Espanto II
Carillo, as Espanto II, after he was unmasked.
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| Birth name | Fernando Cisneros Carrillo |
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| Born |
August 25, 1932 Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico |
| Died | August 27, 2010 (aged 78) |
| Spouse(s) | Paula Reyes Cisnero |
| Children | Five sons |
| Family | Edgardo Cisneros Díaz (father) Isabel Carrillo Iñiguez (mother) |
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| Ring name(s) | La Furia Toro Cisneros Espanto II "Fernando Vázquez Cisneros" |
| Trained by | Maciste Joe Marín El Buitre |
| Debut | 1952 |
| Retired | 1979 |
Fernando Cisneros Carrillo (August 25, 1932 – August 27, 2010), was a Mexican luchador or professional wrestler known under the ring name Espanto II ("Terror 2"). For most of his career he was closely associated with his tag team partner and close friend José Vázquez, better known as Espanto I as well as Miguel Vázquez known as Espanto III, with the three collectively known as Los Espantos
During his professional wrestling career Carillo held the Mexican National Tag Team Championship with Espanto I and the Northern Tag Team Championship with Espanto III. He lost his mask to Rubén Juárez in 1963 as a result a Lucha de Apuestas, or "bet match". In 2010 he was inducted into the Ciudad Juárez Lucha Libre Hall of Fame along with the other two Espantos. The team of Espanto I and Espanto II are considered among the best rudo (those that portray the bad guys) teams in the history of lucha libre.
Fernando Cisneros Carrillo was born on August 25, 1932, son of Edgardo Cisneros Díaz Isabel Carrillo Iñiguez in the Lagunero town of Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico. While in school Cisneros met and befriended José Eusebio Vázquez Bernal, a friendship that was close that they considered each other's brothers. The friendship between the two was so strong that Cisneros' parents considered Vázquez as one of their own children. After leaving school they both went their separate ways, not seeing each other for two years, before they both ended up training at the same boxing gym where Cisnero met with some success as a Golden Gloves boxer. Cisnero was also an avid cyclist, having participated in the first ever Vuelta Coahula bicycle race. Late in life he credited training as a boxer and cyclist for his stamina in the ring.
Initially he had been trained for Olympic style wrestling as well as Greco-Roman wrestling by a Torreó-based wrestler known as Machist. In 1952 Cisnero made his debut as a luchador in San Pedro, Coahuila after training with wrestler El Buitre. He began as an enmascarado, or masked wrestler known as "La Furia" ("the Fury"). In his debut he teamed up with La Hiena Emmascarada, wrestling the team of Pokarito Ramírez and Ventarrón. Cisnero earned five Mexican peso for the match. He would late adopt a different ring name, becoming known as "Toro" Cisnero. While working as "Toro" Cisnero he began teaming up with Torbellino Vázquez, his childhood friend Eusebio Vázquez who had become a luchador as well.
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