Mexican Wrestling and More: "Super Amigos" directed by Arturo Perez Torres

Super Amigos, directed by Arturo Perez Torres

"In Mexico City, five real-life "social wrestlers" have capitalized on the popularity of Mexico's larger than life Lucha Libre wrestlers to fight for social justice rather than trophies. Wearing custom masks, costumes and capes like the wrestlers who inspired them, these anonymous grassroots superheroes protect their metropolis against injustice. Super Animal challenges bullfighters to leave the bulls alone and fight him instead. After a savage beating kills his boyfriend, Super Gay becomes a champion of gay rights, fighting rampant homophobia. Ecologista Universal battles environmental destruction of every kind, all on foot. Super Barrio is the defender of poor tenants, helping them resist evictions by slumlords cashing in on gentrification. With a mixture of live action, comic book-style animation and a surf guitar soundtrack inspired equally by mariachi music and Batman, Super Amigos shows that with a little imagination, a good heart and the right mask, anyone can activate their communities to triumph over evil."

Blue Demon Poster | Wrong Side of the Art

...a new cine luchador classic at Wrong Side of the Art:

Luchador Ubiquity: Paris Edition via BoingBoing.net

Xicanosmotic Typeface! Lucha Libre HELVETICA

Lucha Libre Hits the US Mainstream

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

Just a Cool Luchador Drawing I Found on FFFFound.com

Does anyone know the artist? Original source.

BoingBoing.net on VICTOR GASTELUM

Luchador Pin-up Shot!

Does anyone know the original source for this; I found it online here.

You Know Where You Will Be on April 13nth!

Where will you be this MONDAY afternoon!???? You're going to jump on one of California's glorious interstate paved electro-glide highways and jet down to the Cal State Fullerton campus (ok, huevón, here's the map treasure trove) and get your nalgas to McCarthy (!) Hall 238 (campus map) at 4pm (sharp!) to treat yourself to the intellectual lucha libre of the century! It pits the author of Ask-A-Mexican and Orange County: A Personal Memoir against the scribe best known for Tex[t]-Mex and The Hurt Business: Oliver Mayer's Early Works PLUS [+]: The Screaming Gusanito de Califas, Gustavo "Si Voy a Perder" Arellano versus Guillermo Memo "El Macho de Tejas" Nericcio. Hide the children and call out the riot police, this to-the-death duel promises to have Southland tongues wagging as Arellano, the prince of tights, and Nericcio, the Lord-of-the-Ring, try to out-do each other with feats of clever, daring-do! The dynamic duo of Chicano camp and post-movimiento Mexicano wonders will also, get this, be reading from and signing copies of their books, so bring out the checkbooks and jars of pennies for some hot discounts. Arellano will be signing body parts as well, so bring along your sharpies!

My thanks to semiotic genius Michael Buchmiller for whipping up this AMAZING poster!  You can see his amazing works here and hear his cool music confabulations here.

Lucha Libre Coming to Oceanside! Road Trip!