Born |
Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico |
April 24, 1968
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Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | El Espantito Espantito I |
Billed height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
Billed weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
Trained by |
Espanto II Indio Chirikawa |
Debut | 1993 |
Espantito (Spanish for "Little Terror" or "Little Scare"; born April 24, 1968) is the ring name of a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler working in the Mini-Estrella ("Mini-Star") division. Working in the Mini-Estrella division does not automatically mean that Espetrito has Dwarfism as several wrestlers who are just shorter in stature work in the "Mini" division. Espantito'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.
Espantito made his professional wrestling debut in 1993 and was allowed to use a version of the Espanto mask and name with permission of the only surviving Espanto, Espanto III. He has worked primarily on the Mexican independent circuit but has also worked for AAA], one of Mexico's largest professional wrestling promotions.
The man only known as "Espantito" (Spanish for "Little Terror" or "Little Scare") was born on April 25, 1968 in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico. Growing up in Torreón he became a wrestling fan at a young age, often watching local wrestlers Espanto II and Espanto III wrestle in his home town. In a 1999 interview he remarked that while his friends would cheer the técnicos (the faces, those that portray the "good guys") while he personally always favored the rudos (those that portray the bad guys, also known as "Heels"). While he wanted to become a luchador, it was hard for him to find a trainer willing to train someone of his diminutive stature, standing only 151 cm (4 ft 11 in) in his teens.