Estrella Blanca

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Estrella Blanca

Name	Estrella Blanca
Real name
Nicknames	"El Santo Poblano"
Name history	Joe El Chamaco (debut), Cruz Diablo, La Boa, Cometa Azul, Estrella Blanca
Family	Sordo Flores (father in law), Estrella Blanca Jr., Estrella Blanca II, Estrella Blanca III, Estrella Blanca 2000 (sons)
Maestro(s)	Pedro Centeno, Satanta, Sordo Flores, Chico Hernández, Jesus El Herrero, Raul Romero
Birth date, location	January 15, 1937 - Angangueo, Michoacán
Obituary date	November 15, 2021
Debut, location	1954
Lost mask to
Height	163 cm/5'4"
Weight	65 kg/143 lb
Signature moves	La Estrella Blanca, Salida de Bandera
Titles:	Mexican National Lightweight Championship (2), AWWA World Middleweight Championship, AWWA World Lightweight Championship, Veracruz Middleweight Championship, Puebla Welterweight Championship, Puebla Lightweight Championship, Pachuca Middleweight Championship

Career

Estrella Blanca was born on January 15, 1937 in the mining town of Angangueo, Michoacán. He came from a very humble family. His father died very young, so his mother, along with her siblings, were forced to move to Mexico City in search of better opportunities. His first approach to wrestling was in 1946 where he was impressed by what he witnessed. When he saw a match between Blue Demon against Bobby Bonales he thought about becoming a professional wrestler as well. One of his purposes as wrestler would be to help his mother with the expenses, since they were seven siblings. It was in 1950 when one of his brothers suggested practicing boxing, but he wanted to be a wrestler and they took him to those who could teach him. He had several trainers, and the training was not easy. One day, his then trainer Pedro Centeno, "El Olonés", told him that he was not born to be a wrestler. Despite that comment, he did not give up. Other trainers who contributed to his preparation were: Sordo Flores (who eventually became his father-in-law), Jesús el Herrero, Satanta, Raúl Romero and at some point he trained with Chico Hernández at the Gimnasio Gloria.

In the beginning he used some ring names such as Joe el Chamaco and La Boa. It is said he also used the name of Cruz Diablo early in his career. The name and image of Estrella Blanca were not his choice, it happened spontaneously. His greatest idol was El Santo and he wanted a mask identical to that of his idol, however, everyone told him that this was impossible. Mr. Martínez, the famous mask maker of the time also warned him that he could not make that mask for him. Instead, he designed a similar mask for him with some modifications, and the most characteristic: it was blue, with a white star on the forehead. The mask came with the name included. At first the young wrestler was not convinced by that name, and was even made fun of because that name seemed more for a woman. One advice he received from El Santo was that he must jealously take care of his identity in order to maintain a double life; as an extra fact, he had permission from El Santo regarding the design of the mask.

Estrella Blanca made his debut on 1954, although in his first matches he performed under the name Cometa Azul. He was distinguished by his technical, fast and innovative wrestling style, always looking to perform different executions in each show. He became a great draw in both Arena Puebla and Cancha de San Pedro. The brightness of Estrella Blanca was so intense, that it reached the Arena Coliseo and the Pista Arena Revolución. He toured around the Mexico and abroad as well. His retirement took place in 1994 discreetly at the Arena Neza. In addition, he was a great trainer, he also learned to design masks and gears, this was because many of his rivals destroyed his masks.

The Estrella Blanca name has continued through his family. His sons Estrella Blanca Jr., Estrella Blanca II, Estrella Blanca III, Estrella Blanca 2000 and his grandchildren. Other wrestlers also took inspiration from his mask design.

Claims to have defended the AWWA World Lightweight Championship 50 times. Without a doubt, what stood out the most was his apuestas record, which is said to be immense. In interviews, Estrella Blanca himself stated to have wagered his mask about 700 times, of which he achieved around 300 masks wins and more than 100 hairs. Like Super Muneco, these masks wins are more important in quantity than quality.

Estrella Blanca was honored at CMLL Homenaje A Dos Leyendas 2019 in their Puebla version.

Luchas de apuestas record

Estrella Blanca's list of mask/hair wins are based on magazine interviews. Those without dates are claimed in those interviews but should be treated as unconfirmed.

Date	Apuesta	Winner(s)	Loser(s)	Arena and/or Place
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Adán Ruiz	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Águila Azul	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Águila Infernal	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Águila Negra	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Amenaza Roja	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Ángel De Oro	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Ángel del Ring	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Ángel Sagrado	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Araña Negra	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Arco iris	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Arquero Negro	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Átomo Azul	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Batman	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Batman	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Beisbolista	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Bombero de Satán	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Bombero Infernal	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	El Buitre	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Buitre II	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Buitre Rojo	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Buitre Rojo	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Caballero	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Caballero Jr.	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Caballero Negro	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Cachorro Negro	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Cadáver	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Calavera	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Cardenal	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Centella Roja	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Chucho El Bello	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Ciclón	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Ciclón De Oriente	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Ciclón Negro	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Cobra	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Cobra Negra	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Coloso Del Ring	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Comandante Cero	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Comandante Cero I	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Comandante Cero II	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Cometa	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Cometa Halley	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Conde Azul	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Conde Azul	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Conde Drácula	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Danny Salinas	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Demonio Rojo	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Depredador	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Desalmado	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Diabólico I	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Diabólico II	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Dr. Jungla	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Dr. Landru	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Dragón Infernal	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Acuático	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Alfil	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Apache (?)	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Barón Negro	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Barón Negro	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Buitre I	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Buitre II	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Cirujano	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Cirujano	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Comanche	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	El Cometa	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Condenado Maldito	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Errante	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Gavilán	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Gitano Maldito	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Hurón	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Hurón	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Incógnito	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Inquisidor	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Inquisidor	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Jorobado	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Leopardo	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Maya	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Navajo I	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Negro Feroz	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Olmeca	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Olmeca	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Perro Díaz	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Perro Díaz	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Polaco Maldito	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Pulpo	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Tarahumara	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Tigre	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Vaquero Rojo	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Yanqui	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Enemigo	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Engendro del Mal	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Enigma Azul	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Escarlata I	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Escarlata II	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Escorpión Negro	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Espadachín	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Espía Negro	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Flecha (?)	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Gallito Colorado	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Ganster	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Gato (?)	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Gato Montes	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Gavilán	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Gori Casanova	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Gran Amenaza	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Gran Morefas	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Gran Morefas	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Halcón De Plata	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Hawaiano I	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Hawaiano II	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Hiena Roja	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Hijo De Los Dioses	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Horóscopo	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Hurón	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Incógnito (?)	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Insepulto	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Jaguar I	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Jaguar II	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Joel González	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	La Momia Del Perú I	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	La Momia Del Perú II	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Lacandon II	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Lalo Reynoso	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Maldito	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Malo	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Manuel Robles	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Maromero	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Mascara Negra	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Momia Del Perú I	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Momia Del Perú II	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Momia I	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Momia II	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Monje Loco	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Mosquetero I	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Mosquetero II	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Mosquetero Negro	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Mr Can	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Mr Galaxia	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Mr. Can	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Mr. Flama	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Mr. Tiempo	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Murciélago Infernal	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Ninja Negro	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Olmeca Negro	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Peregrino	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Perro Negro	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Piel Roja	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Pokarito Ramírez	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Porthos	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Príncipe Negro	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Puma	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Ray Gutiérrez	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Ray Mejia	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Ray Richard	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Ray Tapia	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Relámpago Azul	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Rodolfo Ruiz	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Rudy Valentino	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Rugido	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Saeta Negra	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Sandokan	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Satanás	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Secreto	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Shuriken	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Silver Fox	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Simbad	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Sismo Infernal	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Sombra Nazi	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Starman (?)	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Tarahumara	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Thor	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Tigre Español	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Torbellino Cruz	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Tormenta Negra	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Ventarrón	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Ventarrón	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Venusino	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Vértigo	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Volter	unknown
????/??/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Volter	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Zombi	unknown
????/??/??	mask	Estrella Blanca	Zopilote	unknown
1958.01.08	mask	Estrella Blanca	Zandoka	Mexico City
1958.06.08	mask	Estrella Blanca	El Dorado	Mexico City
1958/10/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Chamaco Veloz	Mexico City
1960s	hair	Estrella Blanca	Sandokan	unknown
1960s	hair	Estrella Blanca	Pirata Negro	unknown
1960/01/24	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Carnicerito	Mexico City
1961/11/??	hair	Estrella Blanca	Gorila Osorio	Puebla
1962/07/29	hair	Estrella Blanca	Yoyo Garduño	Puebla
1964/02/11	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Tiburón	Mexico City
1964/07/19	mask	Estrella Blanca	El Blasfemo	Puebla, Puebla
1964/11/01	hair	Estrella Blanca	El Capitán	Acapulco
1965/09/25	hair	Estrella Blanca	Gorila Osorio	Puebla
1965/12/26	hair	Estrella Blanca	Tony Grimaldo	Puebla
1966/01/06^[1]	mask	Estrella Blanca	As Negro	Martinez de la Torres, Veracruz
1966/02/15	hair	Estrella Blanca	As Negro	Cordoba
1966/06/24	hair	Estrella Blanca	Gorila Osorio	Puebla
1966/08/16	mask	Estrella Blanca	Angel Negro	Arena Coliseo
1968	mask	Estrella Blanca	As Negro	unknown
1971/04/05	mask	Estrella Blanca	El Moro	Veracruz, Veracruz
1972/02/26	mask	Estrella Blanca	Tauro	Pista Arena Revolucion - Mexico City
1972/07/22^[2]	hair	Estrella Blanca	Tauro	Pista Arena Revolución
1972/11/18	hair	Estrella Blanca	Rodolfo Ruiz	Pista Arena Revolucion
1972/11/19	mask	Estrella Blanca	Dean II	Puebla, Puebla
1974	mask	Estrella Blanca	Tupamaro II	Veracruz
1974/09/01	mask	Estrella Blanca	El Polaco	Puebla
1975/08/02	hair	Estrella Blanca	Huroki Sito	Pista Arena Revolucion
1975/08/28	hair	Estrella Blanca	Braulio Mendoza	Chilpancingo
1976/07/18	hair	Estrella Blanca	Dick Angelo	Puebla
1977/04/30	mask	Estrella Blanca	Irazu	Pista Arena Revolucion
1977	masks	Estrella Blanca & Vagabundo	Los Hermanos Inferno	Guadalajara
1977/06/19	masks	Ultraman & Estrella Blanca	Zeus & Pantera Azul	Palacio de los Deportes - Mexico City
1977/06/26	hairs	Gallo Tapado, Estrella Blanca & Máscara Roja	Babe Sharon, Bello Greco & Sergio El Hermoso	Palacio de los Deportes - Mexico City
1977/08/20	hair	Estrella Blanca	Chamaco Richard	Atlixco, Puebla
1977	mask	Estrella Blanca	Increible (Florentino Lopez)	?
1978/03/13	hair	Estrella Blanca	Barba Negra (70s)	Cancha San Pedro, Puebla, Puebla
1978/03/21	mask	Estrella Blanca	Super Libre (Francisco Pena)	Cuautitlan
1978/06/09	hair	Estrella Blanca	Destino Negro	Puebla
1978/07/19	hair	Estrella Blanca	Lobo del Ring	Puebla
1979/08/29	hair	Estrella Blanca	Scorpio	Veracruz
1980/12/07	hair	Estrella Blanca^[3]	Dr. Infierno	Deportivo Mexico - Puebla, Puebla
1981	masks	Estrella Blanca & ?	Los Comandantes Cero	Veracruz
1983/02/02	hair	Estrella Blanca	Desalmado	Arena Puebla - Puebla, Puebla
1983/03/20	hair	Estrella Blanca	Manuel Robles	Arena Puebla - Puebla, Puebla
1983/06/26	masks	Estrella Blanca I & II	Los Navajos	Arena Puebla - Puebla, Puebla
1983/08/02	masks	Estrella Blanca I & II	Los Demoniacos	Arena Puebla - Puebla, Puebla
1985/09/01	mask	Estrella Blanca	Dr. Killer	Arena Puebla
note: some names are listed multiple times on purpose to indicate multiple victories