PRESS
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Downtown Magazine Interview with filmmakers Alex Hammond & Ian Markiewicz
Vice Sports Interview with filmmakers
Indiewire Women in Hollywood interview with Alex Hammond
OUT Magazine Interview with filmmakers
CRITERION CAST - Joshua Brunsting
“Few films I’ve had the pleasure of seeing from this year’s DOC NYC lineup are as breathlessly enjoyable as this film. A delightful, and shockingly powerful, look at a world most people aren’t familiar with. Delightfully energetic and a must-watch for wrestling fanatics, this is a universally engaging documentary that’s as high speed as it is genuinely moving and intellectually engaging.”
FILM JOURNAL - Rebecca Pahle
“Lucha Mexico made me want to jump into the metaphorical ring, as it were. There’s the comedy and zaniness that you’d expect from a documentary about men in masks wailing on each other in front of a roaring crowd. But there’s also a lot of insight into the lives of these men...There’s also a surprising amount of emotion.”
FILM INTERNATIONAL - Elias Savada
“Lucha Mexico competently captures the nostalgic spectacle of this Mexican sport with vibrant glee. It offers up an infectious energy and a behind-the-ropes look at its legendary heroes. It’s quite a party!”
NEW YORK MAGAZINE - David Edelstein
“A headlong dive into the world of masked superheroes and villains,”
IRISH FILM CRITIC - Alex Duffant
“Lucha Mexico” opens the door to a fascinating world that will surely suck the viewer in and leave them captivated."
CINEMATREK - Geoff Burton
"Lucha Mexico" is an informative, but mostly fun look at the popular lucha libre sport in Mexico and its influence on professional wrestling worldwide. Must see for WWF fans.”
THE EXAMINER - Steve Mesa
"The world that “Lucha Mexico” capture may look artificial (or some will dare say fake) from an outsider’s perspective, but the film definitely shows that is nothing artificial or fake about the amazing things the men and women do inside the squared circle and the sacrifices they make to do what they love for a living.”
VILLAGE VOICE - Alan Scherstuhl
"The film is one of the fest's most generous in terms of breadth — there are revelations about the sport, its performers, and its fans every few moments, and the screen bursts with color and wild motion.”
POD CASTS
PW INSIDER Writer Mike Johnson talk with filmmakers Alex Hammond & Ian Markiewicz
CHAD DUKES WRESTLING SHOW Tom Daly talks with Ian Markiewicz