Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Mexico's dwarf wrestlers overcome mockery to become stars

Mexico’s dwarf wrestlers overcome mockery to become stars

Mexican dwarf wrestler Microman (R) leaps into his opponent during a match at the Arena Mexico in Mexico City -- he is one of the smallest stars in the world of "lucha libre" He is just 90 centimeters (less than three feet) tall, but he packs muscles, power and swagger in a little frame: meet Microman, the smallest star in Mexican professional wrestling.Mexico's "lucha libre," a wildly popular mix of sport and entertainment, long featured midgets and dwarves in a deeply demeaning role: they were "mascotas" -- a word that can . . .

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