A wrestler gestures at a Lucha Libre event in Arena Mexico Mexico City
A wrestler gestures at a Lucha Libre event in Arena Mexico Mexico City July 16 2008. Lucha Libre meaning free fight in Spanish is a term used in Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries to refer to a certain form of professional wrestling. Mexico's Lucha Libre is characterized by fighters wearing masks. The sport became a phenomenon in Mexico in the early 1900s and was made popular in the 1940s by the most famous fighter El Santo or The Saint.
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Location: Mexico City Distrito Federal Mexico
Photo credit: © Chico Sanchez / Aurora Photos / Alamy / Afripics
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