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Mexican Wrestlers Perform 'Lucha Libra' For Free In Capital's Poorest Districts (PICTURES)

Mexican Wrestlers Perform 'Lucha Libra' For Free In Capital's Poorest Districts (PICTURES)
Sara C Nelson
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Caricia (top) and Medic Tercero take to the ring in Mexico City

Roll up, roll up, the travelling wrestling show has come to town. Masked and bearing monikers like ‘Crazy Clown’, ‘Black Fury’ and ‘Big Mama’, the Caravan Super Tarin is putting on free shows for Mexico city’s poorest city districts, prisons and orphanages.

Known as Lucha Libra, the shows, which normally costs 300 pesos (£14/ $22), offer free entertainment for those who can’t visit the big city arenas. Grateful fans often bring plates of food for the wrestlers, who earn less for these events.

The brawls typically see children and women jumping into the fray, smacking wrestlers with brooms and whatever else is at hand, AP reports.

Hands up if you prefer this to the Olympics.

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Masked Mexican Wrestlers Visit Poor Districts
(01 of18)
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In this photo taken May 13, 2012, Mexican Lucha Libre wrestler Mixteco Jr., hugs an elderly woman during a Caravan Super Tarin traveling wrestling show on the outskirts of Mexico City. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) (credit:AP)
(02 of18)
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In this photo taken April 30, 2012, a Mexican Lucha Libre wrestler poses for fans as he walks towards a makeshift ring for a performance in downtown Mexico City. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) (credit:AP)
(03 of18)
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In this photo taken April 30, 2012, Mexican Lucha Libre wrestler Johnny Villalobos, center, walks around the ring during his performance in downtown Mexico City. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) (credit:AP)
(04 of18)
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In this photo taken May 13, 2012, fans of Mexican Lucha Libre fans cheer as they watch wrestlers perform in a Caravan Super Tarin traveling wrestling show on the outskirts of Mexico City. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) (credit:AP)
(05 of18)
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In this photo taken Nov. 12, 2011, Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling masks are attached with clothespins to a wire, on display for sale in a school yard during a wrestling show in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) (credit:AP)
(06 of18)
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In this photo taken Nov. 6, 2011, Mexican Lucha Libre wrestler Gato Salvaje, left, gets ready for his performance on a grassy lot in a makeshift wrestling ring in Coacalco, Mexico. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) (credit:AP)
(07 of18)
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In this photo taken April 30, 2012, Mexican Lucha Libre wrestler Johnny Villalobos, center, lies among the audience during his performance in downtown Mexico City. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) (credit:AP)
(08 of18)
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In this photo taken on Saturday, May 26, 2012, young wrestler 11-year-old Edgar Leal poses for a photo before his performance in downtown Mexico City. (AP Photo/Alexandre (credit:AP)
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In this photo taken on Sunday, May 27, 2012, Mexican Lucha Libre wrestler "Super Tarin" performs with artificial blood in downtown Mexico City. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) (credit:AP)
(10 of18)
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In this photo taken Nov. 12, 2011, a Mexican Lucha Libre wrestler smokes a cigarette in a chapel room of a school prior to his performance in a schoolyard, in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) (credit:AP)
(11 of18)
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In this photo taken May 13, 2012, Mexican Lucha Libre wrestlers Dama del Ring, right, Black Fury, second right, Estrella de Fuego, second left and La Chola, wait for their turn to perform in a Caravan Super Tarin traveling wrestling show on the outskirts of Mexico City. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) (credit:AP)
(12 of18)
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In this photo taken May 13, 2012, Mexican Lucha Libre wrestlers Damian 666, center, and his son Bestia 666, walk towards the ring to perform in a Caravan Super Tarin traveling wrestling show on the outskirts of Mexico City. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) (credit:AP)
(13 of18)
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In this photo taken on Saturday, May 5, 2012, a Mexican Lucha Libre wrestler wears a T-shirt with folk saint Santa Muerte as he readies for his performance in a Caravan Super Tarin traveling wrestling show on the outskirts of Mexico City. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) (credit:AP)
(14 of18)
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In this photo taken Nov.12, 2011, a Mexican Lucha Libre wrestler performs on a makeshift wrestling ring in a schoolyard in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) (credit:AP)
(15 of18)
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In this photo taken May 13, 2012, fans watch as watch Mexican Lucha Libre wrestlers Big Mama, left, and Black Fury, are overtaken by their opponents during a performance in a Caravan Super Tarin traveling wrestling show on the outskirts of Mexico City. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) (credit:AP)
(16 of18)
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In this photo taken June 9, 2012, Mexican Lucha Libre wrestler Lunathor rests after his performance in a poor downtown neighborhood in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) (credit:AP)
(17 of18)
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In this photo taken May 13, 2012, Mexican Lucha Libre wrestlers, El Dolar, top, and Dement Extreme perform during a Caravan Super Tarin traveling wrestling show on the outskirts of Mexico City. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) (credit:AP)
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In this photo taken May 20, 2012, Mexican Lucha Libre wrestler Crazy Clown waits to use a restroom prior to participating in a Caravan Super Tarin traveling wrestling show, on the outskirts of Mexico City. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) (credit:AP)
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