Cassandro! Lucha Libre Star in the Pages of the New Yorker--New Feature Piece by William Finnegan!

Readers of this blog know that the working-class-opera-world of Lucha Libre is near and dear to this Chicano chronicler's heart--a new, extensive piece on the world of Lucha Libre, more specifically, luchador Cassandro's special universe has just appeared in The New Yorker.  See it online there or via pdf facsimile here. The fine piece is by William Finnegan--more on the author apppears here.

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