Reyna Torres, 22, waits at an intersection in the city of El Alto for the rest of the group so they can go together to a fight in Senkata. The wrestling cholitas fight every Sunday on the 12th October Complex in El Alto, but sometimes they do exhibition fights in other parts of La Paz and Bolivia to promote the sport.

Silvina La Poderosa jumps from a corner of the ring to land in her opponent, Reyna Torres, during an exhibit fight in Senkata, El Alto.

Reyna Torres complains to the public because the referee is showing a preference for her opponent during an exhibition fight in Senkata, El Alto. Cholitas fights have always a dramatic storyline that the referee is there to help the bad cholita and usually he even participates in it. But as in many other stories, most of the time the good one tends to win the fight at the end.

Silvina La Poderosa, 37, looks to the public on top of the ropes during an exhibition fight in Senkata. They sometimes do exhibition fights in different locations of Bolivia to promote and attract younger people to the sport.

Silvina La Poderosa, 37, and the referee punish Reyna Torres during an exhibition fight in Senkata. Cholitas fights have always the dramatic storyline that the referee is there to help the bad cholita and usually he even participates in it. But as in many other stories, most of the time the good one tends to win the fight at the end.

Reyna Torres grabs Silvina La Poderosa on a rotation movement during an exhibition fight in Senkata, El Alto. The Wrestling Cholitas fight every Sunday on the 12th October Complex in El Alto. At times they do exhibition fights in other parts of Bolivia to promote the sport.

Juanita La Carinosa helps to take down the ring after an exhibition fight in Senkata, El Alto. Due to the low budget, all the fighters help to do extra work so that the fights can happen. The Wrestling Cholitas fight every Sunday on the 12th October Complex in El Alto. At times they do exhibition fights in other parts of La Paz and Bolivia to promote the sport.

Juanita La Carinosa takes photos with young fans after the exhibition fight in Senkata, El Alto. Cholitas got some kind of celebrity status in Bolivia but also abroad, appearing in TV shows like The Cristina Show, of the Cuban born American journalist Cristina Saralegui.

Reyna Torres takes clothes to dry on a rope in her parents home. When she is not fighting or involved in the organization of the fights she helps her mother with house duties.  Reyna is one of the wrestling fighters parts of the Cholitas Luchadoras group that fights every Sunday in the city of El Alto, Bolivia.

Reyna Torres sews a skirt that was damaged during a fight. Cholitas use their everyday clothes even on the ring. When she is not fighting or involved in the organization of the fights she works in her parents home. Reyna is one of the wrestling fighters part of the Cholitas Luchadoras group that fights every Sunday in the city of El Alto.

Juanita La Carinosa using her phone to coordinate fights while she was cooking bread for All Soul's Day. Being a wrestling cholita, takes much of her personal time since she has to organize fights, coordinate everything with the other cholitas and try to get tourists to the events since they are the ones that really bring money to the sport by paying up to five times more than a Bolivian.

Mary Llanos Sanz, 31, best know as Juanita La Carinosa (The Sweet One) the leader of the Wrestling Cholitas, puts makeup on a taxi ride on the way to a fight while her little son looks at her.

Juanita La Carinosa controls the tickets at the door of the 12th October Sports Complex in El Alto. The tickets fee are the only income that supports the fights, especially the profit made from tourists since they pay, 50 Bolivianos ($US7.5) to the 12 Bolivianos ($US1.75) paid by locals.

Cholitas meet up in the dressing room before the match so they can coordinate the order of fights and some of the sequences. The Wrestling Cholitas fight every Sunday on the 12th October Complex in El Alto. At times they do exhibition fights in other parts of La Paz and Bolivia to promote the sport.

The ring of the 12th October Sports Complex, where cholitas fights happen every Sunday.  The fights attract many Bolivians and tourists. Tourists pay five times higher prices to sit in the front rows on plastic chairs, while the locals sit on the cement stands.

Juanita La Carinosa and Simpática Sonia, 21, (Nice Sonia) punish Jennifer Dos Caras (Two Faces), 16, during a fight on the 12th October Sports Complex in El Alto. Sometimes fights are fought in pairs, being one team the bad and the other the good one. As in many other stories, most of the time the good side tends to win in the fight at the end after suffering a lot.

The Bolivian public cheers the cholitas during a fight in the 12th October Complex in the city of El Alto. Too many people in town going to see the fights of the Cholitas is their favourite Sunday pastime.

Juanita La Carinosa punishes Jennifer Dos Caras (Two Faces), 16, on the ropes during a fight on the 12th October Sports Complex in El Alto. Sometimes fights are fought in pairs, being one team the bad and the other the good one. As in many other stories, most of the time the good one tends to win the fight at the end after suffering a lot.

Reyna Torres comes to the rescue of Jennifer Dos Caras and punishes Juanita La Carinosa outside of the ring for the delirium of tourists watching the fight. Sometimes fights are fought in pairs, being one team the bad and the other the good one. As in many other stories, most of the time the good side tends to win the fight at the end.

Cholitas walk on the street at sunset after an exhibition fight on the rich part of La Paz. The wrestling cholitas fight every Sunday on the 12th October Complex in El Alto, at times they do exhibition fights in other parts of La Paz and Bolivia to promote the sport.