(182) THE TRUTH OF THE FIGHT (1990) Mil Mascara rarity
6027DVD
original
Mexican/Spanish title: LA VERDAD DE LA LUCHA
[The Truth of the Fight]
director:
Fernando Duran (Fernando Durán Rojas)
starring: Mil
Mascaras
· Don
Caras
· Noe
Murayama · Monica Prado · Alfredo Gutierrez · Dacia Gonzalez
This
is Mil Mascaras' rarest film, a movie that dared to question the authenticity
of the Mexican wrestling profession while dwelling on the dark side
of corrupt bosses, gangsters, exploitation and misplaced honor. It is
filled with lines like: "They don't really get hurt, the blood
is ketchup""The public pays to see a show and
that's what we give them" "Make Niebla look good tonight or
your career is over" and at one point police Deputy Fuentes
says: "These clowns are co-called wrestlers but there are a
lot of faggots among them." This hard-hitting pic would also
be Mil Mascaras' last Mexican production, before entering his second
phase with Internationally produced movies (ie.,MIL
MASCARAS VS THE AZTEC MUMMY, ACADEMY
OF DOOM, AZTEC
REVENGE, et al).
The
plot deals with a luchador team known as The Dragons [Dragon 1 (Sergio
Roca) and Dragon 2 (Joel Aguilar)]. They are partners, best friends
and mutual godfathers. What would be the outcome if they faced each
other in the ring? Their answer is: "That would never happen. We
fight only as a team, otherwise we'd refuse." But when a competition
for world champ is announced, Joel's wife Alejandra pushes him to end
the partnership and go for the belt. The match is wildly publicized
and the two wrestlers get caught in the frenzy. Dragon 2 gets killed
accidentally in the ring and - then - after the match, Dragon 1 is murdered
by a disgruntled fan. Alejandra and son Guido leave Mexico to relocate
in the USA. Sergio's wife Estella stays in Mexico with her son Jorge
who dreams of becoming a wrestler like his dad. Ten years later, the
Wrestling Association promotes a Tournament of Death with a top
prize... the opportunity to challenge the current world champion, Mil
Mascaras. Among the contestants in the new extravaganza are Jorge Roca,
the son of Sergio [Dragon 1] and - from North America - Magifico who
is actually Guido, the son of Joel [Dragon 2].
A
Mexican/Spanish film, with optional ON/OFF English subtitles; uncut 88
min, fullscreen,
DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT; extras include selected
trailers.
