Friday September 25, 2026 -  6pm to 10pm

Luchadores Versus Everything Book Launch and Reception!

Join us for a fabulous evening celebrating the launch of the internationally acclaimed book, Luchadores Versus Everything by Viviana Garcia Besne, Jeffrey Everett, and Kevin Kleinrock, with special guests Dr. David Wilt, and Denise Salcedo! Food provided and cocktails for purchase. Artist panel begins at 6:30PM. Live immersive installation of rare and historic “El Santo” film trailers on display throughout the evening in the Viva Event Center. Free give-a-ways!

6PM – 7:15PM

Immersive Installation:

Enter the Ring - A Journey Through Lucha Libre Cinema

This immersive installation presents a continuous loop of original trailers drawn from the history of Mexican lucha libre cinema. Projected as a visual collage, the installation brings together masked heroes, monsters, mad scientists, vampires, mummies, wrestlers, heroines, robots, and extraordinary creatures that populated one of Mexico's most imaginative cinematic genres. The trailer loop offers visitors a fast-paced introduction to the aesthetics, themes, visual language, and cultural impact of lucha libre films while highlighting the graphic design, editing styles, promotional strategies, and audience appeal that helped define Mexican popular cinema for generations.