I finally viewed Nacho Libre, the source of much anti-hype this past summer. Not that I’m usually one to care about hype and what the masses are yelling about. Except for Borat...I did see that purely based on the build-up because to me, the previews were unremarkable. Yes, there are plenty of racist and ignorant Americans, I won’t deny that. But Sacha Baron Cohen, you are no “Daily Show” correspondent. I digress.
Where did my interest lay in seeing Nacho Libre? Jack Black? Jared Hess? Sure. But the real attraction came from ringside excitement and an abundance of sweaty spandex. I speak, of course, of Luche Libre.
My brother piqued my interest in the sport after giving me a devilishly red and black Mexican wrestling mask one Christmas. We proceeded to wrestle, resulting in a bloody nose on my part. Our only disappointment was that we forgot to take a picture for the next year’s family Christmas card.
This past year, I married my brother. Clarification: I performed the ceremony (yes, I’m a gal of many talents). I was awarded a new luche libre mask of black, with a silver cross on the forehead. Just call me Ministra Misteriosa.
For my birthday, my brother provided me with a miniature wrestling ring and numerous luchador figures. I was inspired to throw a party so that my friends could take part in the naming ceremony for each wrestler. The derivations of these monikers has become part of the evening’s folklore.
Which brings me to a political plea. After the recent move cross-country, my silver-pantsed luchador was lost. Mr. President, tear down that poorly-constructed border wall so that I may find a teammate for this newly-single competitor. After all, there is no “I” in tag-team wrestl’ng.
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Re "Borat", I, too, went to see it because of all the hype. To which it did not live up, except for the part about obscene. I found it unfunny, way too scatalogical, a total waste of money, and I left shaking my head, wondering where all these so-called "professional" reviewers found humor. I ain't no prude, but I find nothing funny about setting people up to demean them.
Posted by Tom | December 13, 2006 8:37 AM
Posted on December 13, 2006 08:37