Juana Barraza: Difference between revisions

Juana Barraza was born in Epazoyucan, [[Hidalgo (state)|Hidalgo]], a rural area north of [[Mexico City]].<ref name=guardian2>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/may/19/gender.mexico|title=The lady killer|accessdate=2009-03-31|date=2006-05-19|publisher=[[The Guardian]] | location=London | first=Jo | last=Tuckman}}</ref> Barraza's mother, Justa Samperio, was an [[alcoholic]] who reportedly exchanged her for three beers to a man who repeatedly raped her in his care, and by whom she became pregnant with a son.<ref name=guardian2/> She had four children in total, although her eldest son died from injuries sustained in a mugging.<ref name=guardian2/> Prior to her arrest, Barraza was a professional wrestler under the [[ring name]] of ''La Dama del Silencio'' (''The Lady of Silence'').<ref name=bbc1>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4650930.stm|title=Woman held in Mexico killer hunt|accessdate=2009-03-31|date=2006-01-26|publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref> She had a strong interest within [[lucha libre]], a form of Mexican masked [[professional wrestling]].<ref name=guardian2/>