Earlier today WrestleZone Radio welcomed Lucha Mexico directors Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz as special guests on WZ Daily.
You can listen to their appearance starting at the 25:19 minute mark in the embedded audio player above.
The official press release for regarding the national release of the film as well as some of their transcribed comments can be found below.
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On getting to work with and interview El Hijo Del Perro Aguayo for Lucha Mexico before his tragic passing in the ring:
Alex: We spent a lot of time with him actually. He wasn’t the main character but he was a wrestler that we really connected with. He was super charismatic. Incredibly talented. We were very affected by what happened. We had a cut of the film that we passed and we were going to start shopping around. We had to spend all of last year re-cutting it following the tragedy. It was a tough year.
Ian: What we ended up doing to address his death in a way that didn’t feel like we were exploiting it is we had to expand on some things. Maybe there were a couple of details that we eliminated because they felt, at that point, extraneous to something that was ultimately a very tragic story. The film had to be re-shaped and worked on. We spent a little time in Tijuana after he died and we spent more time with Damian 666 and Halloween. Guys that worked closely with him. So that they would have that in-ring perspective of what it was like to work with him and what it’s like to go through something like that. It was one of those things where we were shocked and it took us awhile to figure out how to address it in a way that we were comfortable with. Ultimately it was about him and his memory. We just kind of followed our gut on that.
You can read the full press release regarding the national release of Lucha Mexico below:
Kino Lorber Presents A Sol y Luna release
LUCHA MEXICO
In theaters nationwide AND ON iTUNES AND CABLE VOD
Directors: Ian Markiewicz & Alex Hammond
Opens Theatrically in New York and Los Angeles plus 25+ cities nationwide on July 15th, 2016
CITIES: NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES AND MULTIPLE REGIONAL MARKETS INCLUDING:
Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, El Paso, Houston, New Orleans, Phoenix, San Diego, Santa Fe, Seattle AND MORE.
In Mexico, the fight between good and evil has been waged every week for decades, thrilling generations of fans with the spectacle of Lucha Libre. Real-life superheroes and villains, these masked wrestlers put their lives on the line night after night to entertain the legions of fans. Gaining unprecedented access to all the major Lucha promotions, Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz offer an entertaining, no holds barred look at some of the sport’s top performers, featuring the “1000% Guapo” Shocker, Luchador heir Blue Demon Jr, the tragic hardcore wrestler El Hijo Del Perro Aguayo, and extreme American bodybuilder Jon “Strongman” Andersen. Lucha Mexico goes behind the mask, on a journey into the heart of Mexico.
About Kino Lorber:
With a library of more than 1,000 titles, Kino Lorber Inc. has been a leader in independent art house distribution for over 30 years, releasing 25 films per year theatrically under its Kino Lorber, Kino Classics, and Alive Mind Cinema banners, including five Academy Award® nominated films in the last seven years.
In addition, the company brings over 100 narrative and documentary titles each year to the home entertainment, educational and digital markets with in-house DVD and Blu-ray distribution and direct sales to all major platforms digital platforms.
About Sol Y Luna:
Sol y Luna is a new label from Kino Lorber that distributes to all home media channels in North America a broad range of Spanish language films, from high quality commercial entertainment to award-winning Hispanic cinema. Curating this collection from filmmakers in key producing countries throughout Latin America, the Sol Y Luna team will bring to light a fresh array of films for growing Latino audiences and art house film buffs alike.
Film Website: www.luchamexicofilm.com
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Running Time: 105 Minutes/ Language: English, Spanish/ Country: USA
