Fighting Cholitas

Mid 20th Century 1970s and 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s and 2020s The Fighting Cholitas are a group of Indigenous Aymara women wrestlers who perform in El Alto, Bolivia.

[1] The Cholitas are part of a group called the Titans of the Ring, which includes both male and female wrestlers.

The Titans perform each Sunday for an audience of hundreds at El Alto's Multifunctional Center.

[1] Like the general population of El Alto, which consists almost entirely of Aymara and Quechua residents, the Cholitas are Indigenous.

They wear braided hair, bowler hats and polleras, multilayered skirts, in the ring.