SLAM: The Book

Renowned photographer, Katinka Herbert, is obsessed with men in tights and masks and has spent
the last 8 years travelling backwards and forwards to Mexico documenting the finest examples.
Finally they have all been captured by her lens and comprehensively collected in “Slam: Lucha Libre
Superheroes of the Ring”.

Katinka has immortalised the icons of the genre: El Hijo Del Santo, aka El Enmascarado de Plata
(The Man in the Silver Mask) and Blue Demon Jr; the goodies aka tecnico luchadores, usually
the good guys armed with sophisticated, silky skills; the nasties, or rudo luchadores, usually the
villainous, aggressive, less cultured warriors; the cross-dressing exoticos exemplified by the selfstyled
Queen of the Ring, Cassandro, in his perfumed and primped pomp; the mini-stars mini
estrellas as well as female wrestlers known as Luchadoras.

Part art book, part fun book and a total labour of love: Slam: Lucha Libre Superheroes of the
Ring. The book has been beautifully designed by the renowned design group, FUEL. Featuring a die-cut
slipcase printed with a striking graphic illustration of a masked Mexican wrestler, the image on the
book inside reveals the another wrestler wearing a different mask.