Subject:

Octavio Paz

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2012

    A New Documentary About Lucha Libre: 'Like Bill Simmons Channeling Octavio Paz'

    In the long, tortured, maddening relationship between Southern California and Mexico, we have only wholeheartedly accepted three things from the Empire of the Sun: "96 Tears," the taco, and lucha libre. From the moment Mexican wrestling movies started airing on late-night movie matinees during the 1 ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    October 9, 2008

    Fraude: Everything Is Under Control

    Luis Mandoki's controversial documentary recounts the 2006 Mexican election

  • LA Life

    March 15, 2007

    ¡Ask a Mexican! Who Are These Masked Men?

    "What’s the deal with men in masks in Mexico? From Subcomandante Marcos to El Santo, masked men seem to be a real fetish in Mexico. Am I supposed to be turned on?"

  • Calendar

    October 17, 2002

    L. A. Flaw

    The case against the city becomes its lore — and much of its charm. The evidence? Writing Los Angeles: A literary Anthology

  • News

    July 4, 2002

    The Labyrinth of Fútbol

    For Mexicans, losing to the U.S. is more than a defeat

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