Mil Máscaras
Profile
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Biography
Usually called La Leyenda Viviente(the living legend), Mil was born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Some bios list his birth year 1938, 1941 or 1942 or even 1944, but the most common date is 1942.
The character of Mil Mascaras was announced before his debut. The gimmick is a creation of "El Rey Midas de la Lucha Libre", Valente Perez, and in fact, the first appearances of Mil Mascaras were not by the current (and long time) man under the mask. Valente came up with the idea of of Mil wearing a different mask for each presentation, and this has sometime expanded to him wearing two masks for matches, throwing one to the crowd.
Mil made his debut as Ricardo Duran, and was trained by Diablo Velasco. He was the first Mexican and the first masked man who appeared in the Madison Square Garden, and he's famous in Japan.
One of Mil's first feud matches was against Benny Galant, who Mil beat for his hair. Mil has had notables feuds Canek, Gran Markus Jr. and El Halcón. Mil's popularity has also increased due to his movies.
He's still wrestling today.
Filmography
- Mil Máscaras (1966), 1st appearance and origin of Mil Mascaras (the only B&W film in the series)
- Los Canallas (1966) (The Scoundrels aka The Swine), co-stars Regina Torne
- Enigma de Muerte (1968) (Enigma of Death), with John Carradine
- Las Vampiras (1968) (The Vampire Girls), with John Carradine
- Los Campeones Justicieros (1970) (The Champions of Justice), with Blue Demon, Tinieblas, el Medico Asesino and la Sombra Vengadora
- Las Momias de Guanajuato (1970) (The Mummies of Guanajuato), with Santo and Blue Demon
- Vuelven Los Campeones Justicieros (1972) (The Champions of Justice Return), with Blue Demon, el Fantasma Blanco, el Rayo de Jalisco and el Avispon Escarlata
- El Robo de las Momias de Guanajuato (1972) (The Theft of the Mummies of Guanajuato), with the Blue Angel and el Rayo de Jalisco
- Una Rosa sobre el Ring (1972) (A Rose in the Ring)
- Leyendas Macabras de la Colonia (1973) (Macabre Legends of the Colony), with el Fantasma Blanco and Tinieblas
- Los Vampiros de Coyoacán (1973) (The Vampires of Coyoacán), with Superzan
- Las Momias de San Ángel (1973) (The Mummies of San Ángel), with el Fantasma Blanco and Tinieblas
- El Poder Negro (1973) (Black Power), with Sergio Oliva
- Misterio en las Bermudas (1977) (Mystery in Bermuda), with Santo and Blue Demon
- el Hijo del Santo en la Frontera Sin Ley (1983) (Son of Santo in the Lawless Frontier), with el Hijo del Santo
- La Verdad de la Lucha Libre (1988) (The Truth about Wrestling)
- La Llave Mortal (1990) (The Deadly Hold)
- Wrestling Women vs. the Brainiac (2007) (post-production)
As Himself
- AWS: Best of City of Industry 2003 (2003)
- AWS: Legend vs. Legend (2004)
- Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy (2005)
Luchas de apuestas record
| Date | Apuesta | Winner(s) | Loser(s) | Arena and/or Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66/04/22 | hair | Mil Máscaras | Benny Galant | Arena México - Mexico City |
| 69/09/19 | hair | Mil Máscaras | Black Gordman | L.A. Olympic Auditorium - Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| 69/10/10 | hair | Mil Máscaras | Bull Ramos | L.A. Olympic Auditorium - Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| 71/01/02 | mask | Mil Máscaras | Barón Escarlata | unknown |
| 74/??/?? | mask (1) | Mil Máscaras | Frankenstein | Tijuana, Baja California |
| 77/02/22 | hair (2) | Mil Máscaras | Alfonso Dantés | Arena México - Mexico City |
| 77/07/29 | mask | Mil Máscaras | El Halcón | Arena México - Mexico City |
| 78/09/13 | mask | Mil Máscaras | El Halcón | Japan |
| 88/08/?? | hair | Mil Máscaras | Popitekus | Auditorio de Tijuana - Tijuana, Baja California |
| 94/11/20 | hair | Mil Máscaras | Principe Battu | Gasto Avenue, Dallas Texas |
| 97/07/17 | mask (3) | Mil Máscaras | Gran Markus Jr. | El Toreo - Naucalpan, Mexico State |
| (1) Triangle match with Texas; (2) Triangle match with El Halcon; (3) Triangle match with Tinieblas | ||||
Gallery
 after mask match against Gran Markus Jr. |
Masks of Mil Mascaras
