Love but little money for Mexico’s female fighters
MEXICO CITY — Grandmothers, tiny children and rowdy couples are among the Friday night crowd screaming obscenities at the ring in the Mexico City arena, where two women leap forward and pull each other’s hair. Women from as far away as Japan these days fight alongside men in bouts of Lucha Libre — Spanish for “free fighting” or professional wrestling — at venues such as the capital’s Arena Mexico, and in rings across Mexico. Behind the playful antics, tight costumes and colorful masks, battles for many females continue outside the ring. Marcela Maria Helena Santa Maria, whose stage name is simply Marcela, started attending fights as a spectator aged 10. .... MORESource: The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100214com5.html |
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