Chronicles Of A Luchador
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Chronicles Of A Luchador
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Author : Ray Villareal
language : en
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Release Date : 2021-10-31
Chronicles Of A Luchador written by Ray Villareal and has been published by Arte Publico Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-31 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
Jesse Baron, the son of the American Championship Wrestling star known as the Angel of Death, is about to graduate from high school. His parents expect him to attend the University of Texas and study mechanical engineering, something he’s not interested in. The young man knows he would be a natural at professional wrestling, and with his father’s help he might even reach the same level of fame and success. But the Angel of Death, retired from the ACW and running a wrestling promotion and school, refuses to train his son for fear he will choose sports entertainment over a college degree. Jesse decides that once he gets settled at UT, he's going to look for another place to wrestle. To keep his father from finding out, he’ll promote himself as a masked luchador from Oaxaca, Mexico, named Mascara de la Muerte. When no one will hire him, Jesse reluctantly considers joining a lucha libre organization, even though he doesn’t speak Spanish. Will the fans and his fellow wrestlers see him as a luchador—or just a gringo with a mask? In this stand-alone sequel to his acclaimed novels, My Father, the Angel of Death and Body Slammed!, Ray Villareal continues his exploration of a teenager growing into manhood against the backdrop of the wrestling world.
Suburban Luchador
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Author : Philip Rivera
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2019-04-07
Suburban Luchador written by Philip Rivera and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-07 with categories.
His minivan is his chariot. His mower is his weapon. Enter the whimsical world of suburbia's favorite underdog. Meet the average Joe who's a father to three, a husband to one... a hero to all. When he's not fighting crime in his fighter-jet-cloaked-as-a-minivan, he teaches high school and patrols the 'hood for story material. In Suburban Luchador: The Cul-de-sac Chronicles, an ordinary guy conjures up extraordinary tales about his family, marriage, and teacher job. He's the man who's making mortgages, meatloaf, and the middle-class sexy again. This is the anthem of those who envision mowing and mopping as legendary movie scenes. These comically self-deprecating short stories will inspire you to take a fresh look at the wondrous, valiant and touching moments in everyday life. Dive into Suburban Luchador: The Cul-de-sac Chronicles and ride shotgun on a domestic road trip of epic proportions. Previously published under the title Suburban Luchador: Memoirs from Suburbia "Philip Rivera is a suburban dad who finds adventure in typical daily activities. I was fully cracking up while reading this book!" ☆☆☆☆☆ "Every single line had me either laughing uncontrollably or tugging at my heart... or both!" ☆☆☆☆☆ "Philip has a gift for the imagination and seeing the ordinary as an extraordinary adventure." ☆☆☆☆☆
The World Of Lucha Libre
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Author : Heather Levi
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2008-10-24
The World Of Lucha Libre written by Heather Levi and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-24 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The World of Lucha Libre is an insider’s account of lucha libre, the popular Mexican form of professional wrestling. Heather Levi spent more than a year immersed in the world of wrestling in Mexico City. Not only did she observe live events and interview wrestlers, referees, officials, promoters, and reporters; she also apprenticed with a retired luchador (wrestler). Drawing on her insider’s perspective, she explores lucha libre as a cultural performance, an occupational subculture, and a set of symbols that circulate through Mexican culture and politics. Levi argues that the broad appeal of lucha libre lies in its capacity to stage contradictions at the heart of Mexican national identity: between the rural and the urban, tradition and modernity, ritual and parody, machismo and feminism, politics and spectacle. Levi considers lucha libre in light of scholarship about sport, modernization, and the formation of the Mexican nation-state, and in connection to professional wrestling in the United States. She examines the role of secrecy in wrestling, the relationship between wrestlers and the characters they embody, and the meanings of the masks worn by luchadors. She discusses male wrestlers who perform masculine roles, those who cross-dress and perform feminine roles, and female wrestlers who wrestle each other. Investigating the relationship between lucha libre and the mass media, she highlights the history of the sport’s engagement with television: it was televised briefly in the early 1950s, but not again until 1991. Finally, Levi traces the circulation of lucha libre symbols in avant-garde artistic movements and its appropriation in left-wing political discourse. The World of Lucha Libre shows how a sport imported from the United States in the 1930s came to be an iconic symbol of Mexican cultural authenticity.
Luchadores
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Author : Judah Lyons
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-02
Luchadores written by Judah Lyons and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02 with Sports & Recreation categories.
One of the quickest, most exciting and popular forms of professional wrestling is lucha libre from Mexico. Find out the history of the sport, what's in store for the future, what the rules of the game are, and more in this book.
Luchador Monkey Crisis
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Author : Oli Jacobs
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date :
Luchador Monkey Crisis written by Oli Jacobs and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Rey Mysterio
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Author : Lucia Raatma
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2013-07
Rey Mysterio written by Lucia Raatma and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
"Describe the life and career of pro wrestler Rey Mysterio"--Provided by publisher.
The Speed Chronicles
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Author : Joseph Mattson
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2012-06-19
The Speed Chronicles written by Joseph Mattson and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-19 with Literary Collections categories.
An “addictive volume” of amphetamine stories from William T. Vollmann, Sherman Alexie, and more (Publishers Weekly). Speed is the most American of drugs: twice the productivity at half the cost, and equal opportunity for all. It has reinvented itself many times, from miracle cure to biker-gang scourge and everything in between. It goes by many names: crystal meth, amphetamines, Dexedrine, Benzedrine, Adderall; crank, spizz, chickenscratch, oblivious marching powder, the go-fast. And it crosses all ethnicities, genders, and geographies—from immigrants and heartlanders punching double factory shifts to clandestine border warlords; prostitutes to housewives; Hollywood celebs to the poorest Indian on the rez—and they all have plenty of stories. Here is the first contemporary collection of new short fiction dealing with the drug from an array of today’s most compelling authors. The elements of crime and tweaking, bleary-eyed zombies exist alongside heart-wrenching narratives of everyday people, the American Dream going up in flames, and even some accounts of pure joy. Featuring brand-new stories by: Sherman Alexie, William T. Vollmann, James Franco, Megan Abbott, Jerry Stahl, Beth Lisick, Jess Walter, Scott Phillips, James Greer, Tao Lin, Joseph Mattson, Natalie Diaz, Kenji Jasper, and Rose Bunch.
Rise Of The Luchador
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Author : Jason Ridler
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2014-05-18
Rise Of The Luchador written by Jason Ridler and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-18 with Fiction categories.
San Diego 2014 … Carlos may be the deadliest vale tudo street fighter in Brazil, but he's no match for the drug lord on his tail. Haunted by the death of his best friend and on the run from a Mexican hit squad, Carlos is forced into hiding with a traveling carnival crawling its way from San Diego to LA. Within this world of freaks and con-men, Carlos has no choice but to become the one thing he hates – a masked luchador wrestler. However, once he has donned the mask, Carlos finds there is much more to being a luchador than fake wrestling moves and cheesy showmanship. There is a mystique and a responsibility carried by those who become true luchadors. But will being a fake hero, no matter how inspired or mystical, save him from the drug lord's henchmen…Can it erase his tortured past…Or will he be forced to once again become the killing machine he has always been? Rise of the Luchador is the next installment of the acclaimed Fight Card Series.
Lucha Libre
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Author : Xavier Garza
language : es
Publisher: Follettbound
Release Date : 2007-04-01
Lucha Libre written by Xavier Garza and has been published by Follettbound this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-01 with categories.
Lucha Libre
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Distributed Art Publishers (DAP)
Release Date : 2005
Lucha Libre written by and has been published by Distributed Art Publishers (DAP) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Art categories.
Take one part Mexi-Monster cinema, one part Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, throw in a little Zoro, the WWF and the knit-costume-wearing performance art collective Forcefield, and you come up with the raw, vivid, and psychologically unhinged world of "Lucha Libre" the sports-entertainment phenomenon that first swept Mexico and now the world. Photographer Lourdes Grobet's penentrating study of Mexican professional wrestling culture features more than 500 photographs of "luchadores" like Blue Demon, Santo, The Witch, Adorable Rub', El Solitario and Hurricane Ramirez, as well as pictures of their families, friends and fans--onstage, backstage and even at home. "Lucha Libre" also includes photographs of stickers, flyers, postcards, stills from "Mexi-lucha-cinema," interviews with the wrestlers, essays and much, much more! In this comprehensive 20-year study, Grobet has put together "the" definitive look at Mexico's masked superstars.