The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. GARSD: Jasmine Garsd, NPR News, Mexico City.Ĭopyright © 2013 NPR. And, he adds, at the end of the day, in lucha libre, if the crowd isn't yelling at you, you're doing something wrong. Pasion Kristal says there's always an idiot in the crowd who yells mean things, and it doesn't feel good. both their presumably gay teammate and other openly gay wrestlers.
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GARSD: With excess male bravado tucked into skintight pants, fighters like Nemesis and Aguila Imperial, or Imperial Eagle, take the ring. (SOUNDBITE OF PEOPLE CHEERING AND CHANTING) In the town's center on a narrow street, a lucha libre company has set up a ring. I'm in Magdalena Culhuacan, in the outskirts of Mexico City.
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JASMINE GARSD, BYLINE: That's the sound of someone getting a smackdown. But NPR's Jasmine Garsd reports, it's also garnered a devoted following among Mexico's gay community. It's a sport that's often associated with machismo. Sounds a lot like our editorial meetings here. Brawny fighters in shiny spandex outfits and colorful masks execute high-flying attacks in a rope-bound ring.
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