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.
This Is Roller Derby
as NarratorA Documentary that looks at both the origins of modern Roller Derby and charts the rise of two...
Movie pageHell 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...
Movie pageLeave It On The Track
as La MuertaDocumentary following the friendship and rivalry between two teams in TXRD, a Texas roller derby...
Movie pageRollergirls
as La MuertaRollergirls was a 2006 A&E Network reality show examining the personalities, antics and...
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