, in claims to citizenship, as a source of community and ethnic pride, as a symbol of masculinity or feminism, as allegorical performance, and in many other purposes. Sports Culture in Latin American History juxtaposes analyses of better-known activities such as boxing and soccer with first peoples’ athletics in Argentina, Cholita wrestling in Bolivia, the African-influenced martial art of capoeira, Japanese Brazilian gateball, the “Art Deco” body ideal for postrevolutionary Mexican women, Jewish soccer fans in Argentina and transgressive behavior at matches, and other topics. The contributors view the local origins and adaptations of these athletic activities and their significance as insightful narrators of history and culture.

Eat Like a Luchador

Author : Legends of Lucha Libre
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0762497394
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book Eat Like a Luchador written by Legends of Lucha Libre and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the ring to the kitchen, celebrate lucha libre with popular Mexican dishes offering a modern twist from iconic athletes, legends, and superstars in this one-of-a-kind cookbook for wrestling fans and aspiring chefs alike. Lucha libre—or, professional Mexican wrestling—is the most popular sport in Mexico after soccer and has become an international pop culture phenomenon all over the world. This officially licensed cookbook with the Legends of Lucha Libre includes more than 50 favorite Mexican dishes with a modern-day twist from the sport's most celebrated luchadores and luchadoras including Solar, Super Astro, Penta Zero M, Lady Maravilla, and more. Also included are fun stories and facts on championship details and family legacies, dozens of photos of wrestlers in the ring and in the kitchen, and illustrations of delicious food. Written by Mexico's leading female lucha libre journalist, Mónica "Centellita" Ochoa has interviewed some of the most well-known wrestlers in lucha libre, costume designers, and restaurant owners from around the globe to compile this must-have collection of recipes fit for hungry luchadores and their families. Recipes include: Super Astro's six-pound Gladiator Torta Taya Valkyrie's sweet and savory Carne Asada Penta Zero M's zero fear Chicken Fajitas with Bell Peppers Tinieblas Jr.'s twist on Surf and Turf luchador-style WWE Hall of Famer Amy Dumas's vegan Tlacoyo de Nopal and more!

Maximilian and the Lucha Libre Club

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Publisher : Cinco Puntos Press
ISBN 13 : 1941026427
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Maximilian and the Lucha Libre Club written by and published by Cinco Puntos Press. This book was released on 2016-10-10 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fights still rage on in the third installation of Max's Lucha Libre Adventures series. Max seems like any other nerdy kid until he's asked to join the Lucha Libre Club. The super-secret club admits only the offspring of wrestling royalty. And Max is a prince, descended through his mother from royal blood, his uncle the very king of lucha libre: The Guardian Angel. Trouble is, the club is so secret that Max can't tell his best friend or girlfriend what he is up to. Just that vexing girl, Paloma. Xavier Garza lives in San Antonio, Texas.

forum for inter-american research Vol 2

Author : Wilfried Raussert
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3946507786
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book forum for inter-american research Vol 2 written by Wilfried Raussert and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-07-20 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 2 of 6 of the complete premium print version of journal forum for inter-american research (fiar), which is the official electronic journal of the International Association of Inter-American Studies (IAS). fiar was established by the American Studies Program at Bielefeld University in 2008. We foster a dialogic and interdisciplinary approach to the study of the Americas. fiar is a peer-reviewed online journal. Articles in this journal undergo a double-blind review process and are published in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.