Tales of Masked Men

Sep 28, 2012

0h 55m

★ 8.0

A Journey through Lucha Libre

Overview

Directed by award-winning filmmaker Carlos Avila, this documentary program profiles three legendary wrestlers in a creative and imaginative exploration of the colorful, fascinating and mysterious world of lucha libre Mexican wrestling.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Echo Park Films

Tales of Masked Men Trailers

Cast

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Mascarita Sagrada

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El Santo

Narrator (Spanish)

Eduardo Roman

Narrator (English)

Miguel Sandoval

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Dan Madigan

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Ulises Jiménez

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El Solar

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Negro Navarro

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Heather Levi

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Lourdes Grobet

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Rubén Hernández-León

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Christian Cymet

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