April Ritzenthaler

April Ritzenthaler

Biography

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.

Filmography

This Is Roller Derby

2011

As Narrator

Hell On Wheels

2007

As Queen Destroyer / La Muerta

Leave It On The Track

2012

As La Muerta

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