vicente ramon guerrero saldana is considered the father of la lucha libre in mexico.
vicente ramon guerrero saldana is considered the father of la lucha libre in mexico.
who is considered the father of la lucha libre in mexico?
vicente ramon guerrero saldana
the history of "lucha libre", or professional wrestling in mexico goes all the way back to the early 1900s where individual promoters would hold shows on a local basis in various mexican states. in 1933 salvador lutteroth created empresa mexicana de lucha libre (emll; spanish for "mexican wrestling enterprise") and in subsequent years took emll to a national level. in the 1930s and 1940s various mexican starts to create "lucha libre" commissions, often as an extension of the existing boxing commissions, responsible for overview of "lucha libre" in each state, licensing wrestlers and ensuring the rules are being enforced. in the state of mexico "lucha libre" was not officially sanctioned in late 1962, with the first "lucha libre" show in the state of mexico held in december 1962.
52nd anniversary of lucha libre in estado de méxico
¡que viva la lucha! is a 2007 film directed and produced by gustavo vazquez about lucha libre in tijuana, mexico, considered to be a form of "extreme" lucha libre. the film follows extreme tiger, an up-and-coming professional luchador from tijuana, on a journey that places him in a mask vs. hair match against joe líder. in addition, he follows other new talent, angel negro jr. and pancho cachondo. in the process, the film also interviews other luchadores, promoters, commissioners, families, and fans who discuss the cultural significance of lucha libre as sport, ritual, and spectacle. the film includes music by carne cruda, marziano, white pine, and nortec collective. "¡que viva la lucha!" premiered at the 30th annual mill valley film festival on saturday, oct. 13, 2007, and has won two awards; at the latino film festival and at the san francisco international film festival.
que viva la lucha