TV SERIES BASED ON LIFE OF LUCHA LIBRE LEGEND GREEN-LIT

[Big Red Machine]

Source: PWInsider

By Mike Johnson on 2016-01-19 08:37:41
www.Deadline.com is reporting that Televisa and Sony have green-lit a TV series based on the life of lucha libre legend The Blue Demon.

The hour long Spanish-language drama is being developed as a 65 episode series that will air on Televisa.

Promotional material for the series notes:

"Blue Demon is inspired by the real-life story of Alejandro Mu�oz Moreno, who overcame enormous odds to become the World Wrestling Champion under the name Blue Demon. The series begins in Nuevo Leon, where a young Alejandro, the son of farmers and the fifth of 12 children, dreams of a bigger life than his small hometown. Years later, after setting off to live with an uncle and work on the railroad in Monterrey, a strong and strapping young man has a chance meeting with a famous wrestler, Ignacio Vera, who piques his interest in the colorful national sport of freestyle wrestling, Lucha Libre. Alejandro sets out on an incredible journey, conquering his fears and confronting personal demons, to ultimately become one of the most revered masked wrestlers of all time."