Carlos Avila's Photo Journal
Tales of Masked Men has been in my life for several years. I was mesmerized by lucha libre and masked wrestlers when I was a boy and it was fascinating to revisit the world years later. These are photographs of the many people and things that I encountered during the journey.
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With El Hijo del Santo at his home in Mexico City. 2012.
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The one that got away: Arena San Juan Pantitlan in Mexico CIty. The venue that I would have loved to have shot in. Look at the narrow balconies. 2012.
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John Avila and Jesus “Chuy” Perez work out “Corrido de los Luchadores” prior to recording the song. The song runs over the film’s end credits. 2012.
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Blue Demon Jr. enters the ring for a match in Mexico City. 2012.
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The statue of wrestler Shocker outside of his restaurant in Mexico City. 2012.
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A sign outside wrestler Super Astro’s restaurant in Tijuana, Baja California. 2010.
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Jesus takes care of things in heaven while Blue Demon takes care of things on earth. A shrine inside Super Astro’s restaurant in Tijuana, Baja California. 2010.
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A young fan dressed as Blue Demon Jr. in Austin, Texas. 2010.
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A Day of the Dead shrine to Blue Demon (the father) in Mexico CIty. This was in the storefront of the Blue Demon Jr. boutique in Mexico CIty. 2010.
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Lucha Libre masks for sale on Olvera Street in Downtown Los Angeles. 2011.
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Young wrestler awaiting his turn to wrestle during a benefit lucha libre match in Mexico City. They were raising funds to support the wrestling program at an inner city gym.
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A young fan in Santa Maria, California holds on to his Blue Demon Jr. stuffed doll.
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Up close lucha libre action: Ultimo Guerrero with a shredded mask. I can’t believe I was about four feet away from this.
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Mascarita Sagrada and fellow wrestlers after a training session in a Mexico City gym. 2006
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The creative chaos of a lucha libre mask making shop in Mexico CIty. 2006.
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Atlantis – during his “rudo” phase – pulls off Mistico’s mask during a match. 2006.
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Boys in Fray Tormenta’s Home for Boys hold up photos of the wrestler / priest in action. 2006.
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A sign announcing a Lucha Libre event in Downtown Los Angeles. 2008.
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Blue Demon Jr. poses for fans in at Miramar Western Wear shop in Santa Maria, California. 2010.
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The talented luchador exotico, Maximo before a match in Arena Aficion, Pachuca, Hidalgo.
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Dick “The Destroyer” Beyer, Fray Tormenta and Mil Mascaras at the Cualiflower Alley Club convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. 2006.
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Tijuana, Baja California – Super Porky and Blue Demon Jr. during a match at El Auditorio Municipal. 2005.
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The great Daniel “Huracan Ramirez” Garcia in his study in his home in Mexico City.
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Arena Mexico, the “cathedral of lucha libre” in Mexico City. 2006.
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Busts of luchadores for sale outside of Arena Mexico. 2006.
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A “La Virgen de Guadalupe in a lucha libre ring” shrine in Arena Aficion in Pachuca, Hidalgo. 2006.
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Lucha Libre photographs and posters in the lobby of Arena Aficion in Pachuca, Hidalgo. 2006.
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