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How Latin America's protest superheroes fight injustice and climate change – and sometimes crime, too

  • Written by Vinodh Venkatesh, Professor of Hispanic Studies, Virginia Tech
imageAn Argentine justice crusader who calls himself Menganno has been patrolling the streets of the city of Lanus since 2010. Netflix has now picked up his character.Netflix Latinoamérica (screenshot)

Not all heroes wear capes. In Latin America, some real-life icons wear Mexican wrestling masks or arm themselves with shields and herbicide to...

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