1
00:00:01,871 --> 00:00:09,971
[Speaking Spanish]
2
00:00:17,365 --> 00:00:20,585
[Applauds]
3
00:00:27,549 --> 00:00:29,679
[Laughs]
4
00:00:32,597 --> 00:00:37,207
♪
5
00:00:37,254 --> 00:00:39,004
[Laughs]
6
00:00:39,039 --> 00:00:40,479
[Grunts]
7
00:00:49,484 --> 00:01:06,594
♪
8
00:01:06,631 --> 00:01:08,161
Ah!
9
00:01:08,198 --> 00:01:10,638
[Cheering]
10
00:01:21,864 --> 00:01:24,304
♪
11
00:01:24,345 --> 00:01:26,125
[Sizzling]
12
00:01:26,173 --> 00:01:29,613
[Speaking Spanish]
13
00:01:29,654 --> 00:01:36,104
♪
14
00:01:36,139 --> 00:01:37,709
When you go to
a wrestling show,
15
00:01:37,749 --> 00:01:40,059
a lot of times, people skip
the first couple matches.
16
00:01:40,100 --> 00:01:43,100
But here, people are lined
up right from the get-go,
17
00:01:43,146 --> 00:01:44,706
and I guess it's because
the second match has
18
00:01:44,756 --> 00:01:46,756
Pimpinela in it,
and Pimpinela is...
19
00:01:46,802 --> 00:01:49,632
the queen of Exoticos, you
don't want to miss that.
20
00:01:49,674 --> 00:01:51,074
You gotta be here early.
21
00:01:52,764 --> 00:01:54,944
DAMIAN: Lucha Libre's history
in Mexican culture runs deep,
22
00:01:54,984 --> 00:01:57,124
dating back to the middle
of the 19th century.
23
00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,470
Sometime during the 1940s,
they started putting characters
24
00:01:59,510 --> 00:02:01,340
in the ring that would
act effeminately,
25
00:02:01,382 --> 00:02:03,172
and in a manner that might
imply that their characters
26
00:02:03,210 --> 00:02:05,080
were homosexuals.
27
00:02:05,125 --> 00:02:07,385
They called these
characters "Exoticos,"
28
00:02:07,431 --> 00:02:11,611
and for years it was so, until:
enter Pimpinela Escarlata.
29
00:02:11,653 --> 00:02:14,573
A gay man tired of performing
as straight found that
30
00:02:14,612 --> 00:02:16,482
he could perform his
gayness freely in the ring
31
00:02:16,527 --> 00:02:18,917
under the label of Exotico.
32
00:02:18,964 --> 00:02:21,404
Tonight he's wrestling
in a massive tag match
33
00:02:21,445 --> 00:02:23,095
with some of AAA's top talent.
34
00:02:23,143 --> 00:02:26,843
♪
35
00:02:35,764 --> 00:02:39,464
♪
36
00:03:12,322 --> 00:03:17,462
[Crowd cheering]
37
00:03:24,682 --> 00:03:29,432
[Cheering]
38
00:03:29,470 --> 00:03:31,300
Polvo de Estrellas,
or Stardust, is one of
39
00:03:31,341 --> 00:03:34,131
the original exoticos
wrestling since the 80s.
40
00:03:34,170 --> 00:03:36,650
Wrestling for decades alongside
the likes of Pimpinela,
41
00:03:36,694 --> 00:03:38,314
he's well known in the
industry for having helped
42
00:03:38,348 --> 00:03:41,608
many a young wrestler break in
as a talent scout for AAA.
43
00:03:41,656 --> 00:03:43,606
[Cheering]
44
00:03:43,658 --> 00:03:46,438
Polvo sat with me to watch
the ground-breaking Pimpinela.
45
00:03:46,487 --> 00:03:48,487
What was Pimpinela chanting?
46
00:03:55,496 --> 00:03:57,496
Oh, that's what it is, okay.
47
00:03:57,541 --> 00:04:00,241
[Cheering]
48
00:04:00,283 --> 00:04:02,763
How often is it a
mixed match like this,
49
00:04:02,807 --> 00:04:05,717
with exoticos and traditional
male division wrestlers?
50
00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:17,260
It's so crowded.
Is it always this full?
51
00:04:25,134 --> 00:04:27,224
[Cheering]
52
00:04:38,974 --> 00:04:42,674
ANNOUNCER: Pimpinela Escarlata!
53
00:05:02,389 --> 00:05:06,349
When you came to Mexico City and
started wrestling as exoticos,
54
00:05:06,393 --> 00:05:08,313
who were some of the
initial people that you met?
55
00:05:12,312 --> 00:05:13,702
[Chanting]
56
00:05:43,647 --> 00:05:46,127
[Cheering]
57
00:05:55,703 --> 00:05:57,663
[Cheering]
58
00:06:02,057 --> 00:06:03,577
[Cheering]
59
00:06:14,591 --> 00:06:21,381
[Speaking Spanish]
60
00:06:22,860 --> 00:06:25,560
Getting to be in the
crowd again must be a...
61
00:06:25,602 --> 00:06:27,742
a return to
something from before.
62
00:06:27,778 --> 00:06:29,348
Like you're not having to
watch backstage this time,
63
00:06:29,389 --> 00:06:30,959
you get to watch
with the people.
64
00:06:42,532 --> 00:06:44,882
[Cheering]
65
00:07:11,692 --> 00:07:13,392
[Laughs]
66
00:07:13,433 --> 00:07:15,613
[Cheering]
67
00:07:15,652 --> 00:07:31,022
♪
68
00:07:31,059 --> 00:07:33,189
Look at these!
69
00:07:37,935 --> 00:07:39,415
Ah, the feathers!
70
00:07:50,078 --> 00:07:51,948
This is gorgeous.
This is amazing.
71
00:07:51,993 --> 00:07:54,603
It makes me feel
like a superstar!
72
00:07:54,648 --> 00:07:56,388
Shooo!
73
00:07:57,259 --> 00:07:58,829
[Whistles]
74
00:07:58,869 --> 00:07:59,999
Look at this.
75
00:08:00,523 --> 00:08:01,613
Woo!
76
00:08:01,655 --> 00:08:02,915
[Laughs]
77
00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:04,310
Ric Flair, eat your heart out.
78
00:08:05,702 --> 00:08:08,142
Miss Gaviota, or
Wendy Martinez,
79
00:08:08,183 --> 00:08:10,933
has been an
exotico for 30 years.
80
00:08:10,968 --> 00:08:13,008
A protégé of
Pimpinela Escarlata,
81
00:08:13,057 --> 00:08:14,537
she's known for
her wrestling move,
82
00:08:14,581 --> 00:08:17,541
"The Back Breaker
Against Homophobia".
83
00:08:17,584 --> 00:08:20,114
She created this move because of
the discrimination she suffered
84
00:08:20,151 --> 00:08:22,631
early in her career
as a trans woman.
85
00:08:22,676 --> 00:08:25,416
Miss Gaviota is also well known
for the eye-catching outfits
86
00:08:25,461 --> 00:08:26,591
she wears in the ring.
87
00:08:32,686 --> 00:08:35,466
Oh my gosh...
88
00:08:35,515 --> 00:08:37,295
Miss Gaviota.
89
00:08:37,342 --> 00:08:38,392
Oh!
90
00:08:42,609 --> 00:08:43,869
Whoa.
91
00:08:46,177 --> 00:08:48,437
You feel the
weight of the feathers.
92
00:08:48,484 --> 00:08:51,104
It's actually like... whoa.
93
00:08:55,317 --> 00:08:57,097
[Speaking Spanish]
94
00:08:57,145 --> 00:08:59,055
There's so much more
required to being an exotico
95
00:08:59,103 --> 00:09:00,543
than just a luchador.
96
00:09:00,583 --> 00:09:02,323
You have to think
about all this stuff.
97
00:09:18,514 --> 00:09:20,264
So Pimpi was-- has been
very supportive of you
98
00:09:20,298 --> 00:09:21,468
in your career?
99
00:09:25,869 --> 00:09:27,129
What are these?
100
00:09:54,942 --> 00:09:56,512
[Cheering]
101
00:10:07,302 --> 00:10:08,962
Oh! Ha-ha!
102
00:10:11,306 --> 00:10:14,436
[Cheering]
103
00:10:18,269 --> 00:10:23,969
[Traffic noise]
104
00:10:24,014 --> 00:10:26,714
My biggest takeaway of any
part of Mexico I've been in
105
00:10:26,756 --> 00:10:30,326
is that crossing the street...
106
00:10:30,368 --> 00:10:32,458
is one of the most
dangerous parts of your day,
107
00:10:32,501 --> 00:10:34,071
no matter when you do it.
108
00:10:34,111 --> 00:10:37,071
You just kind of have to
rely on the car to stop.
109
00:10:37,114 --> 00:10:39,904
Lot of trust, crossing
the street in Mexico.
110
00:10:39,943 --> 00:10:42,423
[Traffic whistle]
111
00:10:42,467 --> 00:10:53,127
♪
112
00:10:53,174 --> 00:10:56,574
Well, we've left the hustle
and bustle of Mexico City for
113
00:10:56,612 --> 00:11:00,052
the comparatively tropical
climate of Acapulco.
114
00:11:00,094 --> 00:11:01,314
We've come here to see
our friend Miss Gaviota
115
00:11:01,356 --> 00:11:02,526
wrestle tonight.
116
00:11:02,574 --> 00:11:07,544
♪
117
00:11:38,001 --> 00:11:39,571
DAMIAN: Miss Gaviota
is wrestling on
118
00:11:39,611 --> 00:11:41,701
the International Day
Against Homophobia,
119
00:11:41,744 --> 00:11:43,534
Transphobia, and Bi-phobia.
120
00:11:43,572 --> 00:11:48,972
♪
121
00:11:49,012 --> 00:11:50,672
She's the only
Exotico on the card,
122
00:11:50,710 --> 00:11:53,670
and will be fighting in
an inter-gender match.
123
00:11:53,713 --> 00:11:55,283
Lucha audiences are
known for their lude
124
00:11:55,323 --> 00:11:57,373
and emotional outbursts,
and I'm curious to see
125
00:11:57,412 --> 00:11:59,852
how they'll react to her
performance in the ring.
126
00:11:59,893 --> 00:12:02,463
[Applause]
127
00:12:06,290 --> 00:12:07,640
[Cheering]
128
00:12:16,431 --> 00:12:18,481
[Snoring]
129
00:12:34,405 --> 00:12:35,705
[Laughs]
130
00:12:35,755 --> 00:12:37,145
Gaviota!
131
00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:48,990
[Crowd chattering]
132
00:12:54,121 --> 00:12:55,731
[Laughs]
133
00:13:00,867 --> 00:13:02,037
[Laughs]
134
00:13:25,892 --> 00:13:27,372
[Shouting]
135
00:13:46,564 --> 00:13:48,134
[Laughs]
136
00:13:53,833 --> 00:13:56,533
[Laughs]
137
00:13:59,577 --> 00:14:10,587
[Crowd shouting]
138
00:14:15,463 --> 00:14:18,033
Wendy's really got
the whole audience
139
00:14:18,074 --> 00:14:19,604
kind of behind her, I think.
140
00:14:19,641 --> 00:14:21,471
But I can't tell what people
are saying, so there's--
141
00:14:21,512 --> 00:14:23,302
every once in a while, someone
will say something in the crowd
142
00:14:23,340 --> 00:14:24,990
and she'll look
over at them, and...
143
00:14:25,038 --> 00:14:27,908
It's not the same look of
like enjoyment that she's given
144
00:14:27,954 --> 00:14:29,564
the other audience members.
145
00:14:29,607 --> 00:14:31,517
[Laughs]
146
00:14:38,181 --> 00:14:40,051
[Cheering]
147
00:14:40,096 --> 00:14:41,746
[Shouting]
148
00:15:17,568 --> 00:15:19,568
[Crowd shouting]
149
00:15:40,548 --> 00:15:42,988
[Cheering]
150
00:15:46,293 --> 00:15:49,173
[Cheering]
151
00:15:49,209 --> 00:15:51,339
[Shouting]
152
00:15:54,649 --> 00:15:57,479
[Cheering]
153
00:16:05,790 --> 00:16:08,970
[Cheering]
154
00:16:36,821 --> 00:16:46,141
♪
155
00:16:53,534 --> 00:16:57,064
So, you won this at your
first-ever time in Mexico City,
156
00:16:57,103 --> 00:17:00,583
and you're here with the
greatest collection of
157
00:17:00,628 --> 00:17:02,238
Exoticos in the world.
158
00:17:02,282 --> 00:17:04,412
It must have made you feel
like you were on the right path.
159
00:17:13,075 --> 00:17:14,945
DAMIAN: At 23 years old,
Estrella Divina is
160
00:17:14,990 --> 00:17:16,990
an up-and-coming Exotico in AAA,
161
00:17:17,036 --> 00:17:19,036
one of the largest wrestling
companies in Mexico.
162
00:17:19,081 --> 00:17:21,521
Raised by her grandmother,
she has transitioned,
163
00:17:21,562 --> 00:17:24,092
takes female hormones, and
advocates for trans rights
164
00:17:24,130 --> 00:17:25,700
on her social media.
165
00:17:25,740 --> 00:17:27,000
She originally started
wrestling because
166
00:17:27,046 --> 00:17:28,436
her older brother
was a luchador.
167
00:18:06,128 --> 00:18:07,348
[Laughs]
168
00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:18,510
Does it feel weird to come
back here now that you're in
169
00:19:18,548 --> 00:19:19,808
Mexico City most of the time?
170
00:19:46,750 --> 00:19:48,580
So, take me back to when
you started wrestling.
171
00:19:48,622 --> 00:19:50,282
Did you want to be
a masked wrestler
172
00:19:50,319 --> 00:19:51,319
when you first got into it?
173
00:20:11,862 --> 00:20:14,082
Growing up, were you
familiar with Exoticos?
174
00:20:33,406 --> 00:20:35,226
So, do you feel what you're
doing in the ring is helping
175
00:20:35,277 --> 00:20:37,237
push things forward
outside of the ring,
176
00:20:37,279 --> 00:20:39,409
in the greater world, as far
as homophobia and transphobia?
177
00:20:57,604 --> 00:21:02,304
♪
178
00:21:19,103 --> 00:21:23,283
♪
179
00:21:31,464 --> 00:21:33,124
Do you think he'd be proud of
everything you've accomplished
180
00:21:33,161 --> 00:21:34,641
so far in lucha?
181
00:21:59,883 --> 00:22:02,843
♪
182
00:23:08,691 --> 00:23:11,431
♪
183
00:23:11,477 --> 00:23:14,037
From what Estrella
Divina has told us,
184
00:23:14,088 --> 00:23:15,608
it seems like growing up
in Acapulco would have been
185
00:23:15,655 --> 00:23:17,175
a very difficult thing to do.
186
00:23:56,304 --> 00:23:57,314
[Sighing]
187
00:24:37,911 --> 00:24:51,661
♪
188
00:24:51,707 --> 00:24:55,967
Super Gay first came
to life with this mask.
189
00:24:57,583 --> 00:24:59,283
All black.
190
00:24:59,323 --> 00:25:00,933
DAMIAN: Joselo Luis
Constello has been
191
00:25:00,977 --> 00:25:03,237
a gay rights activist
since the 90s.
192
00:25:03,284 --> 00:25:04,634
Although he doesn't
wrestle himself,
193
00:25:04,677 --> 00:25:06,367
he created the Lucha
character Super Gay,
194
00:25:06,417 --> 00:25:09,417
who would promote LGBTQ
rights in Mexico City.
195
00:25:09,464 --> 00:25:11,994
Yeah, this is... this
is almost historical
196
00:25:12,032 --> 00:25:14,562
because it was the second cape
that Super Gay ever had.
197
00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:15,910
Oh, wow.
198
00:25:15,949 --> 00:25:18,209
Like when you walk out
on the street with it,
199
00:25:18,255 --> 00:25:19,555
it really calls out attention.
200
00:25:19,605 --> 00:25:21,385
Oh yeah, I could see!
201
00:25:21,432 --> 00:25:24,092
When this hits the sun,
it must explode.
202
00:25:24,131 --> 00:25:32,841
♪
203
00:25:32,879 --> 00:25:34,579
Can you tell me a little bit
about the activist group
204
00:25:34,620 --> 00:25:36,140
where you two met?
205
00:25:36,186 --> 00:25:38,666
This group was made up of a
group of friends in the 90s,
206
00:25:38,711 --> 00:25:41,281
'cause in that time we
didn't have equal marriage.
207
00:25:41,322 --> 00:25:45,152
But maybe the people needed,
like, an icon to look up to
208
00:25:45,195 --> 00:25:48,195
and to know that they could
fight for their rights.
209
00:25:48,242 --> 00:25:50,202
And that's how
Super Gay came up.
210
00:25:51,767 --> 00:25:54,467
The people will say like,
"Why is he wearing a mask?"
211
00:25:54,509 --> 00:25:57,079
We say we're not
for being in the closet.
212
00:25:57,120 --> 00:25:58,950
If you want to be in
the closet, it's okay.
213
00:25:58,992 --> 00:26:01,732
But the idea is that
anybody can be Super Gay.
214
00:26:01,777 --> 00:26:04,607
♪
215
00:26:04,650 --> 00:26:07,440
Why is it important that
Super Gay was a luchador?
216
00:26:07,478 --> 00:26:12,958
Mexican wrestling is buried deep
into people's minds in Mexico,
217
00:26:13,006 --> 00:26:15,836
so the children will run
to him and they will ask,
218
00:26:15,878 --> 00:26:17,398
"Who are you?"
219
00:26:17,445 --> 00:26:19,095
Of course the answer
was, "I'm Super Gay."
220
00:26:19,142 --> 00:26:21,542
And the children will turn
to their parents and say,
221
00:26:21,580 --> 00:26:24,890
"Mom, I'm with Super Gay,
take a picture with him!"
222
00:26:24,931 --> 00:26:28,281
That's another way to do
activism from our point of view.
223
00:26:28,325 --> 00:26:32,895
♪
224
00:26:35,289 --> 00:26:37,639
So, Reese, how did it feel
when you put on the mask?
225
00:26:37,683 --> 00:26:38,903
How'd you feel when
you were donning that?
226
00:26:58,704 --> 00:27:00,364
I like this one very much.
227
00:27:00,401 --> 00:27:01,751
I love that one, too.
[Laughs]
228
00:27:01,794 --> 00:27:05,584
I've always been kind of
intrigued about how
229
00:27:05,624 --> 00:27:09,024
Exoticos are viewed
within the gay community.
230
00:27:09,062 --> 00:27:13,242
Maybe we are not so
much attracted to see
231
00:27:13,283 --> 00:27:17,243
wrestling matches, because
if we go to see an Exotico,
232
00:27:17,287 --> 00:27:19,677
we go like...
233
00:27:19,725 --> 00:27:21,115
It's fun, yeah.
234
00:27:21,161 --> 00:27:25,171
But really, gays don't
behave like that all the time.
235
00:27:25,208 --> 00:27:28,118
And these stereotypes are
also a little bit harmful,
236
00:27:28,168 --> 00:27:30,688
which is something that
we also fight against.
237
00:27:30,736 --> 00:27:34,126
Unfortunately, the Exotico,
the classical Exotico
238
00:27:34,174 --> 00:27:36,704
feeds that stereotype of
a hypersexualized gay man.
239
00:27:36,742 --> 00:27:40,752
Exactly, where everybody can
identify, "This guy is gay."
240
00:27:40,789 --> 00:27:43,529
'Cause people assume
that if you are gay,
241
00:27:43,574 --> 00:27:48,714
you have to "look" a
certain way or act somehow.
242
00:27:48,754 --> 00:27:49,934
I don't really know.
243
00:27:49,972 --> 00:27:51,932
- Like an Exotico?
- Probably.
244
00:27:51,974 --> 00:27:54,154
And we come back
to the stereotypes.
245
00:27:54,194 --> 00:27:56,204
- Yeah.
- You know?
246
00:27:57,632 --> 00:28:00,552
Super Gay is not against
Exoticos, of course not.
247
00:28:02,724 --> 00:28:06,384
We are against the stereotypes.
248
00:28:07,903 --> 00:28:10,213
We haven't really met a wrestler
249
00:28:10,253 --> 00:28:12,693
that was willing to fight
for their community rights.
250
00:28:14,867 --> 00:28:16,907
After discussing
Exoticos with Joselo,
251
00:28:16,956 --> 00:28:19,256
I wanted to
introduce him to Estrella.
252
00:28:19,306 --> 00:28:21,826
While her in-ring
skills are impressive,
253
00:28:21,874 --> 00:28:24,704
it's her outspoken views on
trans rights inside and outside
254
00:28:24,746 --> 00:28:27,096
the sport that I think
he'll find most powerful.
255
00:28:27,140 --> 00:28:29,750
I brought Joselo to meet her in
person at her training facility
256
00:28:29,795 --> 00:28:31,575
in Mexico City.
257
00:28:31,622 --> 00:28:35,802
[Speaking Spanish]
258
00:28:37,411 --> 00:28:41,111
[Thuds]
259
00:29:11,750 --> 00:29:23,760
♪
260
00:29:38,994 --> 00:29:40,784
I would imagine, just
like anywhere else,
261
00:29:40,822 --> 00:29:43,742
you have to confront
discrimination in Lucha.
262
00:29:43,782 --> 00:29:46,482
Is that wrong for
me to assume that,
263
00:29:46,523 --> 00:29:48,133
or is that something you have
to deal with in Lucha Libre?
264
00:30:20,819 --> 00:30:22,469
So that's the goal, I guess.
265
00:30:22,516 --> 00:30:23,866
You're gonna be competing for
266
00:30:23,909 --> 00:30:25,299
that women's title
one day in AAA?
267
00:30:29,218 --> 00:30:32,438
♪
268
00:31:01,294 --> 00:31:03,044
Do you view what
you do in the ring
269
00:31:03,078 --> 00:31:05,118
as an extension of
what Super Gay does?
270
00:31:29,975 --> 00:31:32,925
♪
271
00:33:25,786 --> 00:33:30,006
♪
272
00:33:30,051 --> 00:33:32,581
DAMIAN: The world of a wrestler
is hard on the body and the mind
273
00:33:32,619 --> 00:33:36,099
at the best of times, so Joselo
guiding Estrella to transition
274
00:33:36,144 --> 00:33:38,844
in a healthy manner helps
ensure Estrella is able to
275
00:33:38,886 --> 00:33:41,756
continue fighting for her
rights in and out of the ring.
276
00:33:41,802 --> 00:33:43,852
Like many of her peers,
wrestling has been a way
277
00:33:43,891 --> 00:33:46,071
for Estrella to begin
the process of being open
278
00:33:46,111 --> 00:33:47,941
and confident about who she is.
279
00:33:47,982 --> 00:33:59,822
♪
280
00:33:59,863 --> 00:34:02,343
- Hola!
- Hi!
281
00:34:02,388 --> 00:34:04,518
How many days a week are
you out here cutting hair?
282
00:34:07,349 --> 00:34:09,049
I find it shocking
that you... you know,
283
00:34:09,090 --> 00:34:10,350
you have to be out
here cutting hair.
284
00:34:10,396 --> 00:34:12,176
Like, Lucha isn't enough
to pay all the bills?
285
00:34:21,494 --> 00:34:23,544
Do you like being
called an Exotico?
286
00:34:23,583 --> 00:34:25,063
Because you're a luchadora.
287
00:34:34,072 --> 00:34:35,462
Would you ever want
to see that change?
288
00:34:55,049 --> 00:34:58,489
♪
289
00:35:03,101 --> 00:35:04,321
Awesome, awesome.
290
00:35:04,363 --> 00:35:10,543
♪
291
00:35:15,591 --> 00:35:17,461
[Laughs]
292
00:36:03,596 --> 00:36:05,156
[Laughs]
293
00:36:58,651 --> 00:37:00,131
[Laughs]
294
00:37:13,361 --> 00:37:24,371
[Cheering]
295
00:37:24,416 --> 00:37:26,936
Who is she fighting
against today?
296
00:37:26,983 --> 00:37:28,123
- Today?
- Yeah.
297
00:37:28,158 --> 00:37:29,508
It's her against Polvo.
298
00:37:30,987 --> 00:37:32,597
DAMIAN: This tag match
is a rare treat,
299
00:37:32,641 --> 00:37:35,561
as Polvo does not get
inside the ring very often.
300
00:37:38,952 --> 00:37:44,262
[Cheering]
301
00:37:54,010 --> 00:37:56,100
Polvo was like so key
in getting her to come to
302
00:37:56,143 --> 00:37:57,803
Mexico City and
kind of pursue this.
303
00:37:57,840 --> 00:37:59,190
Yeah.
304
00:37:59,233 --> 00:38:02,543
So, it's like a teacher
versus student dynamic.
305
00:38:02,584 --> 00:38:07,114
[Cheering]
306
00:38:12,202 --> 00:38:13,642
Polvo de Estrellas.
307
00:38:13,682 --> 00:38:15,642
Look how fantastic he looks.
308
00:38:15,684 --> 00:38:19,174
[Cheering]
309
00:38:24,824 --> 00:38:27,704
[Cheering]
310
00:38:27,740 --> 00:38:29,740
Wow, she looks amazing.
311
00:38:29,785 --> 00:38:31,125
She looks incredible.
312
00:38:31,178 --> 00:38:36,618
ANNOUNCER: Le Parka Negra!
313
00:38:36,662 --> 00:38:38,232
La Parka, oh, wow.
314
00:38:38,272 --> 00:38:40,582
[Cheering]
315
00:38:40,622 --> 00:38:46,282
ANNOUNCER: Nino Hamburguesa!
316
00:38:46,324 --> 00:38:48,504
- Who is this?
- Hamburguesa.
317
00:38:48,543 --> 00:38:51,293
Estrella couldn't have asked for
a better partner for this match.
318
00:38:51,329 --> 00:39:01,949
♪
319
00:39:01,991 --> 00:39:05,691
[Cheering]
320
00:39:11,697 --> 00:39:13,567
[Cheering]
321
00:39:13,612 --> 00:39:14,832
What is this?
322
00:39:14,874 --> 00:39:16,624
What the hell is going on here?
323
00:39:22,838 --> 00:39:24,058
They want a kiss!
324
00:39:29,932 --> 00:39:32,072
Aah!
[Laughs]
325
00:39:37,070 --> 00:39:39,200
So even Estrella's
doing that chant there?
326
00:39:40,465 --> 00:39:45,465
But either she's aware
of it and she's using it
327
00:39:45,513 --> 00:39:49,263
to show him he lacks courage,
or she doesn't really know
328
00:39:49,299 --> 00:39:51,079
the implications of it.
329
00:39:51,127 --> 00:39:52,477
I don't really know.
330
00:39:52,520 --> 00:39:55,310
I guess it also shows
just how engrained it is
331
00:39:55,349 --> 00:39:56,519
in sports culture.
332
00:39:56,568 --> 00:39:58,438
- Exactly, it is.
- As a taunt.
333
00:39:58,483 --> 00:40:04,013
♪
334
00:40:10,799 --> 00:40:13,109
[Cheering]
335
00:40:13,149 --> 00:40:14,279
Oh!
336
00:40:16,109 --> 00:40:17,939
Boo!
337
00:40:27,381 --> 00:40:28,561
Oh!
338
00:40:37,478 --> 00:40:43,348
CROWD: Estrella!
Estrella! Estrella!
339
00:40:52,406 --> 00:40:54,626
[Laughs]
340
00:40:54,669 --> 00:40:57,409
I think you both are
converted to fans of...
341
00:40:57,455 --> 00:40:58,585
of Estrella matches.
342
00:40:58,630 --> 00:40:59,720
We will.
[Laughs]
343
00:40:59,761 --> 00:41:03,111
♪
344
00:41:03,156 --> 00:41:04,456
Oh shit!
345
00:41:04,505 --> 00:41:08,505
[Cheering]
346
00:41:08,553 --> 00:41:13,043
♪
347
00:41:13,079 --> 00:41:16,079
CROWD: Estrella! Estrella!
348
00:41:16,125 --> 00:41:18,945
Estrella Divina wins the match
and helps further cement herself
349
00:41:18,998 --> 00:41:21,828
as a baby face within the
world of AAA wrestling.
350
00:41:21,870 --> 00:41:24,220
What's special about this is
that it wasn't that long ago
351
00:41:24,264 --> 00:41:26,884
that the idea of a trans
luchadora in a major company,
352
00:41:26,919 --> 00:41:29,179
not being a heel, would
have seemed impossible.
353
00:41:29,225 --> 00:41:30,395
So, what do you
think of Estrella,
354
00:41:30,444 --> 00:41:31,454
now that you've
seen her in the ring?
355
00:41:31,489 --> 00:41:32,749
- She's amazing.
- Amazing.
356
00:41:32,794 --> 00:41:34,064
She's amazing.
357
00:41:34,100 --> 00:41:35,490
And look at these kids
come up to her, like...
358
00:41:35,536 --> 00:41:39,236
Yeah, yeah, she's
already a... a star.
359
00:41:40,585 --> 00:41:42,145
You were incredible.
360
00:41:42,195 --> 00:41:46,365
[Cheering]
361
00:42:13,792 --> 00:42:15,232
[Speaking Spanish]
362
00:42:15,271 --> 00:42:16,531
[Laughs]
363
00:42:16,577 --> 00:42:18,057
[Speaking Spanish]
364
00:42:18,100 --> 00:42:26,110
♪
365
00:42:26,152 --> 00:42:28,812
When wrestlers like Pimpinela,
Polvo, and Miss Gaviota
366
00:42:28,850 --> 00:42:30,590
first started
wrestling as exoticos,
367
00:42:30,635 --> 00:42:32,985
they opened a space
within Lucha Libre.
368
00:42:33,028 --> 00:42:35,808
Now, nearly two decades on,
they've become legends
369
00:42:35,857 --> 00:42:38,117
in the sport, playing to sold
out venues and being beamed to
370
00:42:38,164 --> 00:42:39,914
television sets
across the nation.
371
00:42:41,646 --> 00:42:43,596
For an entire
generation of children,
372
00:42:43,648 --> 00:42:46,478
they were the first openly
queer and trans people
373
00:42:46,520 --> 00:42:48,650
allowed broadcast
on Mexican airwaves.
374
00:42:50,916 --> 00:42:54,616
At the same time, the tactics
that exoticos use in the ring
375
00:42:54,659 --> 00:42:56,399
could be considered derogatory,
376
00:42:56,443 --> 00:42:58,583
and play on negative
homophobic stereotypes
377
00:42:58,619 --> 00:43:01,319
that go all the way back to the
very beginning of the sport.
378
00:43:05,017 --> 00:43:07,847
Will the tradition of
exoticos continue on?
379
00:43:07,889 --> 00:43:09,979
It seems that as long as
crowds line up to see them,
380
00:43:10,022 --> 00:43:12,552
promoters will
continue booking matches.
381
00:43:12,590 --> 00:43:14,550
But eventually
there may come a day
382
00:43:14,592 --> 00:43:17,252
when the wrestlers themselves
refuse classification,
383
00:43:17,290 --> 00:43:19,600
and instead fight for
the freedom to wrestle
384
00:43:19,640 --> 00:43:21,250
without labels.
385
00:43:21,294 --> 00:43:23,304
Watching Estrella Divina,
I think that day is coming
386
00:43:23,339 --> 00:43:25,249
sooner than later.
387
00:43:25,298 --> 00:43:35,308
♪