Aaron Rodríguez (born July 15, 1942), best known as Mil Máscaras (meaning "Man of a Thousand Masks" in Spanish), is a Mexican professional wrestler. He was born in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí. He is also an actor.

Career

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Mil Máscaras made his wrestling debut in April 1965 in Guadalajara.

He made is international debut in 1968 at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, he had great rivalries against the likes of Ernie Ladd, John Tolos, Black Gordman and Goliath. In Mexico City he unmasked El Halcon in a triangular tournament that included Alfonso Dantes in the 70's, plus he continued wrestling in Japan and had a great feud vs The Destroyer. In his Japanese debut on February 19, 1971, Máscaras defeated Kantaro Hoshino in Tokyo under the name Kamen Kizoku, meaning "The Masked Noble". His first movie was Mil Máscaras, released a year after his wrestling debut. Máscaras has been wrestling in lucha libre for many years, for now he is in his early 60s. He was then inducted into the Southern California Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2001.

Máscaras also appeared in the World Wrestling Federation, competing in Madison Square Garden several times after a ban on masked wrestlers was lifted making Mil Mascaras the very first masked wrestler in Madison Square Garden, he also wrestled in World Championship Wrestling, where his most notable match was a Clash of the Champions match with Cactus Jack. His first American Pay-Per-View appearance was competing as one of the 30 entrants in the 1997 Royal Rumble match. He eliminated himself, diving off the top rope to an opponent on the floor that he himself had just eliminated.

Máscaras has two brothers who wrestled, Dos Caras and El Sicodélico. His nephew Dos Caras Jr., is beginning to have a successful career not only in lucha libre but also in mixed martial arts fighting, as he was a legitimate amateur before turning pro.

Finishing and signature moves

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• Diving crossbody
• Cross chop (Flying double backhand chop)
• Mexican surfboard
• Monkey flip
• Ground octopus

Championships and accomplishments

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• World Wrestling Association and later NWA Los Angeles

• 1-Time WWA World Heavyweight Champion

• 4-Time NWA America's Heavyweight Champion

• World Class Wrestling Association

• 1-Time WCWA Tag Team Champion with Jeff Jarrett

• 3-Time NWA American Tag Team Champion (with Alfonso Dantés, Ray Mendoza and Jose Lothario)
• 1-Time NWA Texas Tag Team Champion (with Jose Lothario)

• Others

• 1-Time AJPW PWF United States Champion

• 1-Time Guatemala ALL Heavyweight Champion
• 2-Time Mexican National Light Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time HWP American Champion
• 1-Time IWA Heavyweight Champion

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI ranked him # 94 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.

• 1975 Most Popular Wrestler

Complete Mil Mascaras Filmography

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• La Llave Mortal (The Deadly Hold) (1990)
• La Verdad de la Lucha Libre (The Truth about Wrestling) (1988)
• el Hijo del Santo en la Frontera Sin Ley (Son of Santo in the Lawless Frontier) (1983) co-starring el Hijo del Santo
• Misterio en las Bermudas (Mystery in Bermuda) (1977) co-starring Santo and Blue Demon
• El Poder Negro (Black Power) (1973) co-starring Sergio Oliva
• Las Momias de San Ángel (The Mummies of San Ángel) (1973) co-starring el Fantasma Blanco and Tinieblas
• Los Vampiros de Coyoacán (The Vampires of Coyoacán) (1973) costarring Superzan
• Leyendas Macabras de la Colonia (Macabre Legends of the Colony) (1973) co-starring el Fantasma Blanco and Tinieblas
• Una Rosa sobre el Ring (A Rose in the Ring) (1972)
• El Robo de las Momias de Guanajuato (The Theft of the Mummies of Guanajuato) (1972) co-starring the Blue Angel and el Rayo de Jalisco
• Vuelven los Campeones Justicieros (The Champions of Justice Return) (1972) co-starring Blue Demon, el Fantasma Blanco, el Rayo de Jalisco and el Avispon Escarlata
• Las Momias de Guanajuato (The Mummies of Guanajuato) (1970) co-starring Santo and Blue Demon
• Los Campeones Justicieros (The Champions of Justice) (1970)co-starring Blue Demon, Tinieblas, el Medico Asesino and la Sombra Vengadora
• Las Vampiras (The Vampire Girls) (1968) co-starring John Carradine
• Enigma de Muerte (Enigma of Death) (1968) co-starring John Carradine
• Los Canallas (The Scoundrels) (1966) aka "The Swine", co-stars Regina Torne
• Mil Máscaras (1966) 1st appearance and origin of Mil Mascaras (the only B&W film in the series)

For more info, see http://www.santoandfriends.com website

1942 births | Living people | Mexican professional wrestlers | Mexican actors | People from San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí

ミル・マスカラス