Chica Ye-Ye
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Was the sbject of a short documentary - Ye-yé - in 2019.[1]
Bio
Maravilla posted a note on Facebook asking for help for former DTU exotico Chica Yeye. Maravilla says Chica Yeye was diagnosed with cancer two weeks ago in Salamanca, and need to be transferred to a hospital in Leon with an oncology department, but the Salamanca hospital will not let Chica Yeye leave. Maravilla is looking for someone who has contact with the hospital administration to transfer Chica Yeye. Parts of this don’t make sense to me, though Maravilla saying they’re having trouble getting complete information from the Salamanca hospital may explain it. Edit: Around the time this post went up, reports came out on Facebook that Chica Yeye (July Flores) passed away.
Chica Yeye (Julio Flores, 32) passed away Wednesday after battle with colon cancer. It’s July Flores on Facebook but friends seem to be using Julio. Chica Yeye wrestled in many indie promotions in the 10s, most often with DTU. Yeye first got attention by participating in the 2012 Quien Pinta Para La Corona contest. Yeye’s mother told Peridocio Correo that Yeye snuck out to the QPPLC tryout in Leon, then again went to Mexico City without telling her, bringing back photos and a La Parka mask as proof. Yeye’s only AAA appearance ended up being an appearance on the short-lived AAA Fusion b-show, but wrestled and trained with the AAA wrestlers of that 2010-2015 era. Yeye also worked as a nurse.
Yeye was running a school in Morelia up until the pandemic. Yeye had reopened a school recently in Salamanca but started to feel ill; doctors didn’t discover the colon cancer until it was grave. Yeye’s death has gotten a fair bit of attention because of Maravilla’s statements earlier in the week about the poor treatment Salamanca’s hospital was giving Chica Yeye, and because it may have to do with Yeye being transgender. I briefly met Chica Yeye at the “DTU offices” on a trip to Mexico; I remember Yeye was quiet and had surprisingly soft hands for a wrestler.
The parents of deceased exotico luchador Chica Ye Ye ran their first wrestling show in Ye Ye’s honor. Before their son passed away, the parents knew little about lucha libre, but wanted to continue his dream by supporting local wrestlers and keeping his training gym open in Salamanca. Eragon Kid also talks about being the trainer at the gym.
