April Ritzenthaler
April Ritzenthaler (née Hermann) is one of the original founders of Texas Roller Derby (TXRD), formerly known as Texas Lonestar Rollergirls, a banked track roller derby league based in Austin, Texas. Ritzenthaler, aka La Muerta (originally "Queen Destroyer"), was featured in "Hell on Wheels," a documentary released in 2007 about the creation of the all-female roller derby league founded in 2001 that sparked the modern derby revival. In 2006, she also appeared in a 13-episode reality television series on A&E titled "Rollergirls," the 2012 documentary "Leave It On The Track," and the Netflix docuseries "Home Game," released in 2020.
Hell On Wheels
as Queen Destroyer / La MuertaIn 2001 a rowdy group of Austin women were determined to ressurect an old sport, but with a new...
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This Is Roller Derby
as NarratorA Documentary that looks at both the origins of modern Roller Derby and charts the rise of two...
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Leave It On The Track
as La MuertaDocumentary following the friendship and rivalry between two teams in TXRD, a Texas roller derby...
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Rollergirls
as La MuertaRollergirls was a 2006 A&E Network reality show examining the personalities, antics and...
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