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LVVDLL host Blaine Capatch on stage at The Mayan Theatre
LVVDLL was originally co-founded in 2002 by Liz Fairbairn as Lucha VaVOOM (LVV), which went on to become Los Angeles’ longest-running, most celebrated variety show, wowing audiences across the globe for over 20 years. In February 2022, LVV re-emerged out of the COVID-19 pandemic, with Fairbairn alone curating, producing, directing, and financing close to twenty LVV shows through 2023 (including LVV’s 20th anniversary celebration throughout 2022, as well as the launch of a Las Vegas residency at the legendary House of Blues inside Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, which kicked off in July ‘23 with two shows). As LVV’s sole producer for those two years, Fairbairn also oversaw and directed a special tribute show (Sept. ‘23), in partnership with Amazon Prime Video, honoring her close friend and one of LVV’s biggest stars, the trailblazing lucha libre wrestler and queer icon Cassandro. Plus, Fairbairn brokered two unique cross-promotional collaborations for LVV with major movie studios, including Sony Pictures for their original action thriller film Bullet Train (July ‘22) and Warner Bros. Pictures’ for their feature film Blue Beetle (August ‘23). Fairbairn kicked off 2024 with her new production company ‒ Lucha VaVoom de La Liz.
In reviewing LVVDLL’s March Madness show (3/6/25), Blurred Culture writes: “For over two decades, Lucha VaVOOM has existed at the cross-section of punk DIY ethos, Mexican cultural celebration, and Hollywood camp. Its staying power in a city full of distractions is testament to how well it knows its audience — and how willing that audience is to embrace absurdity, athleticism, and a little bit of naughty fun. At its core, Lucha VaVOOM de la Liz is a space where anything can happen. And more importantly, everything usually does."
About Lucha VaVoom de La Liz:
Lucha VaVoom de La Liz (LVVDLL) delivers arguably the most electrifying show on earth, with a mind-blowing mix of world-class professional lucha libre wrestling, burlesque, comedy, and more. Co-founded in 2002 by Liz Fairbairn as Lucha VaVOOM (LVV), LVVDLL is good vs. evil played out in quick, exhibition-style, one-fall lucha libre matches for maximum enjoyment and action. In her capacity as a creator and co-producer of LVV for over 20 years and as the sole producer of LLV since 2022, Fairbairn has co-created and co-developed a Los Angeles tradition: from the local luminaries it attracts (including Drew Carey, Andy Richter, Dana Gould, Jack Black, Eric Idle, Fred Armisen, Patton Oswalt, Morrissey, Billy Corgan, Sacha Baron Cohen, Demi Moore, Whitney Cummings, Danny Trejo, Ronda Rousey, and more), to the 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).
At LVVDLL, like LVV, they like a little sexo with their violencia. As such, in between matches, Fairbairn will continue in the LVV tradition of discovering, curating, producing, and presenting the finest handpicked burlesque acts from around the world to wow the crowds with their unique striptease and acrobatic skills (including raucous aerial acts, daredevil roller-skate girls, and hula hoop hotties). Fairbairn will also be continuing with the same Los Angeles-based performance troupe team members that have previously been responsible for regularly selling out 1,000-seat venues across the globe (including in Amsterdam, Calgary, Toronto, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Seattle, Portland, Philadelphia, and many more) and performing at international festivals (including Fuji Rock Festival in Japan and Big Day Out Festival in Australia).
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.”
For more info, visit LuchaVaVoomdeLaLiz.com and follow @LuchaVaVoomdeLaLiz on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Threads.
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