Lucha Libre Xicanosmosis: Warrior Official Video - Mark Foster, A-Trak, and Kimbra | Mexican Wrestling as Part of the Renaissance of Latina/o Semiotic Figuration

Thanks to Carlos Avila, for the linkazo! More info on the video here.

Xicanosmosis: Jazzercise Meets Lucha Libre

I don't know if this video teaches us more about Jazzercise fusing with Mexican Wrestling or, perhaps, more likely, something about the cinematically-inclined vato, director, Carlos Avila, who zapped it to me, but it undoubtedly fuses Xicanosmotically domains heretofore left asunder. Tune in! Let me know what you think in the comments!

Luchador/Wrestling Allegories from Jack Teagle and Carlos Avila

first, jack teagle--hit the luchadores for his rad site...



and, now, from Carlos Avila, two rad, cinematic, luchador bonbons--the fusion of performance, street culture, and dance in the videos signals an evolution in what can now be rightly called a lucha libre aesthetic or luchador imaginary (a tip of the sombrero to Jacques Lacan!)

Lucha Libre Hits the US Mainstream

Gracias to Carlos Avila for the story--hit the image for the luchador skinny.

Bear-Wrestling Raza!!!! A Cool Lucha Libre, Mexican Wrestling Featurette on Vimeo.com

Gracias and a huge tip of the sombrero to Carlos Avila, of Foto-Novelas and Cold Case fame, for zapping me this piece! Hit the image above for the video...

foto-novelas on pbs!

and, a classic sample, translated: