Lucha Loco: The Free Wrestlers of Mexico
Author Malcolm Venville, Introduction by Sandro Cohen
- Publish Date: February 23, 2010
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Category: Art - Popular Culture
- Publisher: Universe
- Trim Size: 6-1/4 x 9
- Pages: 272
- US Price: $24.95
- CDN Price: $29.95
- ISBN: 978-0-7893-2034-6
Reviews
"As Malcolm Venville's book of photographs, Lucha Loco, shows, [these wrestlers] lead Clark Kentish double lives to maintain their place in the world of luchadores." ~The New Yorker
"Frightening, fetishistic, funny... such is the world of the luchadors, those colorful Mexican wrestlers. Photographer Malcolm Venville explores the spectacle with 128 portraits in Lucha Loco." ~ESPN
"This bilingual coffee table book gives you pictures and details of more than 100 different luchadores. Visually striking, fascinating - and super-manly." ~Latina Magazine
"With over 100 luchadores, Venville's photos provide an insanely personal insight into the thoughts and mindsets of the wrestlers of Mexico." ~Racket Magazine
"[The] elaborate outfits and masks range from the kind-of-intimidating to the simply mind-melting, with personas to match... The portraits were made with large-format film in a Mexico City studio and are reproducted in eye-popping color." ~Flavorwire.com