Los Villanos

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Los Villanos are a five brothers who've all worked under the Villano name. Each one was identified only by a Roman Numeral: I, II, III, IV, and V.

Their father is Ray Mendoza; despite being a successful wrestler himself, he demanded his sons learn another profession/trade before becoming allowing them to start with wrestling. Some of the sons secretly wrestled before fulfilling this request, but all earned degrees in their non-wrestling fields.

As the name suggests, the Villanos were known as villains for large stretches of their career. As a family, their most famous feud was and is with the Brazos, including a memorable trios match where all three Brazos lost their masks.

Villano III's career highlights include feuds with Pegasus Kid and Atlantis, the later who took his mask. Villano IV and V are probably the most famous in the United States due to their long underdcard stretch in WCW. Villano I was a trainer for the UWA in the 90s. Villano II was a freelance artist in his spare time.

Villano I, Villano II, and Ray Mendoza had passed before the creation of this page in 2006. Villano III and Villano V have since joined them, and Villano IV retired to become a lucha libre commissioner. The legacy is currently continued by the 3rd generation.

Family Tree

1st Gen	Ray Mendoza†
2nd Gen	Villano I†	Villano II†	Villano III† married La Infernal		Villano IV	Villano V†
3rd Gen			El Hijo del Villano III	Villano III Jr.	Villano IV Jr.	Rokambole Jr. (Kaving)	Villano V Jr.

Villano IV, Villano V and Villano V Jr. formed a trio at one point called La Dinastia Mendoza.

the family is sometimes colloquially referred to as Dinastia Imperial.

Other Members

La Infernal is the wife of Villano III

Rokambole Jr. is a nephew of the five brothers.

Difunto I is son of Ray Mendoza and half-brother of Los Villanos.

Villano V had a third son who does not wrestle. He was married to a woman named Chely who predeceased him by 5 months.

Gallery

magazine cover

In press conference before Masks Match

Taking Mercenarios Americanos masks

Villano I, Villano II and Villano III with Villano IV and Villano V as Leopardo Negro and Rokambole

Villanos I, II, III and IV

Ray Mendoza with Villano I, III, IV and V

Villanos 1-4 with Villano V as Rokambole

Villanos 1, 3, 4 and 5

Villanos 1, 3, 4 and 5

Villanos 3, 4 and 5 with their sons, Villano III Jr., Hijo de Villano III, Rokambole Jr. and Villano V Jr.

Hijo del Villano III, Villano V Jr. and Rokambole Jr.

Los Villanos
Ray Mendoza
Villanos: I ▪ II ▪ III ▪ IV ▪ V
Villanos Jr.: III Jr. ▪ Hijo III ▪ IV Jr. ▪ V Jr. ▪ Kaving