Javier Prado Valaguez (born February 19, 1957) is a Mexican retired ''

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'', or

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, best known under the

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Chamaco Valaguez (

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for "Kid Valaguez"). Valaquez also wrestle as the '' enmascarado'' (masked) character Platino, the original version until 1991 when someone else took over the character. Valaquez' two sons are also professional wrestlers working under the names Apolo Valaquez and

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. In early 2019 he was appointed president of the boxing and professional wrestling commission in Cuernavaca.

Professional wrestling career

Valaguez made his professional wrestling debut on February 8, 1976, wrestling as ''Chamaco Valaguez''. By 1980 Valaguez became a regular for

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(EMLL), Mexico's largest and oldest

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. On June 12, 1980, Valaguez won his first championship, defeating Rodolfo Ruiz to win the

Mexican National Lightweight Championship The Mexican National Lightweight Championship (''Campeonato Nacional de Peso Ligero'' in Spanish) is a Mexican professional wrestling singles championship created and sanctioned by ''Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.'' ("the Mexico City B ...

. Valaguez held the Lightweight title for close to 600 days, making numerous title defenses along the way. The title run really helped establish Valaquez as a promising wrestler, during his title run Valaguez used an elevated cradle neckbreaker move so frequently that it was named after him, being known as ''La Valagueza'' from then on. Valaguez vacated the Lightweight title when he moved up to the Welterweight division, which in Mexico is between and On August 4, 1983, Valaquez defeated

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to win the

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, a title he held for 357 days in total. Valaguez defended the title on numerous occasions over the following year, until vacating it on July 26, 1984, when he won the

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from Mocho Cota. Valaguez' run with the NWA Welterweight title was as successful as his run with the Mexican National Welterweight title, holding it and defending it for 359 days in total. On July 20, 1985 Valaguez moved from the Welterweight division to the middleweight division (between and ) when he won the

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from

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. After winning the Middleweight title he vacated the Welterweight championship, making it the second title in a row he vacated because he won a higher ranking title. After 302 days with the title Valaguez was defeated by

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and lost the championship. In 1991 Valaguez adopted an '' enmascarado'' (masked) ring character called ''Platino'', part of a trio called ''Los Metalicos'', along with

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and Bronce. Valaquez only played the part of Platino for under year before being replaced by a new Platino. Valaguez' schedule reduced greatly through the 1990s, but he remained active until at least 2005. In recent years Valaguez' two sons have begun wrestling; one of his sons initially wrestled as "Chamaco Valaguez, Jr." but in 2007 he changed his ring character to the ''enmascarado''

and is now a part of

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. Valaguez' other son wrestles as Apolo Valaguez.

Post retirement

In early 2019 Valaguez was appointed the president of the Cuernavaca, Morelos professional wrestling and boxing commission, overseeing and enforcing the rules for all wrestling and boxing shows in the city.

Championships and accomplishments

( 1 time) **

( 1 time) *Regional championships **Morelos Welterweight Championship (1 time)

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

Notes

References

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