Contents
Acknowledgments
On Becoming a Fan
Lucha Libre
Postcards, a Self-Portrait
I Dream I Am a Doña Dreaming of Lucha
¡Sangre! ¡Sangre! ¡Sangre!
The Idol’s Mask
Losing between Manholes and Myths
Detroit, Llorona, My Heart, My City
Uncle Rod Watches Man on Fire
On Coming Home to Teach
Enmascarado, -a
How Not to Lose the Mask: Mil Máscaras Showers after a Match
Finding My Face in Carnival
La Base
La Base
Learning to Roll Our Tongues, Detroit 1986
Ode to the Tongue
Great Match
Narcissus on El Santo
Los Exóticos
Negrita
Mama Snaps. I Salsa.
Castas
Amanuensis
The Art of Spirit Submission: An Ars Poetica
Lucha de Apuesta
How Not to Lose the Mask: Lucha de Apuesta
How Not to Lose the Mask: Take Down the Man Who Grabs Your Crotch While on Your Way to Church
The First Guy: No Reverence, No Praise, No Calling Upon
Vasconcelos Meets Skip Gates
Kathmandu
But It’s Not Real. It’s All for Show.
Rudo, -a
Rudo
Call the Match
Words between Us
Guadalajara in the Form of Litany (2001–2005)
The Warning
Memín Pinguín
“Están Haciendo Trabajos Que Ni Siquiera Los Negros Quieren Hacer”
Técnico, -a
Tamed
Losing the Mask
Notes
Credits