The Giants Attacking You, Los Titanes te Atakan, catch wrestling TV show

Giants of the Ring, in spanish," Titanes en el Ring" was a catch television show that aired for more than three decades in the Argentinean television, with just some brief interruptions. Together with the weekly show, Martín Karadagián’s troupe made live presentations during the week in many cities and towns of Argentina. Also, it’s fame took them to the big screen, showing two films as well as some of the most important and famous fighters participated in other movies also.

Just to understand the importance of Titanes en el Ring to all young Argentineans, they were sort of a World Championship Wrestling, though the characters who fought in Titanes were much more elaborated. This show had it’s fighters dressed up in costumes specially designed for them, which covered them from head to toes. Each character not only had a story and a history, but also a distinctive song. This was very appealing to all the kids who went to see the show. But there also where some American trademarks in the show, such as the clear division between good and evil, two clear sides confronting where there were no gray areas. Each side’s characters represented world’s regions and countries, showing traditional outfits and specially highlighting their culture.

Nowadays, Paulina Karadagián (Martín Karafagián’s daughter) keeps Titanes going; she’s the troup’s manager. Though Titanes en el Ring is no loneger aired by national television, it is so very common to see in cable TV, and the memory of the glorious show‘s still intact. Titantes do live presentations all around the country. And though the fighters changed and were re-newed, the characters remain.

Also, for this re-appearance of Titanes en el Ring, many famous Argentinean musicians worked together recuperating those traditional all times songs, and recorded an album. The "Los titanes te atakan" CD has 20 great songs that have all time classic Karadagián’s presentation as well as La Momia Negra, El Caballero Rojo, Rubén "El Ancho" Peucelle, Tufic Memet, La Momia Blanca, Pepino el Payaso, Hippie Jimmy among others. The artists that recorded the album are the well known and cherished Superuva, Mate Cosido, D.I.O.N.I.S.I.O.S, Bigfoot, Childhood and many more.

This is not just an album, but a time machine as well as a collector’s item, for what it represented to prior generations, for it’s historical and cultural value and for it’s an excellent album.

Bob Frassinetti.
Information from The Buenos Aires Toy Museum. Argentina.

The Giants Attacking You, Los Titanes de Atakan,Argentina
Was a catch television show that aired for more than three decades in the Argentinean television