Though Lucha Libre is violent and raunchy, its audience runs the gamut from children to grandparents.
Here a group of children is held in rapt attention by what they see in the ring.
About Blake Shaw
- I am a photographer based in San Diego. I now specialize in bird photography, but also regularly photograph scenes of Mexico, Route 66, tennis, bicycle racing, flowers, and people. My work hangs in galleries in San Diego and elsewhere, and I am available for slide shows, lectures, and exhibitions.
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July 16, 2016
July 15, 2016
Lucha Libre
A Lucha Libre wrestler makes a gesture which is returned by many in the crowd.
July 14, 2016
Lucha Libre
A lucha libre performer with an effeminate persona takes the microphone, as El Niño Hamburguesa (what a great name!!!) looks on.
July 13, 2016
Lucha Libre: Faces in the Crowd
A vendor sells posters of Psycho Circus, a Lucha Libre team, as they perform in Tijuana's Municipal Auditorium.
July 12, 2016
Piña Coladas
A vendor sells piña coladas during Lucha Libre inside Tijuana's municipal auditorium. Considering the sweltering conditions, a piña colada would have been pretty refreshing!
July 11, 2016
Lucha Libre Leap
A Lucha Libre contestant takes a flying leap from the top of the ropes onto the concrete floor of the arena. I am astounded how they (usually) avoid serious injury during such maneuvers.
July 10, 2016
Lucha Libre
A scene upon entering Tijuana's Municipal Auditorium for Lucha Libre, with a fan wearing a Tiburon (shark) Lucha Libre mask.
July 09, 2016
Tijuana Barbershop
A barbershop in Tijuana, with a poster advertising that evening's Lucha Libre event. The barber and his customer watch a boxing match on television. (click or tap to enlarge)
July 07, 2016
Lucha Libre
A boy watches the Lucha Libre ring in Tijuana, as other wrestlers are about to enter through the lights and fog behind him.
July 06, 2016
Lucha Libre
One of the wrestlers makes a theatrical gesture before his Lucha Libre match in Tijuana.