<P> In 1929 , Salvador Lutteroth , who at the time was a property inspector for the Mexican Tax department , moved to Ciudad Juárez near the Mexico / U.S. border . During a trip to El Paso , Texas Lutteroth witnessed a professional wrestling show and was intrigued by the show and especially the main event Greek wrestler Gus Pappas . Four years later Lutteroth , along with his financial backer Francisco Ahumada chartered Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre ( EMLL ; The `` Mexican Wrestling Enterprise '' ) , the first Mexican owned wrestling promotion in the country . EMLL held their first shown on September 21 , 1933 , considered the `` birth of Lucha libre '' and led to Lutteroth being known as `` the father of Lucha Libre '' . </P>
<P> In 1929 , Salvador Lutteroth , who at the time was a property inspector for the Mexican Tax department , moved to Ciudad Juárez near the Mexico / U.S. border . During a trip to El Paso , Texas Lutteroth witnessed a professional wrestling show and was intrigued by the show and especially the main event Greek wrestler Gus Pappas . Four years later Lutteroth , along with his financial backer Francisco Ahumada chartered Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre ( EMLL ; The `` Mexican Wrestling Enterprise '' ) , the first Mexican owned wrestling promotion in the country . EMLL held their first shown on September 21 , 1933 , considered the `` birth of Lucha libre '' and led to Lutteroth being known as `` the father of Lucha Libre '' . </P>
who is considered the father of la lucha libre in mexico
who is considered the father of la lucha libre in mexico
Salvador Lutteroth
Salvador Lutteroth