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Luchadores vs. Everything

By Charles Horak,
Sam Cassiano
Published February 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM MST
Jeffrey Everett
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https://www.luchadoresvseverything.com/
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Jeffrey Everett is a successful designer, illustrator, and author working outside of Washington, DC. Jeffrey has had the pleasure of designing and illustrating for a wide variety of entertainment, corporate, and non-profit clients. Jeffrey has created designs for bands such as Jason Mraz, Social Distortion, Foo Fighters, The Decemberists, Flight of the Conchords, Gaslight Anthem, Lou Reed, The Bouncing Souls, and A Day to Remember.

Masked wrestlers, fighting monsters and gangsters were a big part of the Mexican cinema of the 60s and 70s creating a film genre all to themselves Lucha Libra. Join this edition of On Film with host Charles Horak and special guest, Jeffrey Everett art Director of the new book Luchadores vs. Everything, they will discuss Lucha libre films, Mexican superheroes and the new book that extensively chronicles for film films and his histories of the genre.

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Originally aired on February 7, 2026

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Charles Horak
Charles Horak didn't sleep much as a child, preferring instead to watch movies on late night TV. Not much has changed since then, except that he now shares his life-long passion for movies with others. Horak's association with On Film began in the summer of 2002 when he was interviewed by the show's originator, Cynthia Haines. In the summer of 2005, Horak took over for Haines as host of the show.
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Sam Cassiano
Sam Cassiano is a native Californian who spent his formative years in the Bay Area. An army brat, his family toured Germany and Japan before settling in El Paso in 1973. Initially a Communications Major at UTEP, a radio internship at KPAS-FM 94, the PASS launched his broadcasting career. He can be heard as the morning news anchor on KTEP during NPR's Morning Edition, and Friday evenings at 10 pm as the host of Friday Night Blues.
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