Inside the crazy world of Bolivian female wrestling
THE colourful world of Bolivia’s female wrestlers is a spectacle a world away from the likes of Big Daddy.
Previously the word ‘cholita’ was a derogatory term for indigenous or mixed heritage girls but the women are putting a positive spin on the word, helping them to be empowered, resourceful and proud – as well as fashionable. One group of wrestling women who call themselves The Flying Cholitas peform every Sunday night and take on not just other women but their male counterparts as well.
Cholita wrestling was first started as a way for females who suffered from domestic abuse to express their frustration and release stress.
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