The raucous sounds of roaring applause, lighthearted laughter and derisive whistles are again resounding through the cavernous Arena Mexico in the country’s capital, a temple of the colorful “lucha libre” wrestling, as the receding threat of Covid-19 has allowed a return to something closer to normal.
Though the stands in the arena in the heart of Mexico City are far from full owing to Covid restrictions, the deafening echo of the voices of hundreds of enthusiastic fans, along with the grunts, taunts and shouts of the wrestlers, seem to make up for the empty seats.
Ivan Martinez, a 47-year-old doctor, admitted to feeling “quite emotional.” With his family, he had traveled the 1…
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