Ulises (60s)

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Ulises

Name Ulises Real name Delfino Espindola Serrano Nicknames El Caballero Albo (as The Tempest) Name history Ulises, Columbus, El Tapatío, The Tempest Family Maestro(s) Juan Diaz Birth date, location December 25, 1939 - Puebla, Puebla Obituary date 2011 Debut, location 1962, Cancha San Pedro - Puebla, Puebla Lost mask to Chanoc (as Ulises) Height Weight Signature moves Titles: Mexican National Lightweight Championship, unknown Championships from El Salvador

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Seemed to be based in Acapulco. Said to be an accomplished acrobat before becoming a luchador and billed as mentored by Juan Diaz after his title win.

Before becoming a professional wrestler he was a motorcycle police officer and bodyguard. As a bodybuilder, he won Mr. Mexico contests. He also was a cliff diver in La Quebrada. Moreover, he worked as an extra in films.

With a sports background in bodybuilding, cliff-diving, and Karate he developed a unique wrestling style. He made his debut on 1962 as Ulises, he chose that ringname because of the legendary Greek King. In a short period of time he wrestled in Arena Mexico where he won the Mexican National Lightweight Championship against Chanoc. That feud went into a mask vs mask match where he lost. As Ulises, he found great opportunities in Central America. The first country that he visited was Guatemala on 1962 then he came back on 1965 and 1966. Described for the Guatemalan press as the fastest luchador of his time with high flying maneuvers and an unparalleled speed. On 1966 he met with his longtime rival Chanoc in Guatemala reviving their matches in Mexico. He went under his real name for a while and won the Lightweight Championship once more.

As The Tempest he is regarded as one of the most successful and beloved foreign wrestlers in El Salvador. He held a rivalry with El Bucanero. He was well known for his acrobatic wrestling style and his use of Karate moves in the ring. He also made demonstrations of his Karate skills in exhibitions. He was a big draw in Arena Metropolitana many fans gathered to see him each week. He was so popular that he had fan clubs and even women tended to interfere and defend him when he was beaten by his opponents. Moreover, he held a vast apuestas record in El Salvador. His success as a wrestler extends to South America. In 1969 he had a tour in Bolivia where he has the tag team partner of El Santo.

In 1970s the Colombian Promotion CATCH hired him. He proposed the idea of wrestling as El Santo. The promotion refused, because it was against the policy to plagiarize the name of any wrestler and they named him as El Tapatío. His was so great, he inmediately adapted to the wrestling style of that golden age and reached the stardom. He is remembered as a great técnico in Colombia.

In 1972, he did tours over Panama. He went under his first ringname as Ulises (unmasked), then he came back as The Tempest.

Luchas de apuestas record

Date	Apuesta	Winner(s)	Loser(s)	Arena and/or Place
1964	mask	Chanoc	Ulises	Arena Coliseo - Acapulco, Guerrero
1978	mask	Villano III	Columbus	Angelopolis - Puebla, Puebla
??/??/??	mask	The Tempest	El Enterrador	San Salvador - El Salvador

Gallery

as The Tempest

Karate demonstrations

as Columbus

injury

as Ulises

with Santo

winning the Mexican National Lightweight Championship

as El Tapatío

1964

with Juan Diaz

as El Tapatío

as Ulises, first trip to Guatemala on 1962

as The Tempest in Bolivia

debut in Colombia as El Tapatío

1972 as The Tempest un Panamá

masked as Ulises (first design)

Sources

• http://memoriasguanacas.blogspot.in/2013/09/recordando-un-gran-luchador-tempest.html?m=1
• Luchas 2000
• Family Personal Archives
• Arena Gladiadores El Salvador
• Ulises, The Tempest Oficial