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...a swimmer and later began to lift weights and train with the local amateur wrestlers. He became fascinated by the new sport of lucha and regularly attended Aren ...ut he accepted the deal and taught Yañez amateur, submission and pro-style wrestling at the Gimnasio San José.

...t and most important non-masked legend ever in the history of professional wrestling in Mexico. Actually, he was masked during a short run in his early career, ...looking to learn a way to defend himself properly, he ended up joining the pro ranks in 1950 after being trained by Juan "El Charrito" Espinoza. It wasn't

...known to North American wrestling fans for his stint in World Championship Wrestling, where his trademark was striking his opponents over the head with a chair; ...82, but he did not really start making a name for himself until he started wrestling as the masked La Parka in 1992. His costume and mask are a skeleton resembl

...39, but he was such a great worker and drawing card and influenced so many wrestlers that nobody that knew him or knows about him would ever deny that he is a l His family already had a wrestling background, as Roberto's brother, Jesús wrestled as [[Othon Banzica]] duri