In the ring, they were gods. Now the coronavirus is forcing lucha libre stars to sell street food. Even the best-known wrestlers were never paid very well. With no matches save a few televised or broadcast online contests, superstars and up-and-comers alike have had to rely on starting their own businesses.

Professional wrestler José Gutierrez Hernandez “El Ultimo Guerrero” checks in on stepdaughter Tabata Negrete and daughter Paola Gutierrez at De Otro Nivel food truck in the El Risco CTM neighborhood in Mexico City. Hernandez, 48, wrestling for 30 years, opened the food truck in late March, selling; hamburgers, french fries, wings and nachos, to earn a living.

El Ultimo Guerrero helps with the cooking, while guests Cuauhtemoc Reyes, 7, enjoys a hamburger with Natalia Restrepo, and Guillermo Cordero.

Kala Kita helps market the business

Monserat Mejia, of Mexico City, brings her nephew Damian Robles, 3, wearing Caristico’s lucha libra mask and cape, to eat and meet El Ultimo Guerrero.

Jessica Juarez, 12, and her grandfather Refugio Larios, 63, wait for their order at Crepas El Maná in La Lagunilla neighborhood in Mexico City.

Professional wrestler Joel Bernal Galicia, 54, know as "Olimpico" in the lucha libre world, prepares a frutos rojos crepe.

Customers place their order at Crepas El Maná.

Olimpico and his wife of 14-years Leticia Vazquez Rojano at their crepes stand Crepas El Maná they started over eight years ago.

Posters announcing lucha libre matches pasted on the walls of Arena Mexico, the "cathedral of lucha libre," where at Ahora Baby Face con Huaraches food stand is located in the Doctores neighborhood in Mexico City.

Semi-professional and novice wrestlers of the Escuela de Lucha Libre de Promociones Corsario Negro, train at the Centro Civico in the Tulpetlac neighborhood in Ecatepec, State of Mexico.

Wrestlers hone their craft into the evening at the school.

Gloria “Tia” Alvarez Lindero, prepares an Omelette a la Baby Face at Ahora Baby Face con Huaraches food stand, in the Doctores neighborhood in Mexico City. Alvarez has worked 25-years at the business.

Karla Ortiz Esteban, 17, with parents Angeles Esteban Garcia, and Carlos Ortiz, eating at Ahora Baby Face con Huaraches food stand.

J. Guadalupe Fuentes Ochoa, 72, known as “Baby Face,” puts a wrestling move on customer Carlos Ortiz while getting his photos taken. The 25-year-old food stand is owned by Baby Face, a wrestling legend, and his wife Maria de Jesus Alvarez.

A mural of lucha libra wrestler Darth Maul holding the mask of Aníbal at a parking lot across the street from Arena Mexico, the "cathedral of lucha libre," in Mexico City.

Mexican wrestler Black Lesbon receives a kick from Tazosomok while they battle it out in a lucha libre event that was broadcast online but closed to the public put on by Firme Mexicana de Lucha Libre (FMLL) at the Centro Civico in the Tulpetlac neighborhood in Ecatepec, State of Mexico.

Gran Toro is helpless while his partner Infierno Negro is locked in a hold by Stigma.

Cristopher Hernandez, 7, who also trains with the wrestlers, and his father Alonso Hernandez, attend the event.

Referee Furcio sprays disinfectant on Stigma while his partner Azteka Negro stands ready before the match.

Mr. Jack flips Krauzar in the air in a lucha libre event that was broadcast online but closed to the public.

Infierno Negro lies helpless on the ground while his partner Gran Toro gets ready to take on an opponent while a small social distancing crowd looks on during the match.

Gran Toro chokes Azteka Negro with a chain as referee Furcio tries to separate Stigma and Infierno Negro.

Before getting back into the ring Maldad banters with super fan Pascual Galindo.

Katalan launches himself from the top rope onto Mr. Jack and Maldad in the final match of the day attended by a small social distancing crowd. Read the story at https://lat.ms/32V4wYg
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