Lucha Teotl – Lucha Libre Live On The Theater Stage

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

What happens when you combine the high-flying explosive style of lucha libre wrestling with Aztec Mythology and you drop it onto a theater stage in a Chicago playhouse (starting September 29th)? You get Lucha Teotl – the unique theater experience that puts the wrestling ring at center stage. Lucha Teotl co-creator Christopher Ramirez along with stars Paloma Starr and Aski The Mayan Warrior talk about what it’s like to bring wrestling to the theater, and the work it took to put this wrestling play together. Aski reveals the difference between producing matches for a 90-minute play versus a traditional wrestling show, and how he trained the performers. Paloma reveals what it was like to stretch her acting chops as the Aztec Moon Goddess, and adapt her in-ring performance for a non-mic’ed theater. Plus, Christopher shares what inspired this theater project and story in the first placed, how he and co-creator Jeff Colangelo convinced the theater to give them a shot, and what it was like to construct sets, staging and a ring for this presentation. Purchase tickets to Lucha Teotl at the Goodman Theater: https://www.goodmantheatre.org/lucha Thank you for supporting our sponsors! Fan Duel: Visit https://FanDuel.com/JERICHO and start earning Bonus Bets with America’s #1 Sportsbook Hello Fresh: Go to https://HelloFresh.com/50JERICHO and use code 50JERICHO to get 50% off plus 15% off your next two months. Factor Meals: Go to https://FactorMeals.com/TIJ50 and use promo code TIJ50 to get 50% off. Bosch Tools: Learn more at https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/ Progressive: Quote today at https://progressive.com eBay Motors: Get the right parts, the right fit, and the right prices. https://ebaymotors.com SlingTV: Check out https://www.sling.com/ for special offers STAY CONNECTED: TikTok: @ChrisJericho Instagram: @talkisjericho @chrisjerichofozzy Twitter: @TalkIsJericho @IAmJericho YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChrisJerichoFozzy Website: https://www.webisjericho.com/

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0:00.0	Always looking for cool new subjects here on Talk Is Jericho.
0:17.9	And this is something that's very, very cool.
0:20.8	It is a lucha Libre play, like a live Broadway style play, it's called Lucha Teotil, is that
0:28.2	I'm getting that right?
0:29.2	Lucha Teot.
0:30.2	Teot?
0:31.2	Okay.
0:32.2	So this is Chris Ramirez here.
0:33.2	He is the writer, the director.
0:36.6	What exactly does that mean?
0:38.1	Lucha Teot.
0:39.1	So Lucha Libre, as we know as wrestling fans, is free fighting.
0:44.4	And the title of our production is Lucha Teot, which translates as the fighting gods.
0:50.8	As the co-creator and co-director of this piece, we were really interested in putting
0:57.0	the world of Aztec gods and putting it in the world of professional wrestling.
1:01.7	Interesting.
1:02.7	I remember there's a great movie about a flying serpent, and it's called Q, but it's short
1:08.3	for a kutsikil toto or whatever, so it means like something got a flying god or whatever
1:11.9	it may be.
1:12.9	So that's kind of tying in with your guys' title of the play.
1:17.5	Explain how this all came about.
1:18.8	And obviously we've got Paloma Starris here and ask you the Mayan warrior who are stars
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