Hey, neat! Luchadora got a review (preview?) in the Seattle Weekly yesterday! The review definitely got the spirit of the film and it’s colorful language made me laugh:

For those now also thoroughly bored with the roller derby and burlesque revivals, Amber Cortes’ doc Luchadora (Sun.) offers a refreshing alternative. Her subject is a circus-college-trained professional who joins Renton’s Lucha Libre Volcanica academy. This young, fit woman adopts the ring name Avispa (“The Wasp”) in a form of semi-pro showbiz too often parodied (see: Jack Black in Nacho Libre). What make the film interesting is its multicultural Crossfit vibe: Here are disparate individuals trying to get in shape while also providing masked theatrical entertainment for working-class fans. The little girls who beg Avispa to autograph their arms with Sharpies are too adorable; and her grit just might inspire a few women to forgo pilates and Lululemon for a sequined luchadora mask instead.

The article also features some other great local films like Tomgirl, El Camino Solo and Big Boy – a few of my faves from SIFF, so please check it out! And don’t forgot to see the actual films if you are at Bumbershoot this weekend – Luchadora screens on Sunday September 6!