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La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano

La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano

2024•28m•10.0/10
Documentary

Ratings

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10.0/10(1)

Lucha libre is part of Mexican culture, but how did something that was shown in circuses and fairs become a cinematic genre? Join us to learn about this trajectory.

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Production

Batata Filmes

Language

PT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Luciano de Miranda

Luciano de Miranda

Narration

El Santo

El Santo

Self (archive footage)

Alejandro Moreno

Self

Aarón Rodríguez Arellano

Self

Tinieblas

Tinieblas el Gigante

Tonina Jackson

Self

Annabelle Gutiérrez

Catallina

Titina Romay

Titina Romay

Titina

David Silva

David Silva

Huracán Ramírez without mask

Eduardo Bonada

Huracán Ramírez with mask

El Médico Asesino

Self

Crox Alvarado

Crox Alvarado

El Angel

John Carradine

John Carradine

Nazi leader

Lorena Velázquez

Lorena Velázquez

Gloria Vênus

Elizabeth Campbell

Golden Rubi

Armando Silvestre

Armando Rios

Jesús Salinas

Chucho Gomez

Maura Monti

Maura Monti

La Mujer Murciélago

Wolf Ruvinskis

Wolf Ruvinskis

Neutron

Alejandro Cruz

Black Shadow

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