Alfonso Dantés

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Alfonso Dantés

Name Alfonso Dantés Real name José Luis Amezcua Díaz Nicknames El Tanque (The Tank) Name history Edmundo Dantés (debut - ??), Dantés, Alfonso Dantés (1963? - retirement) Family Al Amezcua (father), César Dantés (son), Apolo Dantés (son), Septiembre Negro (brother), Indio Jerónimo (brother-in-law), Alberto Muñoz/White Man (brother-in-law) Maestro(s) Diablo Velazco Birth date, location April 13, 1943 - Guadalajara, Jalisco Obituary date July 30, 2008 - Manzanillo, Colima Debut, location 1960 - Morelia, Michoacán Lost mask to Height 5'9"/176 cms Weight 220 lbs/101 kg Signature moves No-hands tapatía, Gori Special, Backbreaker Submission, La Alteña Titles: Occident Middleweight Title, National Light Heavyweight Title (3), NWA Americas Tag Team Titles (3, w/ Mil Máscaras, Francisco Flores, El Médico), NWA World Light Heavyweight Title (5), National Heavyweight Title (2)

Wrestling Observer Hall Of Fame Member

One of the best luchadors in the history of Guadalajara, "the Tank" was a light heavyweight/heavyweight star of 60s, 70s and 80s. Believed to have run Arena Coliseo Guadalajara after his career came to an end. His sons Apolo Dantes & Cesar Dantes followed him into the lucha libre world.

Luchas de apuestas record

Date	Apuesta	Winner(s)	Loser(s)	Arena and/or Place
??/??/??	hair	Alfonso Dantés	El Faraón	Arena México - Mexico City
??/??/??	hair	Cien Caras	Alfonso Dantés	Arena Coliseo - Guadalajara, Jalisco
??/??/??	hair	El Faraón	Alfonso Dantés	Arena México - Mexico City
72/12/01	hair	El Solitario	Alfonso Dantés	Arena México - Mexico City
75/12/05	hair (1)	Enrique Vera	Alfonso Dantés	Arena México - Mexico City
77/02/22	hair (2)	Mil Máscaras	Alfonso Dantés	Arena México - Mexico City
78/04/22	hairs	El Faraón & Ringo Mendoza	Sangre Chicana & Alfonso Dantés	unknown
79/04/20	hair	Alfonso Dantés	El Faraón	Arena México - Mexico City
79/06/15	hair	Satoru Sayama	Alfonso Dantés	Arena México - Mexico City
80/12/05	hairs	Sangre Chicana & Alfonso Dantes	El Jalisco & Cobarde	Arena México - Mexico City
81/06/26	hair	Alfonso Dantés	Halcón Ortiz	Arena México - Mexico City
1985/08/09	hair	Satánico	Alfonso Dantés	Arena Mexico
(1) Triangle match w/ El Halcón; (2) Triangle match with El Halcon

Gallery

1964

as NWA Americas Tag Champ

as NWA World LH Champ

vs Les Thornton 1980

1982

At Arena Coliseo 1984