La Mujer Murcielago – Rene Cardona’s ‘Batwoman’ (1968)
Rene Cardona’s Batwoman (1968) has a wrestling boot planted firmly in the worlds of horror and lucha libre.
Loving Disreputable Wrestling
Given all the other things I like, it should come as no surprise that the wrestling I love most is disreputable wrestling. Wait, you might say, all wrestling is disreputable. That’s true, but some kinds of wrestling are more disreputable than others among reputable wrestling fans. And it […]
The Pastry War, Lucha Libre and Cinco de Mayo
The Gutter’s own Keith shares from bonus content from his book Cocktails & Capers. It’s all about the Pastry War, Lucha Libre and Cinco de Mayo. “Alas, to keep the book to a reasonable length and not completely lose readers, I ended up cutting the pages about this […]
Luchadores Photographed with their Families
Remezcla has a gallery of Lourdes Grobet’s portraits of luchadores with their families and a bit of an interview with her. (Yes, the luchadores are in their masks and often wearing suits or casual wear, which is the best thing). (Thanks, Matt!) “Father and warrior, the masked wrestler […]
“The Man Without A Mask”
The New Yorker has a profile of Saúl Armendáriz, the luchador Cassandro, and his fellow exóticos of lucha libre. “Exóticos have been around since the nineteen-forties. At first, they were dandies, a subset of rudos with capes and valets. They struck glamour-boy poses and threw flowers to the […]
FantAsia Film Festival 2012
The FantAsia site is up and running with many, many trailers to get you ready for the festival. (Or at least, what films to keep an eye out for).
The Cultural Gutter 