Each time they mask up with their shimmering predator-like costumes, inspired by Mayan and Aztec soldiers, they’re preserving Hispanic culture one wrestling move at a time.
Pro Wrestling Revolution is a little gym with big energy in San Jose , where lucha Libre, or Mexican wrestling, comes to life."It’s a spectacle," said lucha libre student Emanuel Zavala. "I’ve been watching it since I was a kid."It’s much more than a hobby for the luchador, Spanish for wrestler.El Cucuy gets all suited up like a comic-book character.The fighter won’t reveal his true identity behind the mask, part of the mystique.
"Ramirez organizes competitions all over the Bay Area, including the Mexican Heritage Plaza in San Jose, and around the world."The biggest misconception that people think is that you have to be Latino to be a luchador and that’s the furthest from the truth," said Ramirez.Karisma is not Hispanic but has learned to love the culture through lucha libre, just like the spectators who grew up aspiring to one day compete in the ring.
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