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Patrick Martinez, Joaquín Trujillo, Brian Paumier, Retna, Mac Arte, Salomon Huerta, John Valadez and many more. Photographer: lights, Giants and Mexican masks 3 Where does the impulse to get involved with Mexican Wrestling come from? Photojournalism and environmental portraiture are two things that fascinate me about photography; in conjunction with the fact that my blood carries the fight to be the son of the Savage of Jalisco (Luis Chavira). In 2001, as a photographic series, I began by taking my camera into the arenas: the Grand Olympic Auditorium and the Fausto Arena in Tijuana. From there it all started. Your portraits have an aesthetic that shows the majestic and imposing of the fighters, but also convey a more intimate sense, how did you get to this visual point? I think that the study on the mask and the double identity is a magic that does not exist in any other show.

The vulnerability and the soul of the fighter is always photo retouching service in the eyes, with photography the process of finding the starting points, trust and dialogue that allow me to reach them is created. Photographer: lights, giants and Mexican masks 5 Is it difficult to work with these characters? No, everything in its own time and way. It is about knowing how to manage respect for the show inside and outside the ring. Go as you go and run You have a very peculiar portrait, that of Felino accompanied by a bird cage with a Mexican novel setting, could you tell more about the idea behind this image? Felino is a great figure in the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, and his dynasty with Puma King and Tiger Casas deserved to be portrayed.




Kitsch and fun is my thing, and giving wings to a set in order to attract the viewer ranges from choosing the color, to knowing how to integrate the show, as in this case, to pay tribute to our national "kittens". Photographer: lights, giants and Mexican masks 7 Is there an element that you always seek to highlight in your portraits? Medium , wide & tight (medium, wide and narrow frames), always , because with that endless possibilities open up. What is the biggest limitation you have found in the Mexican creative industry? I think teacher Grobet said it very well in the documentary Nuestra Lucha : "Mexicans are very dual, they tell you 'my house is your house ,' and they stick a knife in you from below or from behind.