The World of Lucha Libre: Secrets, Revelations, and Mexican National Identity (American Encounters/Global Interactions)

by HeatherLevi (Author)

• New

  Illustrated
  2008

  $35.03

  An insider's account of lucha libre, the popular Mexican version of professional wrestling. It explores lucha libre as a cultural performance, an occupational subculture, and a set of symbols that circulate through Mexican culture and politics. It shows how a sport imported from the US in the 1930s came to be an iconic symbol of Mexican culture.