Transvestites Wrestle for Spot in Mexico Lucha Libre Raw Story
go to original March 25, 2015

Los Exoticos - Trailer (Michael Ramos-Araizaga)

Their nicknames and gear are unusual for Mexico’s very macho lucha libre circuit. Male wrestlers “Wild Diva,” “Divine Star” and “Too Much” grace the ring wearing lipstick, garter belts and mesh leggings.

On a recent night, they get ready to rumble in a makeshift pro wrestling arena — a garage in Tultitlan, a dusty suburb of Mexico City.

As they change into their singlets in the women’s locker room, they address each other in the feminine form. The other male wrestlers get dressed in the men’s locker room.

The ring announcer calls on the “Okama Power” team, Japanese slang for transvestite power. The crowd bursts into catcalls and cheers as three luchadores swagger onto the ring in glamorous see-through robes. It’s time for the “exoticos” (exotic ones) to wrestle.

Although this category of lucha libre emerged in the 1970s with the pioneering wrestler “Ola Lila”, exoticos are still fighting to be taken seriously inside and outside the ring of the popular Mexican sport.

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