Médico Asesino
Mexican professional wrestler (1920–1960)
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Cesáreo Anselmo Manríquez González (August 27, 1920 – June 16, 1960), known by the ring names Médico Asesino and later El Médico, was a Mexican professional wrestler and actor who wrestled in Mexico and in the NWA territory of Texas. During his career, he most notably held the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship. He was also one of the first luchadores to act in films and TV series.
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| Born | Cesáreo Anselmo Manríquez González August 27, 1920 |
| Died | June 16, 1960 (aged 39) |
Cause of death | Cancer |
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| Billed height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Billed weight | 125 kg (276 lb) |
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Professional wrestling career
In 1955, Médico Asesino won the Occidente Tag Team Championship and the Occidente Heavyweight Championship. The following year, he won the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship, which he held at the time of his death.[1]
In 1956, Médico Asesino joined the Dallas, Texas-based promotion Southwest Sports under the ring name El Medico, winning the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship four times. He also held the NWA Texas Tag Team Championship on three occasions as well as the Texas-version of the NWA Brass Knuckles Championship twice and the NWA World Tag Team Championship at once.[2]
Acting career
In 1952, a superhero motion picture serial was made entitled The Man in the Silver Mask, which was supposed to star El Santo, but he declined to appear in it, because he thought it would fail commercially. Instead, Médico Asesino was cast in the lead role, wearing a white mask similar to Santo's silver one. A villain named "The Silver-Masked Man" was introduced into the plot at the last minute, thus the title of the film strangely became a reference to the villain, not the hero.[3] His last film debut was in 1974 in the movie "The Champions of Justice" in 1971. This movie was a film of various Mexican Masked Superstars Wrestlers.
Personal life
Illness and death
Médico Asesino was diagnosed with cancer in 1958 and died on June 16, 1960.[4]
Championships and accomplishments
- Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre
- Mexican National Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
- Occidente Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
- Occidente Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- Southwest Sports
- NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (4 times)[6][7]
- NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Texas version) (2 times)[8][9]
- NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Pepper Gomez (2 times), and The Amazing Zuma (1 time)[2][10][11]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version) (1 time) – with Pepper Gomez[12][13]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame (class of 2020)[14]
Filmography
| Year | Original title | English title | Role | Notes |
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| 1952 | El luchador fenómeno | The phenomenal wrestler | Luchador | [15] |
| 1953 | La bestia magnífica | The Magnificent Beast | [15] | |
| 1953 | Huracán Ramírez | Hurricane Ramirez | Luchador | [15] |
| 1954 | El enmascarado de plata | The Man in the Silver Mask | El Enmascarado de Plata | |
| 1971 | Los Campeones Justicieros | The Champions of Justice | Himself |
