Marta El Alto confronts Jennifer Two Face in a wrestling ring in La Paz, Bolivia. But there's more at stake than the prize money.
Ever since Colombus came to the Americas, the indigenous people have been downtrodden and exploited by a minority white elite. Ninety per cent of Bolivia's population is indigenous.
So it's hardly surprising that they are finally fighting back. Marta represents the underclass - little wonder then that she gets the biggest cheers.
In a city, and country, where social exclusion and ethnic division is the norm, the Gladiator Ring helps channel frustration about the status quo and gives the fighters the extra cash they need in order to make ends meet.
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Rageh Omaar presents Witness, a half-hour daily documentary series which features short, specially commissioned or acquired films gathered from independent filmmakers.
Each documentary reveals the unknown lives of ordinary people, following their lives, telling their stories and portraying the challenges that confront them. Our witnesses are people in a situation or those who have observed them first hand.
The films cover conflict, belief, the past and the future and as well as bringing new stories to light they showcase the talents of a new breed of multi-skilled, frontline journalist. In the studio, Rageh will further explore the issues raised in the films, with expert guests on the subject matter and the filmmakers themselves.
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