Scott Mc Kiernan PresentszReportage.com Story of the Week #771: TUESDAY January 26, 2021: ‘Lucha Libre Lives’ from ZUMA Press award winning photographer Michael Francis McElroy.
zReportage.com Story of the Week #771: TUESDAY January 26, 2021: ‘Lucha Libre Lives’ from ZUMA Press award winning photographer Michael Francis McElroy: One of Mexico’s cultural traditions has been hit as hard by the coronavirus pandemic, ”lucha libre” wrestling. The death toll for wrestlers has risen significantly recently and wrestling arenas are closed, putting practically everyone out of work. One group of young wrestlers, called the Olivares Dynasty, who live in Mexico City’s Xochimilco borough, have put up an makeshift training ring on one of the areas famous ”floating gardens.” These wrestlers now make their living selling flowers that they grow on their families artificial island, known as a ‘chinampas.’ Welcome to ‘Lucha Libre Lives.’
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press
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