“There’s no show that’s funnier, sillier or more entertaining than this one.” —Eric Idle (Monty Python)
“The over-the-top-wrestling-orgy of sexy ladies, masked men, and overall debauchery known as Lucha VaVOOM has long been a you’ve-either-seen-it-or-what-the-F-is-wrong-with-you proposition.”
“…no one that puts on a better lucha libre show than the folks at Lucha VaVOOM. Far wackier and wilder than most professional wrestling…Lucha VaVOOM lets its freak flag fly…”
LUCHA VaVOOM is not so much a show as a full-on experience with the “pacing of a prison break” (Los Angeles Times, 2012). One of Los Angeles’ most celebrated variety shows since 2002 where mind-blowing Mexican masked wrestling, burlesque and comedy gloriously collide, LUCHA VaVOOM are coming off two sold-out Valentine’s Day shows last monthand they’re fully ready to own the month of May with their popular annual two-night spectacular “Cinco de Mayan” on Thursday, May 5 and Friday, May 6 at The Mayan in downtownLos Angeles (1038 S. Hill St.).Tickets for this 21+ event are on sale now at $48.50. For tickets and more information, visit:luchavavoom.com.
Performers confirmed, include:
– Lucha Librematches between Guerrero Maya, Jr.(CMLL luchador from Mexico City), the return of Mexican masked meanie Magno, Extreme Tiger(one-time TNA X Division Champion), Piñatita, Doctor Maldad and the Crazy Chickens
– Musical performance and world premiere of a new song from Mexican electro-pop band, Titán, featuring vocalist Siobhan, known mostly for her work with British girl group Bananarama
– The return of Multi-Guinness World Record holder Marawa The Amazing
– Burlesque performances from Leigh Acosta, Molly D’amour and Miss Marquez
– Plus, Folkloricos Grandeza Mexicana Folk Ballet, Mariachis, Aztec Dancers, Lowriders and plenty of tamales and tequila
In 2015, Lucha VaVOOM was featured in PEACHES‘ new viral music video for her single “Close Up,” featuring Kim Gordon, of which VICE’S FIGHTLAND says,”It’s wildly entertaining to see what NSFW shenanigans the Lucha VaVOOM crew get up to when they take on The Showstopper [Peaches] in the ring.” Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/-rnJAe3zuzQ. As background, PEACHES hasperformed as a special guest at a Lucha VaVOOM shows at TheMayan over the past few years.
About Lucha VaVOOM:
Founded inLos Angelesin2002byRita D’Albertand Liz Fairbairn,LUCHAVaVOOM–the acclaimed and mind-blowing Mexican masked wrestling/burlesque/comedy ensemble voted Los Angeles’ “Best Burlesque Show” byLA Weeklyfor 2012 and 2013–is good vs. evil played out in quick, exhibition-style, one-fall Lucha Libre matches for maximum enjoyment and action. Arguably more rock than rock and more punk than punk, LUCHAVaVOOM has created a Los Angeles tradition: from the low-rider car parade escorting the performers as the crowd enters the iconic Mayan Theater, to the local luminaries they attract (Drew Carey and Jack Black have sat in), to burlesque (which was revived right here in Los Angeles), to Lucha Libre, where masked heroic wrestlers, in character-driven style, flip, fly and amaze. It all comes together to make one fun, surreal, glam-bam spectacle of raucous entertainment. You could say it’s a wrestling show for people that don’t like wrestling (and those that do). The Los Angeles Times said, “Far-out flamboyance always prevails at Lucha VaVOOM, a spectacle of Mexican freestyle wrestling with an L.A. twist (7/09/06).”
AtLUCHAVaVOOM, they like a littlesexowith theirviolencia. In between matches, the finest handpicked burlesque acts from around the world wow the crowds with their unique striptease skills, including raucous aerial acts, pogo-stick peelers and hula-hoop hotties. The Los Angeles-basedperformance troupehas regularly sold out1,000-seat venuesacross the globe (Amsterdam, Calgary, Toronto, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Seattle, PortlandandPhiladelphia, among many other cities), performed at Fuji Rock Festival in Japan and Big Day Out Festival in Australia since its birth in2002and callLos Angeles’ Mayan Theater–an elaborately appointed, 1927-built former motion-picture palace–home when not on the road. A sizzle reel featuring LUCHA VaVOOM highlights (high-octane Mexican-style lucha libre wrestling, traditional burlesque and blow-by-blow comedic commentary) can be viewed here: http://tinyurl.com/nswes3x. Click here forLUCHAVaVOOM‘s EPK.
Tickets are available at ticketweb.com and these outlets: Wacko, 4633 Hollywood Blvd – (323) 663-0122 BRAT, 1938 14th St, Santa Monica – (310) 452-2480 Garage Pizza, 100 1/2 W 7th Street, Downtown LA (213) 622-3390
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