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Neatorama | Bolivian Wrestling

Forget WWE and Mexico’s lucha libre … the real wrestling action is in Bolivia.

‘Her slight form bulked up by the many layers of her pollera skirt, “Amorous Yolanda” humbles burly “Craquen.” Female fans relish victories over male wrestlers by tough cholitas—scripted though they are. “I am a loving person outside the ring,” Yolanda says. “But once in the ring, Amorous Yolanda becomes ‘Hateful Yolanda.’” ‘