Home Lucha Loco: The Free Wrestlers of Mexico by Malcolm Venville; Introduction by Sandro Cohen (ISBN: 9780789324535)

Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Lucha Loco: The Free Wrestlers of Mexico Paperback - 2012

Name: Lucha Loco: The Free Wrestlers of Mexico
Price: 6.48 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: Venville, Malcolm; Cohen, Sandro [Introduction]
ISBN: 9780789324535

by Malcolm Venville; Introduction by Sandro Cohen

Browse more copies for sale ↓

From the publisher

Malcolm Venville, a director and photographer, was born in Birmingham, England. He has won several Association of Photographers Awards and directed several short films.

Sandro Cohen is a Mexican poet, novelist, and literary critic. He is a professor at the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana in Mexico City.

Details

Title Lucha Loco: The Free Wrestlers of Mexico
Author Malcolm Venville; Introduction by Sandro Cohen
Binding Paperback
Edition Rep Blg
Pages 272
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Rizzoli International Publications
Date 2012-09-18
Illustrated Yes
ISBN 9780789324535 / 0789324539
Weight 1.45 lbs (0.66 kg)
Dimensions 9.01 x 6.25 x 0.71 in (22.89 x 15.88 x 1.80 cm)
Library of Congress subjects Wrestlers - Mexico, Portrait photography - Mexico
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009932109
Dewey Decimal Code 796.812

Media reviews

"In his extraordinary new book, Lucha Loco, photographer Malcolm Venville gives us a glimpse at the amazing and outrageous costume creations of Mexican wrestlers... [This] fantastic new book out in February (Universe) is British photographer/filmmaker Malcolm Venville's brilliant homage to the most creative of these fascinating performers." ~Paper

"As Malcolm Venville's book of photographs, Lucha Loco, shows, [these wrestlers] lead Clark Kentish double lives to maintain their place in the world of luchadores." ~The New Yorker

"Frightening, fetishistic, funny... such is the world of the luchadors, those colorful Mexican wrestlers. Photographer Malcolm Venville explores the spectacle with 128 portraits in Lucha Loco." ~ESPN

"This bilingual coffee table book gives you pictures and details of more than 100 different luchadores. Visually striking, fascinating - and super-manly." ~Latina Magazine

"With over 100 luchadores, Venville's photos provide an insanely personal insight into the thoughts and mindsets of the wrestlers of Mexico." ~Racket Magazine

"[The] elaborate outfits and masks range from the kind-of-intimidating to the simply mind-melting, with personas to match... The portraits were made with large-format film in a Mexico City studio and are reproducted in eye-popping color." ~Flavorwire.com

About the author

Malcolm Venville, a director and photographer, was born in Birmingham, England. He has won several Association of Photographers Awards and directed several short films.

Sandro Cohen is a Mexican poet, novelist, and literary critic. He is a professor at the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana in Mexico City.