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LUCHA VAVOOM’S ANNUAL SUMMER SPECTACULAR

EL SOL DE LOS ANGELES

RETURNING TO LOS ANGELES’ MAYAN THEATRE THIS FRIDAY (8/18)

Los Angeles’ longest-running, most celebrated variety show returns with

world-class lucha libre-style wrestling, burlesque, aerialists, comedy, music,

?and much more

El Sol de Los Angeles will also feature a unique collaboration with

Warner Bros. Pictures’ upcoming feature film Blue Beetle (in theaters August 18th)

Tickets still available

Los Angeles, CA ?Fresh off the launch of their Las Vegas residency, Lucha VaVOOM (LVV) -- Los Angeles’ longest-running, most celebrated variety show featuring world-class lucha libre-style wrestling, burlesque, aerialists, comedy, and more -- is returning home for their annual summer spectacular show this Friday (8/18) at the historic Mayan Theatre (1038 S Hill St.) in downtown Los Angeles. Tickets for this 21+ one-night glam/slam extravaganza, dubbed El Sol de Los Angeles, are still available for $45.00?$65.00 at TicketWeb.com.

Los Angeles’ institution has been wowing audiences across the globe for over 20 years with their brand of sexo y violencia. From L.A. to Tokyo, across the U.S. and Canada, and all the way to Australia, people go crazy for LVV’s perfect combination of world-class, professional lucha libre-style wrestling interspersed with high-octane burlesque performances, death-defying aerial acts, comedy, lowriders, folklórico dancers, mariachis, tequila, tamales, and more ? all adding up to one unforgettable night. In February, LVV announced their Las Vegas residency, which just kicked off at the legendary House of Blues inside Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino with two shows (July 28th-29th). Dubbed 7 Deadly Sins, the residency’s next shows are set for October 27th-28th, with more dates to be announced.

The lineup for this year’s summer show features world-class professional lucha libre wrestling matches between Magno “The Man Mountain” Rudo and AEW superstar and four-time AAA Reina de Reinas champion Taya Valkyrie vs Johnny Valkyrie and Miranda Alize in the main match. Followed by an East L.A. vs West L.A. match. Other wrestlers confirmed include Mike Cheq, Aquaman, Paquita, Rancho Camacho, Moizilla, “Pretty” Peter Avalon, and the utterly fearless and aerodynamically baffling Jack Cartwheel, as well as LVV fan favorites Li'l Cholo, luchadora Dama Fina (former LVV champion), Los Crazy Chickens, and Dirty Sanchez (the scatological master of lucha libre, wowing LVV crowds since 2008 with his underhand, dirty tricks and his signature move “A Taste Of The Awful!”).

LVV promises to deliver incendiary burlesque goddesses, twisty contortionists, and death-defying aerialists, including Emma Vauxdevil (fire eater, sword swallower, tattooed burlesque queen), Raquel Reed (burlesque dancer from Absinthe in Las Vegas), Brynn Route (marvelous contortion-trained pole artist), Ruby Champagne (multi-award-winning international burlesque performer and #29 on Burlesque Top 50 in 2021), and Banbury Cross (Intercontinental headlining performer on Burlesque’s Top 50 from 2011-2022), known for her classic Hollywood bombshell glamor and bump ‘n’ grind burlesque.

Special guest ring announcer will be L.A.’s own Melissa Santos (professional wrestler, model, and actress, best known for her work on El Rey Network's Lucha Underground, AXS TV's Impact Wrestling, and Disney/Pixar’s film Coco). Plus, delivering insanely off-the-cuff commentary both nights will be comedian host Blaine Capatch, along with special co-host Andy Richter (actor, comedian, writer, and talk show announcer). 

The show will also feature a unique collaboration with Warner Bros. Pictures’ upcoming feature film, Blue Beetle, which marks the DC Super Hero’s first time on the big screen. The film, directed by Angel Manuel Soto, stars Xolo Maridueña in the title role as well as his alter ego, Jaime Reyes. Recent college grad Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab. When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the Super Hero BLUE BEETLE.

A wrestler, inspired by the DC superhero himself, will be wrestling in LVV’s main match this Friday (8/18), the same day the film opens in theaters. Plus, fan in attendance will get to see the film’s trailer (watch here), special footage, and more. For more info, visit LuchaVaVOOM.com and follow on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and YouTube.

About Lucha VaVOOM:

For over 20 years, Lucha VaVOOM (LVV) has been delivering arguably the most electrifying show on earth, with a mind-blowing mix of Mexican masked wrestling, burlesque, comedy, and more. Founded in Los Angeles in 2002 by Rita D’Albert and Liz Fairbairn, LVV -- voted Los Angeles’ “Best Burlesque Show” by LA Weekly in 2012 and 2013 -- is good vs. evil played out in quick, exhibition-style, one-fall lucha libre matches for maximum enjoyment and action. LVV has created a Los Angeles tradition: from the local luminaries it attracts (Drew Carey, Jack Black, and more have sat in), to burlesque and lucha libre, where masked heroic wrestlers, in character-driven style, flip, fly, and amaze. It all comes together to make for one fun, surreal, glam-bam spectacle of raucous entertainment. You could say it’s a wrestling show for people that don’t like wrestling (and those that do). Click here to watch a sizzle reel of LVV highlights.

At LVV, they like a little sexo with their violencia. In between matches, the finest handpicked burlesque acts from around the world wow the crowds with their unique striptease skills, including raucous aerial acts, daredevil roller-skate girls, and Guinness-World-Record-holding hula hoop hotties. The Los Angeles-based performance troupe has regularly sold out 1,000-seat venues across the globe (including in Amsterdam, Calgary, Toronto, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Seattle, Portland, Philadelphia, and many more), plus they’ve performed at Fuji Rock Festival in Japan and Big Day Out Festival in Australia. In 2018, TV4 Entertainment released their award-winning documentary, Lucha VaVOOM: Inside America’s Most Outrageous Show.

In their 20th anniversary retrospective (Sept./Oct. ’22 issue), titled “How Lucha VaVoom Became a Queer Wrestling & Performance Extravaganza,” The Advocate writes: “...the high-octane extravaganza has been an iconic entertainment institution for two decades now. And for a show seemingly centered on chi-chis and machismo, its history is surprisingly queer. Lucha VaVoom has evolved much over the years…the show has featured everything from famous comedian MCs like Margaret Cho and Jeffrey Ross to erotic aerialists like Violet Chachki of Drag Race fame along with other sexy gender-fluid performers. And of course, lots of buff, crazily costumed luchadors (of all genders) putting on a great show — some of whom have also been proudly out members of the LGBTQ+ community.”

Los Angeles Times’ 20th anniversary piece (2/8/23), titled “Burlesque, body-slams and bright masks: How Lucha VaVoom became an L.A. institution,” proclaims: “Watching the mesmerizing, in-ring action at a Lucha VaVoom show is a veritable experience. But the wrestling itself is only one flavor of performance on display. From its very first show...in 2002, the Los Angeles institution has fused lucha libre with burlesque…and over the last 20-plus years has grown to include stand-up comedy, visual art, low-riders, and a host of other artists under the same psychedelic circus tent…For so many wrestlers, lucha libre and Lucha VaVoom specifically offer a laboratory for experimentation and a sense of creative freedom that’s liberating compared to the frequent self-seriousness of American pro wrestling.”

LVV has been featured on Ellen, ESPN, Jimmy Kimmel, BRAVO’s Top Chef Masters, CNN, CBS National News, BBC, VICE, and KCRW, among many others. In 2018, TV4 Entertainment released their award-winning documentary, Lucha VaVOOM: Inside America’s Most Outrageous Show.