Luchadoras

Luchadoras

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Luchadoras

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Luchadoras

RISE AND SHINE WORLD SALES U.G.

46793

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Luchadoras

RISE AND SHINE WORLD SALES U.G.

46793

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Luchadoras

RISE AND SHINE WORLD SALES U.G.

46793

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a film by Paola Calvo, Patrick Jasim

Luchadoras

Germany | 2021 | 92:00 min

Formal Categories

Gender Human Interest Society Human Rights Migration Social Issue Sports

Content Categories

Documentary

Synopsis

Luchadoras portrays the courageous female wrestlers of Ciudad Juárez, a city known for its high femicide rates. There is Mini Serinita who's biggest dream is to become a full time Luchadora and leave the factory work that disenfranchises so many women for good. Lady Candy who can see the US Border, where her daughters were taken, from her house but due to visa regulations can never cross it. And Baby Star, the young single mother who was a Lucha Libre Star at an early age and now makes her way to a come back. With Mexican passion they present a new image of what it means to be a woman in Mexico.

Festivals/Awards

2021
SXSW South by Southwest, Austin Texas
GRANIT - Documentary Award for the best documentary – 55 Hof IFF
exground filmfest 34
2022
Docs Against Gravity

Cast and Crew

Director Paola Calvo, Patrick Jasim

Original Languages

Spanish

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