Hunico talks mascaras.

WWE wrestler, Hunico, shows his collection of luchador masks.

I also collect lucha libre mascaras. Mine are all store bought, though. Hunico's got the real deal.

Amazing mascaras.

 

Big Menace and I found these absolutely incredible mascaras in Mixcoatl Arts and Crafts in San Francisco. The owner told us that the masks were part of a series of twelve masks made by a local artist. The set was displayed in an art show and now three of the masks reside at Mixcoatl. They run from $450 to $600. Like an idiot, I forgot to ask the name of the artist. These masks made my day.

Daily poster: El Santo vs. The Strangler.

 

El Santo vs. The Strangler.
Poster courtesy of Wrong Side of the Art.

The Year of El Santo.

 

Over at The Year of El Santo, The Boxing Tarantula is reviewing all 52 available El Santo movies. One per week, in chronological order.
He started in March and is at week 15 at this point.

"Some may look at that number and decide to just sample this series, by seeing one or two, usually the best ones. Me? I'm going to watch them all. I'm going to watch the best ones. I'm going to endure the bad ones. I intend to watch one a week for the next year, in chronological order. I expect my endurance to be tested. I expect my mental stability to be shaken. Mostly, I expect to waste a lot of time on nonsense. Some do it with Julia Child recipes. I'm going to do it with Masked Wrestler movies. Join me on this journey. I do not promise it will always be fun, but I do promise it will be interesting."

Lucha mural.

Luchatastic mural from Buenos Aires.
"Jaz has a show in Brooklyn opening July 12th - details here."
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Daily poster: El Santo vs. The She Wolves.

 

El Santo vs. The She Woves.
Poster courtesy of Wrong Side of the Art.

Charly Manson attacks cops.

 

AAA luchador, Charly Manson was arrested on April 24, 2011 for attacking two police officers.
The attack involved Manson and his friend, Adrian López Reyes, who was shot in the foot by one of the officers.

The charges are serious. Manson was denied bail and faces up to fifteen years in prison.
One officer is still in the hospital with a fractured skull. The second officer ended up with a broken nose and a serious neck injury.

(photo by Daniela Herrerías. Click on her name and check out her incredible lucha libre photos.)

This Year's Conference.

Casimir's Chimera.

IG-88 Computes Rey Cobra.

Andre Flirts The Stranger.

Shogun Shouts Satan.

Baron Zemo Lectures Frijolito.

Inmortal Imagines Thun Discussing Inmortal.

Stan Marble and Joe Rockhead Visit.

Guerrero Rojo

A couple times a year the family heads down to Mexicali. We always catch a lucha libre show or two when we go down. This is my favorite wrestler, Guerrero Rojo (Red Warrior), he is huge and scary. The photo is cropped with the circle because I made the photo into a wall clock at my Cafe Press shop. Check it out. To be honest, black hands on a dark photo aren't the best idea.

Maria & Priscila