Daily Recommendation: MAMACHAS DEL RING

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Set in the heights of the Bolivian Andes, Mamachas del Ring is the story of Carmen Rosa the Champion, a cholita and wrestler who struggles to make it on her own in the male-dominated world of Bolivian professional wrestling. In 2004, Carmen Rosa was at the forefront of a cholita wrestler revolution. Never before had Bolivia seen an indigenous woman take her petticoats and bowler hat into the ring, and the crowds couldn't get enough. Along with three other cholitas, Carmen became an international star, and all four were anointed the Mamachas of the Ring.


MAMACHAS DEL RING
A film by Betty M. Park
(USA/Bolivia, 2009, 75 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)

Now streaming on Amazon Prime

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