It's a Thursday evening in Los Angeles and people are jammed in line to see masked men and women, both massive and diminutive in the sold out show "Lucha Vavoom," the hottest ticket in town. "I've ...

Examine the lucha libre mask as both art and identity. This episode explores the lucha libre mask as an artistic extension of a wrestler’s spirit and identity. It examines the craft of building a ...

is an international referent of Mexican culture. The cultural performance is a sophisticated and dynamic show that combines sports, theater, rituals, and TV show’s characteristics which have made it ...

All around the world, the coronavirus pandemic has left people scrambling for protective face coverings. But in Mexico, where the masked stars of "lucha libre" wrestling are already cultural icons, ...