Performing Mexicanidad I: Criminality and Lucha Libre. 111. Born Mexican: Born Criminal, Born Wrestler. 117. Nicknames, Masks, and Disguises. 131. Killing as ...
1. Framing the Serial Killer: El Mataviejitas Serial Killers, Mexican Anomie, and Narcosatánicos El Chalequero, Goyo Cárdenas, and Las Poquianchis The Hunt for El Mataviejitas
25 35 48 58
2. The Look of the Serial Killer: El/La Mataviejitas La Cara del Mexicano “Se buscan” “¡Ayúdanos a prevenir!” From El Mataviejitas as “Brilliant” to La Mataviejitas as “Pathological” The “Look” of a Serial Killer
63 76 79 91 106
3. Performing Mexicanidad I: Criminality and Lucha Libre Born Mexican: Born Criminal, Born Wrestler Nicknames, Masks, and Disguises Killing as Performance
111 117 131 138
4. Performing Mexicanidad II: Criminality and La Santa Muerte Feminicides in Estado de México and Ciudad Juárez Spiritual Sisters: La Virgen de Guadalupe and La Santa Muerte La Catrina and La Santa Muerte La Santa Muerte and Jesús Malverde: The Saints of Narcos
145 150 164 174 178
Conclusion
185
Acknowledgments 201 Notes 205 Bibliography 241 Index 259 About the Author 271 vii