Emilio Espejel takes us to the discovery of a precious tradition, that of Mexican Wrestling. A colorful microcosm, sadly obliged to fade during this pandemic. Thanks to 3 brothers, however, this sporting liturgy continues to live in Mexico City.

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Faced with the crisis that is being experienced in the sports and tourism industries, due to the adverse effects of the Coronavirus pandemic, young Mexican fighters have reinvented ways to continue providing shows by mounting fighting gangs in the chinampas of Xochimilco.

A chinampa, also known as a floating garden, is a small area built into a lake by overlapping layers of stone, reeds, and soil, in which vegetables and flowers are grown. In ancient times, it was the main cultivation system of the lake area of the Valley of Mexico, although today this agricultural practice is only used in some places, such as Xochimilco. 

During the pandemic, 3 brothers had the idea of offering fighting shows via YouTube, in the fertile land that their father inherited them, giving an alternative of entertainment to people who were confined at home. In that period of time, the intention was to help other fighters to have a little economic sustenance during the crisis, asking for donations during the broadcasts. The brothers are playing an important role in revitalizing Mexican wrestling by saving the tradition of local wrestling, after the extinction of the arena in Xochimilco 10 years ago.

They’re pioneering a new form of figthting that has a place in the traditional chinampas. Their objective is to continue putting on more complex and captivating shows that continue to demonstrate the importance of reinventing local customs and ancestral traditions, as well as the magnificence of staging Lucha Libre in the floating fields of Xochimilco.