Masks figure very prominently into Mexican culture, and as a result, they've been popular with lucha libre since they were first introduced in the 1930s.  A mask in Mexican wrestling isn't simply a piece of costume...it represents a wrestler's pride and honor, and it defines them.  To lose a mask in a match is truly shameful.

elainepower60 wrote
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> I have always liked watching pro wrestling, yep, started with my Grande
> Daddy a long time ago. I have lived in 3 very different states in the
> U.S. of America, thus I have seen lots of different stuff, I have seen
> a few Mexican wrestling shows on T.V. can anyone tell me what the Masks
> are all about ??    I don't imagine we would ever see Ms. Chacala
> wearing a mask, as we all see in the yahoo group photo, she is far too
> pretty to put a mask over that exoticly, beautiful face.