Mamachas of the Ring

Director:
Betty M. Park
Year/Length:
2009 / 75 min
Country:
Bolivia, U.S.
Co-presenter:
Cinema Tropical
Friday, November 13: 9:15 pm
U.S. Premiere
Filmmaker and animator Christopher Lopez-Huici in person
Carmen Rosa La Campeona is torn between her family and the sport she loves. For Rosa and her fellow teammates, lucha libre isnt only about wrestling. On the streets of La Paz, wearing the traditional dress of the indigenous Aymaran, they are ridiculed or ignored as relics of the past. Once they enter the ring, however, wearing full petticoat skirts and bowler hats, the Mamachas are a hit. Soon, they are invited to join Bolivias main wrestling league and its guaranteed weekly fights. As the teams success grows, the leagues manager tries to squeeze them out unless they work on his terms. Left on their own, the Mamachas del Ring book their own events and promote their own shows. Punctuated by claymation vignettes, the documentary shows Carmen Rosa taking charge of her own life while also becoming increasingly isolated. As family responsibilities take time away from training and travel, she must decide between her family and her sport.
Program
F9
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