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Film Info

Germany 2021 | 92 min. Director: Paola Calvo, Patrick Jasim
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10997 Berlin
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Documentary

Luchadoras

Synopsis

Luchadoras portrays the courageous female wrestlers of Ciudad Juárez, a city known for its high femicide rates. There is Mini Serinita who's biggest dream is to become a full time Luchadora and leave the factory work that disenfranchises so many women for good. Lady Candy who can see the US Border, where her daughters were taken, from her house but due to visa regulations can never cross it. And Baby Star, the young single mother who was a Lucha Libre Star at an early age and now makes her way to a come back. With Mexican passion they present a new image of what it means to be a woman in Mexico.

Cast & Crew

  • Director
    Paola Calvo, Patrick Jasim

Festivals/awards

2021
SXSW South by Southwest, Austin Texas
GRANIT - Documentary Award for the best documentary – 55 Hof IFF
exground filmfest 34
2022
Docs Against Gravity
2023
shortlisted #lola23 – Deutscher Filmpreis Dokumentarfilm

World Sales

Schlesische Str. 29/30
10997 Berlin
Phone +49 30 47372980 Fax +49 30 473729820 http://www.riseandshine-berlin.com

Cast & Crew

Paola Calvo, Patrick Jasim

Categories

Documentary
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