It's all bueno! From behind the scenes stuff to references to good ole Mexico, here are 10 interesting facts about The FOREMOST, WORLD RENOWNED, INTERNATIONAL SHOW OF LUCHA!!!!
#10: A first for Flash
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| No Ruffle Necessary, at least for this time period! |
While Flash in the early 2000s was mostly used for internet based cartoons and games, this was the first TV cartoon to be animated in the program. The pilot and first season used the line tool for its animation, but this was too clunky so the switched to the brush tool for seasons two and three.
#9: The pitch pilot
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| Wow, nearly everyone got a makeover! |
The pilot episode of the show, simply called "Lucha School", had a few differences from the final product, from a cruder animation style to different character designs and names. However, the most interesting difference Psiclone, a bull-themed wrestler who would've been part of the main group.
#8: Attempted revival
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| A shame this never got greenlit! |
In 2014 there were plans for a revival series called "Mucha Lucha: Para Siempre". While there are comics and an animatic available online, the series unfortunately seems to have been cancelled. That being said, the series would get a continuation in the form of the "Tales from the Coliseo" webcomics.
#7: No punches pulled
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| Copyright Lili Chin-whenever this was made. |
When the show was first pitched, Warner Bros was hesitant to greenlight it as they believed it would be too violent. In addition, most of the storyboard artists weren't too interested in watching Lucha wrestling just to capture it in storyboards.. In response, co-creator Lili Chin drew a series of drawings consisting of Rickochet and Beuno Girl wrestling each other and explaining what each hold was. This not only showed executives that the whole thing was staged, but also gave the storyboard artists an easy reference to draw from.
#6: The cutting room floor strikes again
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| A shocking discovery! |
Besides Psiclone, there are multiple characters who never made it onto the show. You can read the full list here, but a few interesting ones include the magnet-themed Magnetico, a character called Chad From Chad who apparently was scrapped because WBA staff thought his character wasn't appropriate for kids and a character named Princess Enigma who was set to appear in the episode Party Animal.
#5: Mexican Celebrities
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| Forget Rey Mysterio, say hello to Rey Dinamico! |
The show staff originally wanted Luchadore wrestlers like Rey Mysterio Jr and Brazo de Plata aka Super Porky to appear on the show, but scheduling conflicts prevented that, forcing the staff to redesign their animated alter egos. That being said, the show still managed to get other Mexican celebrities like Los Mobos and Blue Demon Jr. In addition, the theme song was preformed by Mexican music group Chicos de Barrio.
#4: The creators weren't Mexican
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| It's an Aussie-Chinese production! |
Even though this show is known for it representation of Mexican culture, the creators weren't Mexican themselves. Eddie Mort hales from Manchester England and emigrated to Australia at age 10, while Lili Chin is Chinese. That being said it did have some Mexicans working on it, including future El Tigre and Book of Life creator John R. Gutierrez.
#3: PSAlmost
In 2003 there were plans for a PS2 game called Mysterioso Grande. Unfortunately, this game was cancelled because the developers couldn't find a publisher and it was around this time that the show's ratings were dropping. That being said, some of the animations for the game are available in the video above this paragraph.
#2: Build Your Own Wrestler
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| Some kid's day was made! |
Around the time of the show's airing on TV, there was an online game on Kids WB's website that let users create their own luchadore wrestler. Some of the fan made characters made with this program even made it onto some versions of the show's intro.
#1: Mexican Dub Relationships
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| They're closer than we thought! |
The Mexican dub voice actors for Rikochet and Beuno Girl (Héctor Emmanuel Gómez and Karla Falcon respectively) started dating and eventually married after the third season finished. Likewise, El Rey's VA (Eduardo Fonseca) is the uncle of The Flea's VA (Victor Ugarte).
A truly caliente list if I do say so myself. If you know something I don't or believe I screwed up somewhere, please send your comments to the designated section. Thanks for reading and have a muy bueno day!
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