Mamachas of the Ring
75min - Bolivia
Director: Betty M. Park
New England Premiere   New England Premiere
Filmmaker Attending    Filmmaker Attending
MAIN THEATER
[buy ticket] [+ calendar]  Sat, Feb 27- 11:00 am
SCREENING ROOM
[buy ticket] [+ calendar]  Sat, Feb 27- 1:15 pm
[buy ticket] [+ calendar]  Mon, Mar 1- 5:00 pm

In 2004, Carmen Rosa was at the forefront of a cholita wrestler revolution. Never before had Bolivia seen an indigenous woman take her petticoats and bowler hat into the ring, and the crowds couldn't get enough. Along with three other women, Carmen became an international star and all four were anointed the Mamachas of the Ring. The pressures of daily living and gendered responsibilities begin to eat away at the foundation of the Mamachas, and Carmen Rosa increasingly shoulders more of the work burden. Her day job as a street vendor begins to suffer and her attention to her family dwindles, until one day her husband issues her a firm ultimatum: wrestling or your family.