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All films are available in DVD format only. All DVDs are $20 each, plus shipping. We offer a special: if you purchase 5 DVDs, you get a sixth DVD for free (so 6 DVDs are $100). You can Mix-and-Match Asian and Mexican films for this discount. The shipping charge (within the USA only) is $5 per order, no matter how many DVDs you purchase. We are always striving to upgrade our copies of these films, so that we may provide our customers with the best copy of each film that is available. (Some films may have originally been recorded off TV and may contain commercials -- but we try to indicate this within the listings.) We have not viewed all films on our listings, so there may be an undetected minor flaw (such as commercials or some mild digital break-up). If you find such a flaw, please let us know, so that we can rectify the problem and/or update our listings. All films are recorded on a name-brand DVD-R. Movies come in a plastic slim-line case, with simple, generic, B&W artwork. All titles are currently in stock. If you are interested in purchasing original factory boxed VHS tapes for any of these films (with original box art), some may be available in our factory boxed section. ALL DVDS ARE IN SPANISH (without English subtitles) UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

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Title / Year
Video Quality
Length
Genre
Film Description (All DVDs are in Spanish, unless otherwise noted)
Special Notes
Adios, Adios Idolo Mia (1981) (+ Superbarrio bonus)
Q-2.5
61
Lucha Libre / Wrestling

A rare, satirical, semi-biographical short film (45 minutes) about the life and death of El Santo. It shows the beloved hero in a less than heroic light -- and the real Santo wasn't amused. The movie starred Fuensanta Zertuche and Agustin Silva ............ As a bonus, there is an addition 16 minute program showing a public access TV show featuring, El Super Barrio. The show was very cheaply produced, but fascinating. It is a political message from the real-life masked hero, who talks about the unfair treatment of his people and the corruption of the Mexican government. He also discusses Chiapas and revolution. Interspersed are clips of him walking among the Mexican people. (The Super Barrio portion of the tape has English subtitles.)

Color
American Wrestling Classics #1 (1960s)
Q-2 to 2.5
115
Lucha Libre / Wrestling

Original (most B&W, one match in color) U.S. wrestling matches taking place during the 1950s & 1960s. This 2-hour disc includes: 1961 Buddy Rogers vs Pat O'Conner title bout, The Sheik, Fabulous Kangaroos, Skull Murphy, Miguel Perez, Karl von Hess, a women's wrestling match, Handsome Johnny Barend, Yukon Eric, Bobo Brazil, The Tolos Brothers, Bearcat Wright, Bulldog Brower and much more. This volume contains episodes #1 and #3 of the series. (This tape is in English.)

B&W (some color)

(In English)

American Wrestling Classics #2 (1960s)
Q-2 to 2.5
113
Lucha Libre / Wrestling

Another volume of original U.S. wrestling matches from the 1950s & 1960s. This 2-hour disc includes: Bruno Sammartino, The Fabulous Kangaroos, Moose Cholak, Mighty Atlas, Bobo Brazil, Ski Hi Lee, The Sheik, Antonino Rocca, Hans Schmidt, Dory Dixon, Sailor Art, Bobo Brazil, the Magnificent Maurice and many others. Joe Louis also appears as a referee. This volume contains episodes #4 and #5 of the series. (This tape is in English.)

B&W

(In English)

Bestia Magnifica (1952)
Q-2.5
115
Lucha Libre / Wrestling

Not a documentary, however, this was the first film to cover the sport of lucha libre in detain -- and it is still considered the classic of the genre. Two young men wish to become lucha libre stars, but they have various conflicts on their path to stardom. One of them is accidentally injured by a former champion. Both come to the aid of a promoter, who is being attacked by thugs. Their friendship is strained over a woman. The movie / film starred Miroslava, Crox Alvarado, Wolf Ruvinskis and Jose Elias Moreno.

B&W
Blue Demon el Campeon (1989)
Q-2.5
65
Lucha Libre / Wrestling

Rare documentary movie about Blue Demon -- and featuring his son, Blue Demon Jr. It shows interviews with the lucha libre stars, scenes inside Blue's training gymnasium, plus it also includes a long wrestling match. The documentary film also starred Rodrigo Munguia.

Color
Grand Luchadors - Santo and Blue Demon (2004)
Q-3.5
46
Lucha Libre / Wrestling

This disc includes two short (23 minutes each) documentary films covering the lives and careers of two of the superstars of Mexican lucha libre -- Santo and Blue Demon. The films include interviews, film clips and some action in the ring. It is likely that the films were originally produced for TV. The program features interviews with Blue Demon, Hijo del Santo and Carlos Monsivais.

Color
Hijo del Santo, la Fuerza de un Idolo (1991)
Q-3
64
Lucha Libre / Wrestling

Unusual combination of footage of actual wrestling matches (vs. Brazo de Oro and a championship match vs. Negrs Casas), with an inter-cut story line featuring the famous luchador dealing with a mysterious black-masked wrestler who is stalking him. The movie / film also starred Carlos Suarez, Ignacio Guadalupe and Jorge Kapellman.

Color
Incredibly Strange Film Show - El Santo + Bonus (1989) * New
Q-2
106
Lucha Libre / Horror / Kung Fu

Jonathan Ross hosts this slightly tongue-in-cheek British documentary program -- which as the title suggests -- explores unusual films genres. This episode covers the Mexican 'lucha libre' film -- and features numerous film clips and interviews. Among those appearing are Blue Demon, Lorena Velazquez and the Aztec Mummy! As a bonus, also included are other episodes covering Jackie Chan and Chinese horror films. (In English.)

Color

(In English.)

Leyenda de una Mascara (1989)
Q-2.5
94
Lucha Libre / Wrestling

A reporter investigates the life and death of a heroic wrestler who has just died (The Masked Angel -- patterned after El Santo). He discovers there was a double created by his movie studio, and attempt was made on the wrestler's life, and his death may not be all it appears. In the end, no one will believe the writer's story. The movie / film starred Hector Bonilla, Damian Alcazar and Gina Morett.

Color
Life and Death of El Santo (1990s)
Q-1.5 to Q-2
95
Lucha Libre / Wrestling

This is a rare collection of documentary films about the Life and Death of El Santo. There are 6 sections in all, the first four deal exclusively with el Enmascarado de Plata.

PART ONE is a 48 minute Santo documentary featuring numerous old film clips and interviews with five people: Lorena Velazquez, Carlos Suarez, Hijo del Santo, Leopoldo Meraz and Carlos Monsivais. This program is hosted by Jaime Almeida. It concludes with a discussion of the notorious TV show where Santo removes his mask and shows images from his funeral.

PART TWO is a 9 minute documentary with a female narrator. It features film clips and has some great behind-the-scenes footage of Santo. It shows him in his dressing room before a match and relaxing at home -- doing things like playing the piano, praying and playing handball.

PART THREE is a 9 minute Santo interview on the CINE AL DIA TV program. This shows Santo in a talk show panel format -- discussing his career in the ring. The video quality of this third section is not great and parts of this section are very jumpy, but the sound is fine.

PART FOUR is an incredible 15 minute piece on the death of Santo. It features interviews of his friends and family including: Wolf Ruvinskis, Alfredo Solares, Huracan Ramirez, Hijo del Santo and Hector Guzman. There are many film clips and scenes from his wrestling matches. There is the famous clip showing Santo removing his mask on TV. There are photos of Guzman as a young man, before he became El Santo. And there is incredible footage concerning his death, including an image of Santo inside his casket and a shot of the casket being placed in its permanent tomb. This section ends with a telephone interview with Santo's longtime friend and manager, Carlos Suarez.

PART FIVE is a 7 minute segment on the Lucha Libre Idols of the 1980s. This section has short pieces covering many Mexican wrestling stars including: Hijo del Santo, Canek, Ray Mendoza, Perro Aguayo, Villano and Tinieblas -- along with his alien sidekick, Alushe.

PART SIX is a music video by Sergio Arau. This video is an homage to Mexican wrestlers and it features lots of masks and other Lucha Libre related images.

This entire program runs approximately 95 minutes.

PLEASE NOTE: The video quality of this film varies from section to section ... but there are some video problems throughout. There is some jumpiness/distortion of the picture which occurs off and on throughout much of the running time. At times the picture is clear, at times the distortion runs just along the top of the screen, but at other times the distortion occurs over the entire screen. The extent of the problems vary. Sometimes they are fairly minor, but sometimes, it's pretty bad. Overall, the film is generally watchable and the sound is good, but this is NOT a crisp film. Most segments range from Q-1.5 to Q-2+ -- but part 3 is quite poor.

Color and B&W
Lucha Espectacular #1 (1993)
Q-2.5
93
Lucha Libre / Wrestling

This series presents several complete, actual wrestling matches. In this volume, the action in the ring features the following luchadors: Sicodelico, Rey Misterio, MS 1, Ultraman 2000, Black Shadow Jr., Coloso Colosseti, Cargola, Hayabuza, Onita Jr., Climax, Ninja Sosuke, Chavo Guerrero, Psicopata, Anticristo, I Y-2, Los Difuntos and Los Dicipilos de Satan.

Color
Lucha Espectacular #2 (1993)
Q-2/2.5
86
Lucha Libre / Wrestling

This series presents several complete, actual wrestling matches. In this volume, the action in the ring features the following luchadors: Mil Mascaras, Dos Caras, Canek, Villano III, MS-1, Rey Misterio, Onita Jr., Hayabuza, Los Pandilleros, I Y-2, Piloto Suicida, Depredator, Genghis Khan, Ultratumba, Los Vagabundos 1 & 2, Astucia and Siete Vidas.

Color
Lucha Espectacular #3 (1993)
Q-2.5
83
Lucha Libre / Wrestling

This series presents several complete, actual wrestling matches. In this volume, the action in the ring features the following luchadors: Atlantis, Rayo de Jalisco, Mano Negro, Sangre Chicana, Pierroth, Javier Llanes, Bello Adan, Ultimo Dragon, Supremo and The Kiss.

Color
Lucha Espectacular #4 (1993)
Q-2/2.5
107
Lucha Libre / Wrestling

This series presents several complete, actual wrestling matches. (The matches are longer than usual in this set.) In this volume, the action in the ring features the following luchadors: Rey Misterio, Jerry Estrada, Lizmark, Volador, Satanico and Cien Caras.

Color
Mil Mascaras Wrestling Matches #1 (Japanese matches) (1970s)
Q-1.5 to Q-2
112
Lucha Libre / Wrestling

An assortment of televised Mil Mascaras wrestling matches which took place in Japan. These actual lucha libre bouts seem to be from the 1970s -- but I don't know the exact dates. In two of these, Mil is the loser. Other luchadors included on this disc are Dos Caras and one guy who looks like Dr. Wagner. The quality of each match varies, some are pretty weak, but they are watchable. (The matches are broadcast in Japanese language.)

Color

Japanese language

Mil Mascaras Wrestling Matches #2 (Japanese matches) (1980s)
Q-2 to Q-2.5
104
Lucha Libre / Wrestling

An assortment of televised Mil Mascaras wrestling matches which took place in Japan (and one is likely from Mexico). These actual lucha libre bouts -- I believe 2 are from the 1970s, 2 from the 1980s and 2 from the early 2000s. Other luchadors included on this disc are Dos Caras, Hijo del Santo, Blue Panther, and one really fat guy. The quality of each match varies, but they are quite watchable. (The matches are broadcast in Japanese language.)

Color

Japanese language

Mil Mascaras Wrestling Matches #3 (Japanese matches) (1990s)
Q-1.5 to Q-2
112
Lucha Libre / Wrestling

An assortment of televised Mil Mascaras wrestling matches which took place in Japan. These actual lucha libre bouts seem to be from the 1990s -- but I don't know the exact dates. Other luchadors included on this disc are Dos Caras, Fuerza Guerrera and Atlantis. At the end they have a ceremony where they just introduce a bunch of wrestlers. The quality of each match varies, some are pretty weak, but they are watchable. (The matches are broadcast in Japanese language.)

Color

Japanese language

Mil Mascaras Wrestling Matches #4 (Japanese matches) (1990s)
Q-2 to Q-2.5
2 Hr. w/ comm
Lucha Libre / Wrestling

An assortment of televised Mil Mascaras wrestling matches which took place in Japan. These actual lucha libre bouts seem to be from the 1990s and early 2000s. In two of these, Mil is the loser. Other luchadors included on this disc are Dos Caras, one guy who looks like Dr. Wagner, plus a tall Japanese guy which seems like it is some sort of championship bout. The quality of each match varies, but they are quite watchable. (With a few Japanese commercial breaks.) The matches are broadcast in Japanese language.

Color

Japanese language

Mil Mascaras Wrestling Matches #5 (Mexican matches) (1990s)
Q-1.5 to Q-2
100
Lucha Libre / Wrestling

An assortment of televised Mil Mascaras wrestling matches which took place in Japan. These actual lucha libre bouts seem to be from the 1990s -- but I don't know the exact dates. Other luchadors included on this disc are Dos Caras, Hijo del Santo, Pierrot, Vampiro Canadiense, Canek and Atlantis. The quality of each match varies, some are pretty weak, but they are watchable.

Color
Mil Mascaras Wrestling Matches #6 (International matches) (1970s)
Q-2 to Q-2.5
118
Lucha Libre / Wrestling

An assortment of televised Mil Mascaras wrestling matches which took place in the USA, Mexico, or Japan. These actual lucha libre bouts seem to be from the 1970s or 1980s -- but I don't know the exact dates. Other wrestlers included on this disc are Kerry Yorkston, Goliath, Cisco Grimaldo, Buddy Porter, Beautiful Bruce, Dos Caras, Hijo del Santo, Rayo de Jalisco, Blue Panther, Shocker, Pentagon and Ark Angel. The quality of each match varies, but they are quite watchable. (The matches are in various languages; English, Japanese or Spanish.)

Color

English, Japanese, Spanish language

Santo's Final TV Appearance (1983)
Q-2
107
Lucha Libre / Wrestling

On the program, Contrapunto, a special panel of people involved in the sport of 'lucha libre' debates whether wrestling should be considered theater or actual sport. The panel includes including El Santo, Blue Demon, Wolf Ruvinskis and others. On this notorious TV show, Santo actually showed his face on camera -- a fact that Blue Demon believes led to his rival's death.

Color
Vivir en la Lucha Libre (+ Hijo del Santo bonus) (1990s)
Q-3.5
82
Lucha Libre / Wrestling

This documentary film covers the history of Lucha Libre in Mexico. The film features many vintage film clips, showing many famous wrestlers in action. There are also numerous interviews including: Wolf Ruvinskis, Huracan Ramirez, Tinieblas, Ray Mendoza, Mil Mascaras, Blue Demon and female wrestler - Lola Gonzalez. There is also a section on Santo, showing him working out with Hijo del Santo and featuring images of his funeral. The program also discusses relevant politics, including a short segment on masked political activist, El Super Barrio. This program is 43 minutes long.

 

There is also bonus coverage of a special wrestling tournament honoring the legend and the silver mask of El Santo. This all-star extravaganza features el Hijo del Santo. (This portion of the program has a Quality rating of Q-2.5 and is approximately 39 minutes.)

Color
Who's Who of Mexican Wrestling (1990s)
Q-3
76
Lucha Libre / Wrestling

Japanese documentary film has lots of 'ring action' plus interviews and background info on some of the major stars of Mexican wrestling (including Hijo del Santo, Villano, Rayo de Jalisco and Black Shadow). This program seems to have been produced in Mexico, and some of the original Spanish dialog can heard through the Japanese narration. There is also a visit to the home of Hijo del Santo where he talks of his father and shows some of his personal souvenirs. (This tape is in Japanese, with no subtitles.)

Color, Japanese language

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