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El Hippie Playa |
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Name |
El Hippie Playa |
Real name |
Ruben Bartalo |
Nicknames |
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Name history |
El Hippie Playa, Killing, La Pantera Rosa, Felipe el Charlatan |
Family |
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Maestro(s) |
Torreon |
Birth date, location |
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Obituary date |
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Debut, location |
November 1972 |
Lost mask to |
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Height |
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Weight |
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Signature moves |
Plancha Suicida |
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Profile
He always liked Lucha Libre watching it on TV and reading magazines. He was good friend with Torreron training aspirants on the beach and they invited him. His first of training was so hard. He admired El Indio Comanche and Miguel Petri (El Hippie Hair) and he took the name of Hippie Playa because he grew up in the times of the hippies and always likes the beach a lot. His debut was agaisnt Espartaco and they tied. After it he was advised by Torreon for a new gimmick. Bartalo took the name of the Killing the Skeleton. He entered to the ring riding a horse. 1975 he was on the troupe of Diablos en El Ring, promoted by Oscar Rodriguez "Tarzan" he assigned him to become the masked Capitan Tormenta. He was chosen to be La Pantera Rosa (The Pink Panther), he had to mimic the character and make the entrance the same way as the cartoon character.
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