lucha libre

 

lucha libre is like the wwf.

but mexican.

with colorful masks.

and colorful tights.

and it is supposed to be spectacular. 

so on friday,

rcg and i went to arena mexico

and watched 3 hours of men

(and women)

in ridiculous costumes

throw each other onto mats

in pretend violence. 

and it was in fact, amazing. 

when we got out of the taxi

we were greeted by stands of masks:

arena mexico was filled with lots of people

all screaming obscenities at the wrestlers.

 

and there were tons of vendors 

selling everything under the sun -- 

capes

masks

gigantic bags of chips

tortas

ramen

beer

popsicles

popcorn

it was kind of insane. 

and their outfits were even crazier.

we saw guys in pink and white tights,

tiny, shiny whitie tighties,

fluffy boots, 

and masks of all colors. 

some even had fluffy hair.

there was even a women's match

(although it is questionable whether

they were in fact women.)

and a dwarf dressed up as a parrot.

unfortunately, 
even though we were in the fourth row
it was too difficult to get good pictures.
we did have this lovely tush to look at though.

supposedly going to lucha libre

has become kitschy,

and while the night was totally ridiculous

it was also totally fun.

definitely a good night.