After his undefeated streak is destroyed,
a wrestler submerges into limbo and must find a way out.
Being born in L.A. as a child of migrant parents means being profiled by faceless bullies deployed by a tyrant ruler who preys on the workhorses of this country. To fire back, I aimed to tell a story that illuminates community leadership by utilizing my culture’s vibrant lucha libre superheroes as a way to inspire the disenfranchised.
Official Selection — Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival
Official Selection — Reel Short & Sweet Cinema Conciencia
Official Selection — Through My Eyes Film Festival
Official Selection — Corto Creativo Short Film Festival
Official Selection — Green Salon Short Film Festival
Official Selection — Infocus Short Film Festival
Official Selection — Hollywood Verge Film Awards
Official Selection — Sunscreen Film Festival
Official Selection — FotoFilm Tijuana Short Film Competition
Official Selection — Hollywood Screenings Film Festival
Press
Polaris Castillo's Moving Lucha Libre Short Film El Luchador — First Showing
Starring
Gavilan De Oro, Motros Jungle, Belén Oyola-Rebaza, Xavier Charcas, Mikey Gordon, Bill Chew, Hijo del Gremlino, Cazador, Vaquero Fantasma
Crew
Director, Writer — Polaris Castillo
Story — Timmar Jones and Polaris Castillo
Cinematographer — Pascal Combes-Knoke
Assistant Camera — Daniel Ajemian
Key Grips — Matt LaCorte, Nicholas Popkey
Gaffer — Luka Pascalicchio
Composer — Joelian Sanchez
Sound Design — Joelian Sanchez
Visual Effects — Antonio R. Lyons
Production Sound Mixer — Daniel Martinez
Editor — Polaris Castillo
Costumes — Dylan Hair and Stephanie Urness
Set Photographer — Jack Nguyen
Entrance Theme Music — Agrimony
Key Art — Elena Kulikova
Producers — Sweet Nightmares, Hyper Tensive Films
Producers — Julian Park, Dan Marcus, Polaris Castillo
Associate Producers — Nael Khoury, Mikey Gordon
"La Leyenda del Remendado"
Written by Joelian Sanchez
Performed by Marlyn Ortega, Joelian Sanchez, Alfredo Barrios, Frank Macias, Taylor Bybee
"Omega"
Written by Rodolfo Ramirez and Fabricio Escobar Jr.
Performed by Agrimony
Special Thanks — Agustin, Don Antonio Alvarez, Eric Smigiel, Erwin Castillo, Marisol Sanchez, Rafael Ortega, Sedrick Chambers, Trevor Tillman
