Gael García Bernal plays Saúl Armendáriz, the eponymous Mexican-American fighter who changed the course of Mexico's beloved lucha libre, in Cassandro. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Amazon ...

Believe it or not, Jack Black's ludicrous luchador comedy Nacho Libre is actually inspired by a very real story. Here's the ...

Until last month, Hijo del Soberano was making a good living as a wrestler on Mexico's freestyle wrestling or lucha libre circuit. He would suit up four nights a week in his green-and-gold Lycra ...

Fans filled the Mayan theater Friday night for a special Lucha VaVoom tribute show honoring lucha libre trailblazer and queer icon Cassandro. The beloved Mexican American luchador, whose real name is ...

LONDONLONDON — A well-known Mexican wrestler who co-starred in the film comedy “Nacho Libre” died in London after he collapsed during a match that a witness described as so elaborately staged it ...

A look at the Nacho Libre luchador, Silver King, who wowed audiences in Mexico, Japan, and the United States before tragically passing away in the ring ...

Among Súper Muñeco’s many accomplishments was his transition from a Heel to a Face. This was no small thing. Lucha libre, Mexican professional wrestling, divides its contestants along very specific ...

LONDON — A Mexican wrestler and actor who appeared in the movie “Nacho Libre” died Saturday after collapsing during a match. Cesar Cuauhtemoc Gonzalez Barron, the lucha libre wrestling star known as ...

LONDON (AP) — A well-known Mexican wrestler who co-starred in the film comedy “Nacho Libre” died in London after he collapsed during a match that a witness described as so elaborately staged it wasn’t ...

A well-known Mexican wrestler who co-starred in the film “Nacho Libre” died in London after he collapsed during a match that a witness described as so elaborately staged it wasn’t immediately clear ...