Hoodtown

Last updated May 11, 2019

Hoodtown is a novel by Christa Faust, first published in the United States in 2004.^[1]

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Synopsis

Hoodtown is the story of "X", a former rudo luchadora (bad-guy female wrestler) who fell from grace in the professional Lucha Libre world, and now resides in Hoodtown, her old stomping grounds. The former luchadora makes a modest living, still as a luchadora, but as a private luchadora, who dishes out pain in hourly sessions to masochistic men who are thrilled to be smacked around by Ms. X.

Lucha libre is the term used in Mexico for professional wrestling. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has developed into a unique form of the genre, characterized by colorful masks, rapid sequences of holds and maneuvers, as well as "high-flying" maneuvers, some of which have been adopted in the United States and elsewhere. The wearing of masks has developed special significance, and matches are sometimes contested in which the loser must permanently remove his mask, which is a wager with a high degree of weight attached. Tag team wrestling is especially prevalent in lucha libre, particularly matches with three-member teams, called trios.

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References

↑ Faust, Christa; Navarro, illustrations by Rafael (2004). Hoodtown (Limited 1st ed.). Los Angeles, Calif.: From Parts Unknown. ISBN 978-0975379103.

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[1] Faust, Christa; Navarro, illustrations by Rafael (2004). Hoodtown (Limited 1st ed.). Los Angeles, Calif.: From Parts Unknown. ISBN 978-0975379103.