Adversaries: Magdalena Caballero-Morales

Womanica

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History, Society & Culture, Education

4.3 • 920 Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Magdalena Caballero-Morales (1925-2006) was considered a pioneer for women in lucha libre, or wrestling. Inside the ring, she fought her opponents ferociously. And outside of it, she became a figure for women who went against the grain at a time when women’s participation in contact sports was banned in Mexico City.

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0:00.0	In 2020 in a small California mountain town five women disappeared.
0:05.7	I found out what happened to all of them except one a woman known as Dea whose estate is worth
0:12.4	millions of dollars. I'm Lucy Sheriff. Over the past
0:16.4	four years I've spoken with Dia's family and friends and I've discovered that
0:21.2	everyone has a different version of events.
0:24.6	Hear the story on Where's Deer.
0:27.0	Listen on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts,
0:30.5	or wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:33.0	Hello, from Wonder Media Network, I'm Jenny Kaplan, and this is Wamanica.
0:41.0	This month we're talking about adversaries women who fought for their place in history,
0:46.7	whether they fought to get to the top of their sport against how society perceived them
0:50.4	or fought with each other to be champions.
0:53.0	We're talking about women who broke barriers and sometimes did seemingly impossible or
0:57.2	unspeakable things to carve out their place in history.
1:01.0	Like the barrier breakers were covering throughout the month, our partners at Camry are inspiring women to seek knowledge, creativity, joy, and experiences that will continue to push boundaries.
1:11.0	Today, we're talking about a trailblazer in Mexican wrestling.
1:15.8	Known as Laddama and Mascarada, the Mask Woman, she was the first woman to dawn
1:21.8	Mexico's iconic Luchadora masks.
1:25.0	That is, until she lost it in a bet with her rival.
1:28.6	Meet Magdalena Caballero Morales.
1:40.0	Magdalena was born in 1925 to a family of circus performers. From a young age, she was trained in the ways of the big top.
1:43.0	Her specialty was an act where she would swing from a rope, which she held with her teeth.
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