Ángel de Oro

Ángel de Oro
Ángel de Oro in November 2016
Born	(1988-08-18) August 18, 1988 (age 28) Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
Family	Apolo Chávez (father) Niebla Roja (brother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Ángel de Oro
Billed height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Billed weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Billed from	Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
Trained by	Gran Cochisse El Satánico Franco Columbo Diabólico Corsario Rojo
Debut	2005

Ángel de Oro (born August 8, 1988) is the ring name of a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, who works for the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where he is a former CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion, a former Mexican National Trios Champion and the winner of the only Forjando un Ídolo tournament held so far. His name is Spanish for "Angel of Gold" or "Golden Angel".

Ángel de Oro's real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans. He is a second generation luchador, son of Apolo Chávez and the brother of the masked luchador Niebla Roja who also works for CMLL. For years Ángel de Oro was part of a group called Los Ángeles Celestiales ("The Celestial Angels") alongside his brother (then billed as Ángel de Plata) and Ángel Azteca Jr., but after his brother changed his ring persona that group has been phased out.

Ángel de Oro and his older brother, Niebla Roja, are the sons of professional wrestler Apolo Chávez and grew up idolizing their father. Ángel de Oro was trained for his professional wrestling debut by Dibólico and Corsario Rojo and would receive further training from Gran Cochisse, El Satánico and Franco Columbo later in his career. Early on Ángel de Plata worked mainly for independent promotions around the Gómez Palacio, Durango area, often while feuding with his brother who at the time wrestled as Guerrero Inca ("Incan Warrior"). It was the feud between the two brothers that got Ángel de Oro noticed by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) talent scouts and landed him a contract with CMLL. His brother changed his ring character to Ángel de Plata (Silver Angel) to complement his younger brother's ring character and together they began training at CMLL's wrestling school in Guadalajara, Jalisco.