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Lucha Libre tour grapples with controversy
Posted Mar 29, 2012
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Lucha Libre USA organizers say that an over-the-top villain is as old as pro wrestling itself. But immigration activists wonder if this particular punch line goes too far. By design, Lucha Libre is a culture clash. Heather Levi, an assistant professor at Temple who wrote a book on the sport, noted that matches are essentially a showdown between good and evil -- the tecnicos vs. the rudos.