Super Amigos
Canada/Mexico, 2007, 82 mins
Director: Arturo Perez Torres
Website
1:00pm, Sat, Nov 3
at Paramount
Description
Leaping from the immensely popular wrestling rings of Mexico and the pages of a fantastic comic book, Super Amigos chronicles the creativity and commitment of a group of Lucha
Libre wrestlers who fight against evil slumlords, corrupt politicians, homophobia, pollution, animal rights abusers, and poverty.
Each in their own way, real-life masked super heroes Super Barrio, Super Gay, Ecologista Universal, Super Animal and Fray Tormenta take their fight out of the ring and into
the streets of the Mexican capital. Lacking super powers, they are ordinary people using the popularity of wrestling and super hero imagery amongst the grassroots of Mexican
society to fight for social justice at the people?s level, inspiring them to improbable and remarkable victories.