Microlog

The Guardian profiles Fray Tormenta, the Mexican wrestling priest

Published near the release of Nacho Libre, the film very loosely based on his life. The Independent also has a profile of ‘Friar Storm’ — or ‘Father Thunder’, as he was called in a documentary on lucha libre I once saw on RTE Two in the early ’90s.

Fri 02 Feb 2007 at 13:58   ·


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You are reading The Guardian profiles Fray Tormenta, the Mexican wrestling priest, a Microlog entry by MacDara Conroy. It is filed under Arts & Culture, and was published in February 2007.

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This day in history: 02 February


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